growing demoralization

spread of corruption

falling industrial growth rate

rising oil prices

Kyrgyzes

Karakalpaks

Kazakhs

Meskhetian Turks

Industrialized central regions

Belorussia, Moldavia and Ukraine

In Kazakhstan and Central Asia

In Siberia, Ural, Far East and North

The collaboration of other non-Russian nationalities with the Nazi invaders cast suspicion on the Kazakhs as well.

After the famine, their loyalty to the Soviet Union was suspect

Kazakhs were not considered to have achieved class-consciousness

Anti-Kazakh chauvinists among military leaders did not want them as soldiers

Uranium mining

Construction

Industry

Agriculture

501-600

601-800

401-500

176-200