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To resettle people from European Russia

To sedentarize the nomads

To exercise strict control over agricultural production

To make agriculture more efficient

Forced sedentarization policies

The Qazaqs' resistance to collectivization and the resulting punitive intent of the Soviet government

The will to colonize Kazakhstan with Russians

Livestock and meat requisitions that started in the summer of 1930 and went on until 1932

The highest share of the total population of any Soviet nation

The highest number in absolute terms, among all the Soviet nations

Less than 10% of the total Qazaq population

More than half of the total Qazaq population

The Arabic script was politically unacceptable in the Soviet Union

The Arabic script was too difficult for Kazakh phonetics

The Latin alphabet is universally used in science and technology

The Latin alphabet was already being used in schools

Dina Nurpeissova

Zhambyl Zhabayev

Kanabek Baiseitov

Ahmet Baitursynov

Creation of nations and integration of them into the union

Integration of all Soviet citizens into a homogeneous union

Involvement of the Kazakhs into agriculture and industry

Creation of republics and integration of them into economic areas