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Short description: Former state in Central Asia
A fact fromTurkestan Autonomy appeared on Wikipedia'sMain Page in theDid you know column on 2 December 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that Stalin told theTurkestan Autonomy to invade the Soviet Commissariat in Tashkent instead of asking him to dissolve it?
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... that theTurkestan Autonomy(flag pictured) was founded after the TurkestanSovnarkom barred Muslims from joining their government?
Source:Khalid, Adeeb (2015).Making Uzbekistan: Nation, Empire, and Revolution in the Early USSR. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press. pp. 71–72.ISBN978-0-8014-5409-7.
ALT1: ... thatStalin told theTurkestan Autonomy(flag pictured) to invade the Soviet Commissariat in Tashkent, instead of asking him to dissolve it?Source:Bergne, Paul (2003). "The Kokand Autonomy, 1917–1918". In Everett-Heath, Tom (ed.).Central Asia: Aspects of Transition. Central Asia Research Forum. London and New York: Routledge. p. 30.ISBN978-0-7007-0957-1.
Overall: No objections on this one, passes all criteria, but I'd prefer ALT1 since its more quirky compared to the much more general fact nature of ALT0. Regards,Jeromi Mikhael03:41, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Yue, the flag is reliably sourced on its Commons page to this[1] Encylopedia Iranica article. The AE article itself cites this[2] journal, which seems to contain an image of the flag. Unfortunately, I have been unable to access a copy of the bulletin. I feel that the sourcing on the commons page is sufficient, but if you think otherwise the AE entry can probably just be added to the infobox.CitrusHemlock02:35, 31 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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No objections on this one, passes all criteria, but I'd prefer ALT1 since its more quirky compared to the much more general fact nature of ALT0. Regards,Jeromi Mikhael03:41, 30 October 2025 (UTC)[reply].svg)
