After the Russian Revolution of 1917 guerrillas throughout Central Asia, known as basmachi, waged a war against Bolshevik armies in a futile attempt to maintain independence. The Bolsheviks prevailed after a four-year war, in which mosques and villages were burned down and the population heavily suppressed. Soviet authorities started a campaign of secularization, practicing Islam, Judaism, and Christianity was discouraged and repressed, and many mosques, churches, and synagogues were closed. As a consequence of the conflict and Soviet agriculture policies, Central Asia, Tajikistan included, suffered a famine that claimed many lives. COUNT 4
QSN1 Who went to war against Bolshevick armies? ANS1 guerrillas throughout Central Asia, known as basmachi QSN2 What did they go to war against Bolshevick? ANS2 to maintain independence QSN3 Who won the war? ANS3 The Bolsheviks QSN4 What religions were discourages so their places of worship were closed? ANS4 Islam, Judaism, and Christianity