Cultural backwardness (Russian: культурная отсталость) was a term used by Soviet politicians and ethnographers. There were at one point officially 97 "culturally backward" nationalities in the Soviet Union.[1] Members of a "culturally backward" nationality were eligible for preferential treatment in university admissions.[2] In 1934 the Central Executive Committee declared that the term should no longer be used, however preferential treatment for certain minorities and the promotion of local nationals in the party structure through korenizatsiya continued for several more years.[3]
cultural, backwardness, russian, культурная, отсталость, term, used, soviet, politicians, ethnographers, there, were, point, officially, culturally, backward, nationalities, soviet, union, members, culturally, backward, nationality, were, eligible, preferentia. Cultural backwardness Russian kulturnaya otstalost was a term used by Soviet politicians and ethnographers There were at one point officially 97 culturally backward nationalities in the Soviet Union 1 Members of a culturally backward nationality were eligible for preferential treatment in university admissions 2 In 1934 the Central Executive Committee declared that the term should no longer be used however preferential treatment for certain minorities and the promotion of local nationals in the party structure through korenizatsiya continued for several more years 3 Contents 1 Characteristics 2 List of culturally backward nationalities 3 See also 4 Notes 5 ReferencesCharacteristics EditThe People s Commissariat for Education listed five official characteristics of culturally backward nationalities 4 An extremely low level of literacy An extremely low percentage of children in school Absence of a written script connected to a literary language Existence of social vestiges oppression of women racial hostility nomadism religious fanaticism An extremely low level of national cadresList of culturally backward nationalities EditIn 1932 the People s Commissariat for Education published an official list of culturally backward nationalities 1 Abkhaz Adyghe Adjarians Aleut Assyrian Azerbaijanis Avars Baksan a tribe of Balkars 5 Balkars Bashkirs Besermyan Bulgarians Buryats Chechen Cherkes Adyghe Chinese Chud Chukchi Chuvans Chuvash Dargins Dolgans Dungans Eskimo Giliaks Nivkhs Golds Nanai Greeks Ingush Izhorians Kabardin Kaitaks now classified as Dargins 6 Kalmyks Kamchadals Karachays Karagasy Tofalars Kara nogais Karakalpaks Karelians Kazakhs Kets Khakas Komi Permyaks Komi Zyrians Koryaks Koreans Krymchaks Kumandins Kumyks Kurds Kurd ezid Yazidis Kyrgyz Laks Lamuts Evens Lezgins Lopars Sami Manegry Evenks Mari Moldovans Mongols Mordvins Nagaybak Negidals Nenets Nogais Oirats Oroch Orochen Orochon a tribal division of Evenks 7 Ossetians Ostyak Khanty Persians Roma Gypsies Rutuls Samagir Nanai Shapsugs Shors Soyot Tabasarans Tajiks Taranchis Tats Tatars outside of the Tatar ASSR Tavgi Nganasans Teptyars now classified as Bashkirs 8 Teleuts Tungus Evenks Turkmen Tuvans Udege Udmurts Ulch Uyghurs Uzbeks Vepsians Voguls Mansi Votes Yakuts YukaghirSee also EditAffirmative actionNotes Edit a b Martin 167 Martin 56 Martin 374 Martin 166 Wixman p 20 Wixman p 89 Wixman p 149 Wixman p 190 References EditTerry Dean Martin 2001 The Affirmative Action Empire Nations and Nationalism in the Soviet Union 1923 1939 United States Cornell University Press ISBN 978 0 8014 8677 7 Wixman Ronald 1984 The Peoples of the USSR An Ethnographic Handbook United States M E Sharpe ISBN 978 0 87332 506 6 This Soviet Union related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cultural backwardness amp oldid 1096110913, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
