Burmatov Alexander A.,
Candidate of Historical Sciences, Kuibyshev Branch of the Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, Kuibyshev, Russia; Institute of History Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia, e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The Change in the National Composition of the Population of Western Siberia in 1939–1959
DOI: 10.31518/2618-9100-2019-4-8
The article deals with the ethnic composition of the population of Western Siberia according to the all-Union population censuses of 1939 and 1959. On the basis of materials previously used only in the official order, the dynamics of the population, its territorial location are analyzed. The author traces the national composition of the population in the sub regions of Western Siberia, analyzes the processes of assimilation and ethnic rapprochement of the peoples living in Western Siberia. It is shown that assimilation was natural, and not a continuation of the Russification policy, as claimed by some researchers. The study period was rich in events of the tragic plan-repression, which were aimed at national minorities, the war, during which the population suffered huge losses, evacuation and re-evacuation associated with the spatial movement of large masses of people. These event complicated the ethnic history of Western Siberia. In contrast to other regions of Russia and the Russian Federation as a whole, the share of ethnic Russians has decreased despite the assimilation of representatives of other peoples. Although it was more than 85 %. Western Siberia is a multinational region. The ethnic picture developed in it historically, and representatives of many people could find mutual understanding and consent. This is its uniqueness and originality.
Publishing: 30/08/2019
How to cite: Burmatov A.A. The Change in the National Composition of the Population of Western Siberia in 1939–1959 // Historical Courier, 2019, # 4 (6). Article 8. [Availableonline:] http://istkurier.ru/data/2019/ISTKURIER-2019-4-08.pdf
Links: Issue 4 2019
Keywords: population census 1959; ethnic composition of the population; Western Siberia; Altai territory; Novosibirsk region; Omsk region; Kemerovo region; Tomsk region; Tyumen region