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*By the beginning of 1920, Central Asia was firmly in the hands of Russia and, despite some early resistance to the Bolsheviks, Uzbekistan and the rest of Central Asia became a part of the Soviet Union. | *By the beginning of 1920, Central Asia was firmly in the hands of Russia and, despite some early resistance to the Bolsheviks, Uzbekistan and the rest of Central Asia became a part of the Soviet Union. | ||
*Russians in Uzbekistan represented 5.5% of the total population in 1989. During the Soviet period, '''Russians and Ukrainians''' constituted more than half the population of Tashkent. The country counted nearly 1.5 million '''Russians''', 12.5% of the population, in the 1970 census. | *Russians in Uzbekistan represented 5.5% of the total population in 1989. During the Soviet period, '''Russians and Ukrainians''' constituted more than half the population of Tashkent. The country counted nearly 1.5 million '''Russians''', 12.5% of the population, in the 1970 census. | ||
*In the 1940s, the '''Crimean Tatars''', along with the '''Volga Germans, Chechens, Pontic Greeks, Kumaks''' and many other nationalities were deported to Central Asia.<ref>"Uzbekistan", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistan#History, accessed 23 July 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From Uzbekistan== | ==Emigration From Uzbekistan== |
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