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The Soviets wanted Central Asian nomads to settle down and live in cities. Considering that the Soviets had no qualms forcefully displacing and relocating other peoples, even in remote places like Chukotka, why didn't they just round up the nomads and give them apartments?

by /u/feartrich in /r/AskHistorians

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