TO THE HISTORY OF SEPARATISM IN XINJIANG-UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION

Authors:
EROFEEV Dmitry R. Pogodin Sergey N. FROLOVA Anastasia P.
Abstract:

The article is devoted to the history of separatism in Xinjiang-Uygur Autonomous
Region and the Politics of China regarding this territory. The situation in the region at the
beginning of the XXI century is separately considered. The main separatist organizations
operating in Xinjiang, in particular the Islamic Movement of East Turkestan, the methods of
their activity as well as the prospects for Uyghur separatism are analyzed.