The bukharan emirate and turkestan under russian rule in the revolutionary era: 1917-1924

Interviewer: 
Although Emir Alim Khan got modern education in Russia and had a 
modern lifestyle in his palace, what were the reasons behind his reaction to the 
reforms and constitutional monarchy? 
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See Sadriddin Ayni, Buhara Inkilabi Tarihi Üçün Materyaller, Tashkent, 1922. 

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Timur Kocaoğlu:
Alim Khan was a fan of Russian culture and had a Russian styled 
way of life in his palace. He always took advice from Russian tradesmen, generals 
and intellectuals. However, Alim Khan always resisted against people’s 
enlightenment, and establishment of Jadid schools. He did not avoid suppress Young 
Bukharans by killing, jailing, exiling them. Therefore, Young Bukharans was aware 
of the necessity of demolishing the rule of the Emir, because there was no another 
way. Alim Khan was also aware that his authority would fall in danger if the peoples 
took modern education. 
Interviewer: 
What extent did the local people and Basmachi actors take Enver Pasha 
and his activities serious? What extent did the pan-Turan idealism of Enver Pasha 
influence Turkestanians? 
Timur Kocaoğlu:
The intellectuals took Enver Pasha serious very much and 
political leaders like Osman Khodzhaev tried to help him. Local people also 
respected Enver Pasha since he was an Ottoman general and his wife was a member 
of Ottoman dynasty. However, some supporters of the Emir were against Enver. 
When Enver Pasha became a martyr, famous Uzbek poet Abdulhamit Colpan wrote a 
poem dedicated to Enver Pasha and also Osman Khodzhaev, president of Bukharan 
Republic, wrote two elegies, one was Persian and other was Uzbek. I can present you 
one of his poems. When Enver was killed, Osman Khoja was in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Interviewer
: Dear Professor, thank you for answering my questions.