Tatar Public Thought About The Interaction Of Turkic-Muslim And Christian Civilizations

Abstract

The article discusses the points of view of leading figures of the Tatar social movement on the processes of economic, ethnic, cultural interaction of the Turkic-Muslim and Christian people in the Caucasus and in the Middle East in the early 20th century. The Russian Muslim movement in this period experienced a process of formation and consolidation. The highest point is considered to be the organization and activities of the All-Russian Muslim Party “Ittifak al-Muslimin” and its activities in the years 1905-1907; as well as the consolidation of Muslims into single fractions in all four convocations of the pre-revolutionary State Duma of the Russian Empire. The leading role in the party and in the Muslim faction was played by the deputies – representatives of the two largest Turkic groups of people in Russia, the Tatars and the Azerbaijanis. It was important to take into account and rethink the experience of many years of interaction of the Turkic-Muslim and Christian civilization within the framework of a single statehood. The experience of the Ottoman Empire is also interesting in this respect. Christian peoples found themselves under the influence of the Turkic-Muslim statehood for centuries. By the beginning of the 20th century, the Tatar elite already had this experience. Therefore, the opinion of the latter was very popular and relevant for understanding the processes of interaction between Muslim Turks and Christians in the context of all spheres of social development.