ACADEMICIA: An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal

The twentieth century began with some success for the peoples living in the territory of the Russian Empire. This gave rise to the Turkestan national press. After Russia was defeated in the war with Japan, he was unable to withstand the pressure of internal and external forces. Political struggles within the empire intensified, and by the end of 1905 the emperor was forced to declare a freedom manifesto for all political forces and groups. One of the main points of the manifesto was freedom of speech. Different peoples and political strata took advantage of this opportunity to establish their own press. The above mentioned issues are more deeple discussed in this article.