RUDN Journal of Russian HistoryRUDN Journal of Russian HistoryВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: История России2312-86742312-8690Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)5088110.22363/2312-8674-2026-25-2-373-385LIZCTVHISTORY OF RUSSIAN CULTUREСОЦИОКУЛЬТУРНАЯ ИСТОРИЯ НАРОДОВ РОССИИResearch ArticleThe Fate of the Palaces of the Royal Family in Soviet Times: The Palace of the Emir of Bukhara in ZheleznovodskСудьба дворцов царствующих особ в советское время: дворец эмира Бухарского в Железноводскеhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9312-77937956-0843BogoliubovEgor A.БоголюбовЕгор Андреевич

PhD in History, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Theory and History of Law and State

кандидат исторических наук, старший преподаватель кафедры теории и истории права и государства

bogolubovegor@mail.ruHSE UniversityНациональный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики»30062026252FAR EASTERN CROSS-BORDER OF RUSSIAДАЛЬНЕВОСТОЧНОЕ ТРАНСГРАНИЧЬЕ РОССИИ37338529062026Copyright ©; 2026, Bogoliubov E.A.Copyright ©; 2026, Боголюбов Е.А.2026Bogoliubov E.A.Боголюбов Е.А.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/russian-history/article/view/50881

The attitude of the Soviet government towards the palaces of former reigning personages in the early years was ambiguous. In their article, the author focuses on the palaces of the Emir of Bukhara, which had not previously been considered as symbolic objects. In 1926, the Uzbek SSR attempted to take over the palace of the Emir of Bukhara in Zheleznovodsk. The source for their analysis was the correspondence of the Uzbek authorities with the allied and Russian authorities regarding the transfer of the palace to the Uzbek SSR. The specified correspondence is stored in the funds of the State Archive of the Russian Federation. The appeals and responses of the authorities reflected the vision of the potential future fate of the palace. By studying the stated issue, it is possible to identify the main arguments of the Uzbek SSR regarding the transfer of the palace in Zheleznovodsk. The Permanent Mission of the Republic to the Government of the USSR noted that the republic does not have enough facilities for the treatment of patients, and that the Uzbek SSR has legal rights to the palace, since it was built with funds from the exploitation of the Bukhara people. In addition, the palace was supposed to also be used for propaganda purposes. However, these arguments proved inconclusive at the time, and the palace remained in the ownership of the RSFSR. The attraction of information about the fate of the palaces of the Emir of Bukhara in Yalta, as well as about the Livadia Palace, allowed us to conclude that the actual and intended use of the palaces of the Emir of Bukhara generally coincided with the approach of the RSFSR to the palaces of the Romanovs. At the same time, the transfer of the palace in Zheleznovodsk would have had probably have symbolic significance for the Uzbek SSR, as it could declare itself as the successor of the Bukhara Emirate, the Bukhara Republic.

Отношение советской власти к дворцам царствующих особ в первые годы было неоднозначным. Фокус изучения проблемы направлен на дворцы эмира Бухарского, которые ранее не рассматривались в качестве символических объектов. В 1926 г. Узбекская ССР предприняла попытку забрать себе дворец эмира Бухарского в Железноводске. Источником для анализа послужила переписка узбекских властей с союзными и российскими органами власти по поводу передачи дворца Узбекской ССР. Указанная переписка хранится в фондах Государственного архива РФ. В обращениях и ответах органов власти нашло отражение видение дальнейшей судьбы дворца. Изучая заявленную проблематику, удалось выяснить основные аргументы Узбекской ССР по поводу передачи дворца в Железноводске. Постоянное представительство республики при правительстве СССР отмечало, что у республики нет курортов для лечения больных и что Узбекская ССР имеет юридические права на дворец, поскольку он построен на средства от эксплуатации бухарского народа. Кроме того, дворец предполагалось использовать в агитационных целях. Однако эти доводы оказались неубедительными, и дворец остался в собственности РСФСР. Привлечение информации о судьбе дворцов эмира Бухарского в Ялте, а также о Ливадийском дворце позволило прийти к выводу, что фактическое и предполагаемое использование дворцов эмира Бухарского практически полностью совпадало с подходом РСФСР к дворцам Романовых. В то же время передача дворца в Железноводске имела бы и символическое значение для Узбекской ССР, которая могла бы заявить о себе как о преемнице Бухарского эмирата и Бухарской республики.

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