Question

Why did people in central asia respond to the russian revolution in different ways

Answer 1

The people in Central Asia responded enthusiastically to the February 1917, Revolution because it freed them from the oppression of the Tsar's reign so that they were masters of their land again. They expected to regain their autonomy. However, they responded negatively to the October Revolution, as it brought violence, pillage, extra taxes and another dictatorial power to rule over them. They feared now that their autonomy would be lost. 

Answer 2

Kushan King Kanishka did a lot for the spread of Buddhism in his days. With the help of the Greek architect Agesiles, he erected a great relic tower at Peshawar which was admired by the whole Buddhist world. Kanishka had accepted the Mahayana creed of Buddhism as his state religion. He was the messanger of the Mahayana creed in Central Asia. It was this Mahayana creed so earnestly postulated by Kanishka, which eventually gave rise to a distinctive style of art, the Gandhara art. It is aptly opined – what Ashoka did for spread of Himayanism, Kanishka did the same for spread of Mahayanism, the sister wing of the same mother-tree, Buddhism.