East Turkestan Republic

East Turkistan Republic (ETR) may refer to:

  • First East Turkestan Republic (1933–1934), Islamic republic centered on the city of Kashgar
  • Second East Turkestan Republic (1944–1949), Soviet-backed Turkic people's republic in northern Xinjiang

Famous quotes containing the words east and/or republic:

    “Once did She hold the gorgeous East in fee;
    And was the safeguard of the West:”
    —William Wordsworth (1770–1850)

    “The United States is a republic, and a republic is a state in which the people are the boss. That means us. And if the big shots in Washington don’t do like we vote, we don’t vote for them, by golly, no more.”
    —Willis Goldbeck (1900–1979)