ocr: In the 19th century T'ajildstan was a collection of semi- independent principalities, some under Russian control, others under the intluence oft the Emirate of. Bukhara. - 1918 Bolsheviks take control ofnorthemn provinces ofTajildstan. 1921 Bolsheviks capture Dushanbe. 1925 Soviets gain control of whole ofTajildstan. 1940 Cyrillic script introduced. 1989 Tajik replaces Russian as ofticial language. Arabic script taught in schools. 1991 Full independence from Moscow achieved.
