▁to ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁However , ▁Tur ar ▁Ry sk ul ov , ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Elect oral ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Turk est an ▁Aut onom ous ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic , ▁estimated ▁that ▁" about ▁one ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁must ▁have ▁died ", ▁which ▁is ▁equivalent ▁to ▁ 7 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁ ▁Rel ief ▁The ▁Soviet ▁government ▁invited ▁international ▁organizations , ▁such ▁as ▁Work ers ▁International ▁Rel ief ▁to ▁provide ▁relief , ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁government ▁provided ▁aid ▁to ▁star ving ▁Kaz ak hs ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁through ▁the ▁American ▁Rel ief ▁Administration . ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁were ▁turning ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁economy ▁and ▁the ▁hard est ▁hitting ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁fam ine ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁However , ▁short ages , ▁star v ation , ▁and ▁ill ness ▁continued ▁throughout ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁and ▁into ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ 1 9 2 1 – 2 2 ▁fam ine ▁in ▁T atar stan ▁Kaz akh ▁fam ine ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 2 – 3 3 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Must af a ▁Sh ok ay , ▁" Т ур ке стан ▁под ▁вла сть ю ▁Совет ов . ▁К ▁харак тери сти ке ▁ди кта туры ▁про ле