THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SOVIET POWER IN TURKESTAN IN MODERN FOREIGN HISTORIOGRAPHY: NEW VIEWS AND APPROACHES (LATE 20TH – EARLY 21ST CENTURIES)

Abstract

This article analyzes how the political processes of the early twentieth century in Turkestan and the establishment of Soviet power are interpreted in modern foreign historiography. It examines new methodological approaches by Western and Eastern scholars regarding Soviet colonial policy, national liberation movements, the “Basmachi” movement, and the socio‑political activity of the peoples of Turkestan. The application of postcolonial perspectives, new sources, and historical analytical methods in contemporary historical studies has strengthened the tendency to reassess Turkestan’s history in a more objective manner compared to earlier one‑sided Soviet interpretations.