Repressed People In The Namangan Region In The 1930s–1950s And Their Social Composition

Abstract

During the 1930s–1950s, under the rule of the Soviet state, spiritually mature and progressive intellectuals also became victims of political repression. The Soviet authorities did everything in their power to destroy the spiritual consciousness of the common people. They understood that once people’s awareness began to develop, they would become more difficult to control. Therefore, educated and independent-minded individuals were slandered as “traitors to the motherland” and exiled to distant regions such as Siberia, Ukraine, Belarus, and the Far East.