THE ACTIVITY AND TRAGIC FATE OF YOUNG UZBEK EDUCATORS IN 1917-1938

Abstract

The controversial, complex and tragic page in the history of Uzbekistan of the twentieth century begins with the policy of the Soviet government, called the red and great terror. The true young sons of the Uzbek people, who fought with honor and dignity for the freedom and prosperity of the Motherland, were subjected to repression. The iron curtain of terror, which fell over the head of the nation, instilled fear, forced to conceal the feeling of striving for state independence for many years.    Modern researchers are making every effort to familiarize the general public with archival documents previously restricted for free access under the headings "secret" and "top secret", reflecting the life and activities of the Jadids, unfairly denigrated in Soviet historiography. Nevertheless, it is necessary to note the small number of works that objectively assess the changes in the consciousness of young people in the 1920s, shedding light on why young educators, who initially completely rejected Soviet ideology, were forced not only to recognize it, but also to serve its interests.

                    In this regard, on the basis of a compilation analysis of monographs, collections of documents and identified archival sources, this article attempts to give a new interpretation and conclusions about the tragic fate of young educators under the leadership of Makhmud Khodiev, convicted by the Soviet authorities in the 30s of the XX century under the loud title “The case of the People’s Commissariat for Education". In general, as studies have shown, among young people whose life was full of tragedies, but serving as a lesson to their predecessors, there were such progressives as Abdulla Kadiri in the prime of his youth who were deprived of their lives for open speeches about freedom of the Motherland, or who superficially entered into a compromise with the Soviet regime, but ideologically those who fought for independence, as well as those who, seeing the impending threats of reprisals against close relatives, were forced to conceal their hatred under a long silence.