Transformation of traditional nomadic societies of the Caspian region in the context of socio-economic policy of the Soviet state in 1920–1930: the current state of the issue

Abstract

At the present stage, the study of nomadic formations of the past arouses unflagging interest among Russian and foreign scientists. Their research reflects the history of the nomadic peoples of Central Asia. However, it is possible to single out a rather limited number of scientific works in their subject matter and chronological framework, in which the transformation of the traditional nomadic societies of the Caspian region is considered in the context of the socio-economic policy of the Soviet state in the 1920s-1930s. Scientific research on the transformation of traditional nomadic societies in the Caspian region is distinguished by a variety of topics and multidimensional problems. The scope of the study of the history and culture of nomads is wide (from the emergence of nomadic pastoralism, its flourishing, status in the Soviet years and up to the present state in the context of globalization). The relevance of the stated problems is due to the socio-political demand for a balanced approach to our common past in the context of the Eurasian integration process. The questions posed have not been sufficiently studied scientifically (for all the richness of historiography!). Within the framework of this article, the authors tried to analyze the previously expressed judgments on the indicated problems and, relying on an objective assessment of the current state of historiography, to formulate those principles that could form the theoretical and methodological basis for further research.

Keywords

• традиционные кочевые общества
• трансформация
• прикаспийский регион
• социально-экономическая политика
• 1920–1930-е гг.