EVACUATION PROCESSES IN UZBEKISTAN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR: HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE, SOCIAL ADAPTATION, AND HUMANITARIAN FACTORS
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https://doi.org/10.62536/sjehss.2026.v4.i6.pp5-15Keywords:
Second World War, Uzbekistan, evacuation, social adaptation, humanitarianism, evacuated children, educational institutions, historical memory, home front, wartime society.Abstract
The article analyzes evacuation processes in Uzbekistan during the Second World War from a historical perspective. It examines the scale of evacuation, the accommodation of evacuees, social adaptation, and humanitarian factors. Particular attention is given to the fate of children, educational institutions, and evacuated civilians. The study substantiates the significance of evacuation in the social history and historical memory of Uzbekistan.
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