DEKULAKIZATION POLICY IN KYRGYZSTAN AND KAZAKHSTAN: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

The paper examines the specifics of the implementation of the dekulakization policy in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan in the context of Soviet collectivization in the 1920s and 1930s. The main focus is on a comparative analysis of the process of dekulakization, economic, social and cultural conse-quences of this policy in the two republics. The work also examines the key mechanisms of dekulakiza-tion, the scale of repression, the reaction of the local population, as well as the influence of national and regional characteristics on the course and consequences of the policy. Based on the analysis of archival documents, statistical data and scientific publications, it is revealed how dekulakization affected the transformation of the agricultural sector, migration processes and the demographic situation in the region. The results obtained demonstrate that the policy of dekulakization had a devastating effect on traditional economic structures, causing large-scale demographic, social and cultural changes.