THE PAMIR PROBLEM IN THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT

The article analyzes the history of the Gorno-Pamir region based on various sources. The author emphasizes that the territory has long been inhabited by the Kyrgyz, was under their jurisdiction during the Kokand Khanate, after Russia conquered Central Asia, the territory came under Russian rule. China, Britain and Russia, in turn, envied this region and tried to conquer it. In the early years of Soviet rule, the Pamirs were part of the Kara-Kirghiz Autonomous Region. However, then, for unjustified reasons, he came under the jurisdiction of the Tajik Autonomous Region of the Uzbek SSR. The article examines the national-territorial division, the activities of parity commissions, their mistakes, etc. important issues are stigmatized.