UZBEK WOMEN ON THE HOME FRONT DURING WORLD WAR II: BASED ON ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS

This study explores the role of Uzbek women in the labor front during World War II(1941–1945), based on archival documents, governmental reports, and periodicals of the time. Withmillions of men conscripted into the Red Army, women in Uzbekistan stepped into traditionally maledominatedfields such as agriculture, industry, and public administration. The article highlights boththeir contributions and challenges, offering a critical analysis of Soviet wartime propaganda and thelived experiences of Central Asian women. Archival materials provide a more nuanced understandingof gender roles, patriotism, and labor mobilization in wartime Uzbekistan