“Cotton question” in the memories of the Karakalpak peoples

The article emphasizes the role of memoirs of political leaders, representatives of science and culture in covering the history of the so-called “cotton business” in Karakalpakstan. Along with archival documents, memoirs, by right, occupy a leading place in the source corpus of the new history of the region. The studies of the memoirs of this time, undoubtedly, fills in the gaps in the “cotton business” and help an objective study of history.