The Karakalpak statehood of the 1920s –1930s: the historiography of the problem

In this article, the author attempted to search for the scientific methods regarding the historiography of the formation of the Karakalpak statehood in the 1920s - 1930s. The form and content of historical and historiographic published works are revealed in the research: theses, articles, the monographs of the researchers of Karakalpakstan of the Soviet and post-Soviet periods. When writing the article, the main method was the method of historicism, which allowed to reveal the dynamics and transformation of the Karakalpakstan historical science in the context of socialist construction in Central Asia. The key concepts of the Karakalpakstan historiography have been systematized. Based on the analysis of available literature and archival data on this issue, the author revealed the historical events that took place in the Karakalpakstan political space.