HISTORY OF LIBRARY WORK IN TURKESTAN ASSR (1918-1920)

Turkestan region, library, reader, bibliophile, archive, document, catalog, card file, information, statute.

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The article describes the changes in library work in the Turkestan ASSR in 1918-1920, the establishment of the Library Department, the confiscation of books, the establishment of new libraries, and the development of new regulations and procedures for library work. Information such as the confiscation of existing scientific, public, special and private libraries in Turkestan, their distribution among public economic institutions, and the activities of libraries newly established by the Soviets have been researched.