Living and Working Conditions of the Rural Population of Karakalpakstan during the Second World War

Abstract

The article is devoted to the living and working conditions of the rural population of Karakalpakstan during the Second World War. It highlights the main aspects of the everyday history of the Karakalpak people during the Second World War, such as everyday life, food, clothing, occupation, study, rest, wedding, songs, rituals, habits, illness, etc. The article is based on archival materials. On the basis of archival materials it highlights the hard labour of the Karakalpak people in the rear to provide the Red Army soldiers. Their difficult living conditions during the war years are examined on the basis of oral testimony of eyewitnesses of that harsh life in the rear of the Second World War.