FROM THE HISTORY OF THE ETHNIC CLASSIFICATION OF THE POPULATION OF THE TURKESTAN GOVERNOR-GENERAL

This article discusses such issues as attempts to classify the population after the formation of the Turkestan province in Central Asia, the views of Russian orientalists on this issue, the attitude of the official authorities towards them, the emergence of various ethnic terms characteristic of the period under research, and attempts to introduce them into the scientific and official circulation. The views and positions of domestic scientists on this issue are also included, explanations are given based on the historical roots of terms and objective approaches.