This article examines the discussions and debates in the field of history during the second half of the 1980s, a period marked by ideological tensions and the gradual weakening of Soviet dogma. The policy of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) created an environment that allowed historians to reconsider previously distorted or silenced issues. Particular attention is given to the study of national liberation movements, the colonial policy of the Russian Empire, the role of the Jadid movement, and the reinterpretation of key events in Turkestan’s history. The article highlights how new scholarly approaches challenged the established Soviet narratives, paving the way for more objective and truthful historiography in the years leading up to Uzbekistan’s independence.

Historiography, 1980s (late), contemporary debates, colonial policy, national liberation movements, jadidism, soviet ideology, glasnost period, historical truth, pre-independence scholarship.

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