LABOR MOBILIZATION BEHIND THE FRONT AND THE MILITARIZATION OF SOCIAL LIFE IN SURKHANDARYA REGION DURING THE EARLY PERIOD OF WORLD WAR II (1941)

Abstract

This article examines the organization of labor mobilization behind the front in Surkhandarya Region during the early period of World War II, the adaptation of production processes to military requirements, and the labor activities of different social groups. Particular attention is paid to the replacement of men who had departed for the front by women, young people, and elderly citizens; measures to increase labor productivity in industrial enterprises and agriculture; short-term vocational training courses; the establishment of defense funds; and propaganda activities. The article also explores the adaptation of the regional administrative system to wartime regulations and the strengthening of totalitarian mechanisms of governance