KHANTY-MANSI AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR: THE ROLE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DEPORTED POPULATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION

Abstract

The article reflects the stages of evolvement, formation and evolution of the administrative-territorial structure of Ostyak-Vogul, later Khanty-Mansi, national district in the 1930s – early 1941, it provides information about the deportation of the population to this district in the first decade of its existence, considers the impact of the deported population on the political situation in the district on the eve of the Great Patriotic War, as well as on its economic condition and national economy, education and culture. The relevance of the stated topic is noted. The article shows a significant influence of the deported population on the national economy in the district at the beginning of the war. There are also some memoirs of the deportees, the content and nature of the articles of the district newspaper immediately before the war and in its early days are analyzed. It is noted that the deported population made a significant contribution to the victory in the Great Patriotic War. The article presents the working and living conditions, the daily life of the deported population.