Previously unpublished documents have been discovered in the National Archives

In the new exhibition being developed at the Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan, previously unpublished information on the history of television is expected to be presented to the public for the first time.

A meeting was held at the Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan regarding the “Uzbekistan in the 20th Century” exhibition section. During the meeting, the status of prepared compositions was reviewed, and the placement of exhibits within the exhibition was discussed. In the process, significant findings are being identified within the compositions being developed based on historical sources.

The composition being prepared by the creative team led by Dr. Perkhan Allambergenova, Associate Professor and Doctor of Philology, is titled “Uzbekistan: The Homeland of Television”. According to the project author, this composition will include important information related to the history of television.

“We know from history that the first television was created, invented, and tested in Uzbekistan, specifically in the city of Tashkent. This took place in the Shaykhontokhur district of Tashkent. As a result of the invention by P. A. Grabovsky and I. F. Belinsky, the entire world today uses television, and this invention has found its place as a form of mass media. In this composition, we need to showcase Grabovsky’s invention,” says Perkhan Allambergenova.

The author noted that during the preparation of the composition, she visited several archives and museums.

“I visited the Museum of the National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan, the Museum of Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and also studied the holdings of the National Archive of Cinematic, Photographic, and Phonographic Documents of the Republic of Uzbekistan. While I found five to six pieces of information there, the most valuable materials came from the National Archives of Uzbekistan. Among them are several archival documents related to the Grabovsky inventions. We have now presented these discovered documents with their reference numbers. Our next task is to scan these documents and, if necessary, move to the next stage to create photo albums, social video clips, and portraits”, said P. Allambergenova.

Another major composition being prepared for this section is dedicated to the political wing of the Jadid movement. Bahrom Irzaev, Senior Researcher at the State Museum of the Memory of the Victims of Repression and Doctor of Philosophy in History, noted that he is working on two compositions being prepared for this exhibition: “The Young Bukharans Movement” and “The Young Khivans Movement”.

According to him, these movements demonstrate that Jadidism was not only an educational movement but also had a political direction.

“In general, this represents the political wing of the Jadid movement, and although it ruled for only four years in its time, there are many documents and historical facts related to the Bukhara People’s Soviet Republic, the Khorezm People’s Soviet Republic, and later the formation of Uzbekistan. During the Soviet era, this history was closed off in an effort to erase their contributions. Today, we want to show that Jadidism was not only an educational movement but also a movement with clear political aims. They had significant initiatives regarding Turkestan, and all of this will be reflected in our composition.

 

A large number of new materials are emerging constitutions, legal documents, and their correspondence with one another. Many of these materials are new not only for the youth but also for historians. All of these will be included in our composition”, said Bahrom Irzaev.

The past is speaking for itself these historical truths will now take their place in the compositions of the Center of Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan.