In the autumn of 1917, Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Turkmens, Tajiks, Kyrgyz and Karakalpaks who refused to recognize Soviet power sought to create a nation-state. The Turkestan Autonomy (Turkiston Muxtoriyati) was created on 26–28 October
To provide an adequate assessment of the ability of citizens of present-day Uzbekistan to exercise their constitutional rights, we have to look back at events that took place in the autumn of 2016,
