The article discusses the role of Russian travelers, scientists and military experts in the study of the Western Pamir based on the analysis of archival materials from the archive of GBAO, the Republic of Tajikistan. It is known from the history of the region that in 1895 the Western Pamir was annexed to the Bukhara emirate, in exchange for the left-bank Darvaz, by agreement between Russia, England and Afghanistan, went to Afghanistan. Along with this, the left banks of the river Panj, Shugnan, Rushan and Wakhan also moved to Afghanistan, which never belonged to Afghanistan. In order to clarify the disturbance in the Western Pamirs, according to the instructions of the Russian Political Agency in Bukhara, Baron A. Cherkasov was sent twice in the summer of 1904 and in the autumn of 1905 to Western Pamirs. During these trips, Baron Cherkasov, who was fluent in Persian, managed to find out on the spot the causes of popular conflict in the Western Pamirs and the role of Bukhara officials in the discontent of aboriginal people.

Karamova Ibodat Imomnazarovna, Senior Research Scientist, National Tajik Academy of Sciences, 33, Rudaki av., Dushanbe, 734025, Republic of Tajikistan, e-mail: ibodat.karamova@mail.ru

Karamova I.I. Relatioship between Russians and Population of the Western Pamir in Reports of Baron Cherkasov in the Period of Joining the Western Pamir to Russia (Based on Materials from Gosarchiv GBAO). The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series History, 2021, vol. 35, pp. 37-43. https://doi.org/10.26516/2222-9124.2021.35.37 (in Russian)