For nearly three decades between 1921 to 1949, photographer Max Penson chronicled the profound transformations in Uzbekistan.
The Forgotten Photographer Of Soviet Uzbekistan
As Central Asia was transformed under Soviet rule, one man made a remarkable record of life in the fledgling Uzbek S.S.R. before being driven from his career and toward tragedy.
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A Russian instructor teaching Uzbek students. Soviet rule in Uzbekistan was marked by the repression of Islam and the promotion of literacy.
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Women in burqas on the streets of Tashkent. Scenes like this became increasingly rare under Soviet rule.
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A stern-faced young Uzbek girl reading one of Lenin's tomes.
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The workshop of sculptor N. Krasovsky in 1943. The chiseled figure of a miner was later installed in central Tashkent.