Abstract
This article explores the significance of the national, religious and social composition of the population of the Turkistan Turks migrated from the Russian Empire to Turkestan. Cultural, socio-economic relations and religious changes in the country are explained through the study of the social status, national composition and religious beliefs of those who were deported to Turkistan. Turkistan Russian Empire was given political motives and purposes of relocation.
KEY WORDS: Turkistan collection, source, agricultural issue, province, governorate, Russian villages, settlement, migrational poles, colonization.