The history of Chechens and Ingush in Northern Kazakhstan: from deportation to the dismantling of the system of special settlements

The article deals with the history of the Chechens and Ingush in Kazakhstan during the existence of the special settlement system. The publication analyzes normative documents, office correspondence, sources from the funds of the regional and central archives of the republic, revealing the fate of the deported Chechens and Ingush in the North Kazakhstan region. The main aspects of the article are features of the process of admission, housing, food security, employment, moral and psychological adaptation of the deported Chechens and Ingush, as well as the process of their release from the special settlement.