Educational Activities of the Jadids

At the end of the XIX century, a new force was gradually maturing in the depths of Turkestan society, which was destined to play an extremely important role in the socio-political life of the region. This powerful social force was represented by local progressive intellectuals united in a movement known as Jadidism (from the Arabic word "jadid" - "new").The article analyzes the emergence and spread of the Jadid movement in Turkestan in the late XIX - early XX centuries and their activities.