"Disenfranchised" Sart: everyday life of a Turkestan woman at the turn of the 19th - 20th century

The article is devoted to the daily life of the Saratov people, who disappeared from the historical arena as a result of the national division held in 1924. The authors ' interest is focused on the gender aspect of the problem. The main attention is paid to the way of life, customs, and character of the Sarti women, as the least known part of the Muslim society of Turkestan. The sources used are the works of ethnographers, historians, Orientalists, and simply eyewitnesses who visited or lived in Turkestan at the turn of the 19th - 20th centuries.