PUBLIC EDUCATION IN TUVA IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20 <sup>th</sup> CENTURY: ON HISTORIOGRAPHY OF THE PROBLEM
The article is devoted to the study of the history of education in the Tuvan People's Republic (1921-1944). The article examines the historiographical component of the problem of formation and development of education in Tuva in the first half of the 20 th century. It also shows the state of knowledge of the issue, identifies the key areas of the work of researchers, reveals the aspects of the topic that have been developed not sufficiently enough.