WOMEN'S THEMES IN THE TAJIK PRESS DURING THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION
The article deals with the coverage of women's topics in the pages of the periodicals of Tajikistan in the context of the cultural revolution. As the author notes, despite the difficult socio-political and economic situation, in the newspapers and magazines of the newly formed Tajik republic of the indicated period, from the very first days of their operation, special attention is paid to women's topics. It is shown that during the years of the cultural revolution, a period saturated with social and political changes in the life of the Tajik people, one of the priorities of the Soviet government was to intensify efforts to activate women in the social and political life of the country. The media of Tajikistan, in particular the Tajik periodicals, as the main tool for promoting the ideology and policies of the new government, played an important role in changing the gender consciousness of Tajik society. The study showed that the media in Tajikistan, as a social and political institution, most vividly and promptly covered the results of historical transformations taking place in a new society with a new vision of the role of women. The press of Tajikistan during the cultural revolution, covering women's themes, created new female images, not only dictated by the new government, but based on reality, reproduced this image and introduced it into public consciousness, thereby creating an ideal for mass imitation, contributing to overcoming the stereotypical visions of a woman.