Historiographical review of the issue of deportation of the people of the North Caucasus in the Great Patriotic War

The article deals with the scientific analysis of the actual issues of the historiography of the deportation of the people of the North Caucasus in the Great Patriotic War. There are described the process of the knowledge acquisition devoted to the theme and the basic aspects influencing on the study. There are suggested the periods that help to divide the process of the establishment of the historical knowledge of the deportation of the people in the Great Patriotic War.