The beginning of study of communication in the Western Turkestan after its occupation by the Russian empire by military research workers

The article analyses the study of communication in the Western Turkestan after its occupation by the Russian Empire on the basis of published sources. The study was conducted by military research workers by the order of the General Headquarters. The possession of the new region required a thorough investigation of trafficability of certain transportation modes in different districts. In the first place, it was necessary for military purposes. But besides that, these knowledge were also of applied significance.