title: Transformations of the Vernacular Settlements: Demographic Changes in the Villages in Kazakhstan from 1945-1955
abstract: Human settlements are an outcome of people occupying land. In the 1940s and 1950s, a pivotal era unfolded in the demographic landscape of Kazakhstani lands. This period was shaped by the policies of the Soviet government, particularly during the Second World War, which saw the mass deportation of various Soviet people, along with those captured during the war, to Kazakhstan and Central Asia. Consequently, this period witnessed the establishment of numerous settlements and villages across Kazakhs
journal: International Society for the Study of Vernacular Settlements