"Changing the guard": personnel reserve of Central Asian elite communities

Abstract

Central Asia is a region included in the circle of geopolitical interests of Russia, the importance of which is due to the long period of joint statehood. However, over the years of independence, the Central Asian States have significantly diversified their foreign policy guidelines: China, the United States, Turkey, and European States have "come" to the region. The interest of external players in the Central Asian republics increased after the transit of power in Kazakhstan started in March 2019. In the context of the above, Russia, as well as other players in the region, it is important to understand with whom it will work in the near future, who will become or has already become part of the political and economic elite, what are the ideological orientations of the young generation of the elite community of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. 
 Accordingly, in the light of the intensification of political processes in the region, the analysis of the personnel reserve of the Central Asian elite communities, its composition, resource potential and worldview becomes particularly relevant.
 For students and teachers, as well as all those interested in the problems of international relations.