The article discusses the study of the history of culture and cultural connections of the Khorezm people in the works of Soviet-era scholars. It also highlights the fruitful archaeological expeditions and ethnographic research conducted in the 1930s-1950s of the 20th century. The study of scientific works by scholars such as P.P. Ivanov, S.P. Tolstov, T.A. Zhdanko, which provide a characterization of the results of studying the history of the Khorezm people as a historical community, holds particular importance. The most important works on this topic are analyzed in the historiographic works of L.M. Land, M.A. Akhunova and B.V. Lunin, R.Ya. Rajapova, and V.G. Chebotareva.