æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə "ɹˌʌsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən" ʌv sˈɛntɹəl ˈeɪʒə, ðə sɪɹˈɪlɪk skɹˈɪpt wʌz ˌɪntɹədˈuːst ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z.
As part of the "russification" of Central Asia, the Cyrillic script was introduced in the late 1930s.