THE IDEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION OF ALISHER NAVOI’S LEGACY IN SOVIET-ERA RUSSIAN ORIENTALISM: SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS AND POLITICAL CONTEXT

Ungalova Guldasta Amiriddin kizi

Authors

Ungalova Guldasta Amiriddin kizi x

Keywords:

Alisher Navoi, Soviet Orientalism, ideological interpretation, scientific analysis, political context, Soviet ideology, national revival, atheism, Navoi studies, national heritage.

Abstract

This article presents a scholarly analysis of the ideological interpretation of Alisher Navoi’s legacy in Soviet-era Russian Orientalism. It demonstrates how Soviet Orientalists exalted Navoi as a positive national hero while simultaneously constraining the religious-mystical aspects of his work to fit the doctrine of atheist ideology. Navoi’s works were promoted as a national cultural treasure, and the great poet was portrayed as the “father of Uzbek literature” and a bearer of progressive ideas. Drawing on historical sources and research literature, the study examines how Soviet political context and ideology influenced the study and portrayal of Navoi’s heritage.

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