Comparative Analysis of European and Russian Studies on the Life and Works of Alisher Navoi

Irina B. Annakhasanova

doi:10.21638/spbu13.2024.207

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Irina B. Annakhasanova Urgench State University

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https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu13.2024.207

Abstract

In the article, the issue of studying the comparative analysis of the study of the work of Alisher Navoi by European and Russian orientalists is considered. The works of scientists, given the huge source base, are distinguished by diversity, differences in approaches and interpretations. Nowadays, there are so many translations and works on the study of the works of Alisher Navoi that they require periodic systematization and analysis. From this point of view, the study of the problem of perception and interpretation of such a bright classic in oriental studies in Europe and Russia in the 20th–21st centuries is important. The need for studying the work of Alisher Navoi in European and Russian oriental studies also provided a versatile approach to the analysis of literary text. The main branch of oriental studies of the twentieth century of Russian Navoi studies is the study of works of a figurative nature. The descriptions and reviews of the works of Alisher Navoi are studied separately. The scientific skill in the research of Russian scientists of the 20th century is studied and the features of the translation of Alisher Navoi’s works, characteristic of modern translators, are highlighted. Basically, the modern period is characterized by the systematization and compilation of catalogs of existing works. The purpose of the study is to thoroughly study European and Russian Navoi studies of the 20th–21st centuries, to give a correct assessment of the creative heritage of Alisher Navoi, comparatively examining the works of European and Russian orientalists. In the course of a systematic analysis of the following research tasks, a review of the history of studying the poet’s works in Europe and Russia was made, the most significant scientific works on the work of Alisher Navoi were highlighted both in Europe and in Russia. The problems of scientific excellence in the research of European and Russian scientists of the 20th–21st centuries were studied.

Keywords:

Alisher Navoi, Russian and European oriental studies, translations, comparative analysis

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