KAZAKH-UZBEK LITERARY CONNECTIONS

Abstract

Kazakhs are kindly disposed towards Uzbeks regarding them as brothers, and Uzbeks sympathize with words “If your friend is Kazakh, then you are not left in trouble”. It is a sign of brotherhood between two nations. Proclamation of the year 2018 the year of Uzbekistan on the Kazakh land as a symbol of brotherhood and rendering honors to great Kazakh poet Abay’s creative work in Uzbek country are made deliberately. These significant events in literary process also point to the dynamic development of cultural and literary intercommunication in the Turkic world. It is known that worldview features of the nation are reflected on its art of the word. For this reason, it is important to study Kazakh-Uzbek literature with common historical roots in the context of comparative literature studies. This article examines Kazakh and Uzbek literary relations originating from folklore, and literary relations between them are divided into chronological periods in accordance with principles of historical development. Accordingly the aim of the article is to identify historical bases of Kazakh-Uzbek literary relations and special aspects of their development.