THE PHENOMENON OF CULTURAL MIGRATION AND THE AZERBAIJANI–UZBEK LITERARY SYNTHESIS IN THE WORKS OF MAKSUD SHAYKHZADA

Abstract

This article analyzes the phenomenon of cultural migration in the works of Maksud Shaykhzada, one of the prominent representatives of twentieth-century Uzbek literature, and the issue of the Azerbaijani–Uzbek literary synthesis that emerged as a result. Based on scholarly sources, the study elucidates how the writer’s life and creative experience, formed within two cultural environments, manifested in his artistic thinking, choice of language and style, and aesthetic views. The article consistently examines the interpretation of the concept of cultural migration in literary studies, the stages of the formation of Shaykhzada’s творчество, the synthesis of elements of two cultures, and the significance of this process in the development of Uzbek literature.