"THE LEGACY OF AZOD SHARAFIDDINOV, A GREAT REPRESENTATIVE OF UZBEKISTAN LITERARY CRITICISM, AND HIS PLACE IN LITERARY THOUGHT"

This article analyzes the legacy of Ozod Sharafiddinov, one of the major figures of Uzbek literary criticism, and his place in literary thought. The author analyzes the rich and spiritually profound life path of Ozod Sharafiddinov, one of the major figures of Uzbek literary criticism, and his great contribution to the development of Uzbek literature. It also discusses the role of the scholar‘s literary and aesthetic ideas, the principles of truth and responsibility in the upbringing of today's younger generation.