FROM THE HISTORY OF RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE IN UZBEKISTAN (1991–2000)

The growing interest in the issues of tolerance and the activities of religious denominations in Uzbekistan has catalyzed the emergence of numerous scholarly works addressing various aspects of this topic. It is officially recognized that the role of historical science in spiritual revival and the objective reflection of historical processes was fundamentally elucidated by the first President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, I.A. Karimov, in many of his addresses. Specifically, the President stated: "We learn about a nation through its culture, through its spirituality... It is impossible to achieve self-awareness without knowledge of truthful history..." [1]. Particularly following the first President's meeting with historians at the Academy of Sciences in 1998, extensive work was undertaken for the objective study and comprehensive analysis of the History of Uzbekistan as a whole. Candidate and doctoral dissertations were defended, and monographs and scientific collections by researchers and specialists on the topic of religion and its history in Central Asia were published.