DOI: 10.11648/j.rd.20260703.18 ISSN: 2994-7057

The People and the Motherland in Gafur Gulom’s Work

Qobulova Qizi
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This article discusses the creative heritage of Gafur Gulom, an outstanding representative of twentieth-century Uzbek literature and Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, examining the artistic expression of the ideals of the people and the homeland in his poetic and prose writings. The study explores how Gulom’s creative worldview was shaped by the complex historical conditions of the early Soviet period, rapid industrialization, the Second World War, and postwar reconstruction, and how these experiences influenced his humanistic and national perspectives. Using literary-historical analysis, textual interpretation, and comparative methods, the article analyzes key works such as the philosophical poem Vaqt (“Time”), the wartime poem Sen yetim emassan (“You Are Not an Orphan”), and the novella Shum bola (“The Mischievous Boy”) as representative texts that embody national consciousness, moral responsibility, and collective memory. Special attention is given to Gulom’s concept of time as a moral and national category, his portrayal of the Motherland as a space of compassion, solidarity, and cultural continuity, and his ability to harmonize individual experience with the collective historical destiny of the Uzbek people. The findings demonstrate that Gulom’s works function as a “literary chronicle” of the nation, preserving traditional values while responding creatively to the challenges of modernity and social transformation. The article concludes that Gafur Gulom’s creative legacy holds enduring artistic, pedagogical, and cultural significance, contributing to the formation of national identity and the promotion of universal humanistic ideals within both Uzbek and world literature.

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