UYGUR LITERATURE IN INDEPENDENT KAZAKHSTAN: PAST AND PRESENT

The article provides a brief overview of the socio-political periods of the development of Uyghur literature in Kazakhstan, some of its thematic and genre features. The main goal of the work is to analyze the achievements of Uyghur literature in independent Kazakhstan, showing the past and present. Objectives of the study: Uyghur literature of Kazakhstan is the historical homeland of the Uyghurs - the successor to ancient and classical Uyghur literature, developing with all its canons in the territory of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Collectivization and political persecution throughout the Soviet Union, the Great Patriotic War and post-war economic recovery left their mark on the development of Uyghur literature. Today's Uyghur literature is an integral part of the multinational literature of Kazakhstan. Taking these questions into account, the purpose of this article is considered. The research method used was a comparison of research works related to the past and present of Uyghur literature. As a result of the study, based on the monograph “History of Soviet Uyghur Literature,” which divides Uyghur literature into eras, the heyday of Uyghur literature and numerous achievements are fully illuminated. It has also been said that Uyghur literature has matured in terms of genre. New names and their works are also mentioned.