It is important to note that this project is one of the largest projects of the World Society, aimed at collecting information, obtaining copies, and disseminating among the people information about Uzbek cultural monuments and material objects, ancient manuscripts, and rare items that, for various reasons, are stored in museums, libraries, various collections, and other institutions abroad.
Yesterday, in his welcoming address to the congress participants, the Head of State emphasized that 70 volumes have already been published, which were distributed to renowned libraries, universities, and museums, prestigious scientific and educational centers both in our country and abroad. He also noted that the presentation of 10 new volumes in this series is a significant cultural event, a continuation of this work.
— Not only scientists from our country but also our partners abroad, historians, and museum staff are involved in the implementation of the project, — says Rustam Jabbarov, a researcher at the Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan. — They have made a significant contribution to the preparation of these 10 volumes, and rare manuscripts, documents, museum exhibits, and historical works related to the historical heritage of our country in Great Britain, Greece, India, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and other countries have been studied. This unique information will undoubtedly serve the study of our country's history and the spiritual heritage of our ancestors.
At the presentation, Dilrom Karomat, a leading researcher at the Institute of Art Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Firuza Melville, Director of the Center for Iranian Studies at the University of Cambridge, Elena Oficerova, a leading researcher at the State Scientific and Production Enterprise "Tsaritsyno," Lyudmila Kodzaeva, Deputy Director for Exhibition Work at the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan, Aysima Mirsulton, a researcher at the Berlin State Library, and others spoke about the creation process of each volume. Aftondill Erkinov, a leading researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, focused on the manuscripts of Alisher Navoi stored in world collections.