The Role of Written Sources in Shaping Historical Consciousness

Abstract

This article examines the role and importance of written sources in raising historical consciousness and national identity in the life of society and the spirituality of the younger generation at the stage of development of New Uzbekistan. The purpose of the article is to reveal the conceptual influence of written monuments of the past, in particular, historical information reflected in the manuscripts of medieval Central Asian thinkers, on the formation of modern social thought. The research used the methods of historicism, chronological sequence, comparative historical analysis, and source studies. The article scientifically substantiates that written sources are not just material witnesses of past reality, but also an important factor serving as an ideological and methodological basis for building the foundations of the third Renaissance in society. As a result of the research, practical proposals were put forward to protect historical truth among young people through the integration of written heritage materials into the system of modern educational and cultural-enlightenment institutions and their digitization.