FEATURES OF THE RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL POLICY OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN: CURRENT TRENDS

The article is devoted to a brief review of the main features of the current policy of the Republic of Uzbekistan on religious and spiritual issues. It sheds light on the processes of the liberalization of religious and spiritual life after the collapse of the former Soviet Union, the revival of Islamic values and the restoration of the appropriate place of Islam in social life, an emergence of radical forces that put forward the notion of building an Islamic state. It also examines the newest trends of in organizing of the religious and spiritual life and their reflection in the foreign policy of the state.