FAMILY, LABOR, MORAL AND SOCIAL VALUES IN RUSSIAN AND UZBEK PROVERBS: MECHANISMS OF INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION

Abstract

The preservation and transmission of cultural values constitute one of the central concerns of contemporary linguistics, cultural studies, and language education. In the context of globalization, digital communication, and increasing intercultural interaction, traditional mechanisms of cultural continuity are undergoing significant transformation. Among the linguistic means that contribute to the preservation of collective experience, proverbs occupy a special position as concise verbal expressions that encode cultural knowledge, social norms, and value orientations accumulated over generations. The present study investigates Russian and Uzbek proverbs as instruments of intergenerational value transmission and examines their educational potential within language and cultural education. The corpus comprises 200 proverbs, including 100 Russian and 100 Uzbek paremiological units. The study employs descriptive, comparative, linguocultural, axiological, and content-analysis methods. The analysis focuses on four major value categories: family values, labor values, moral values, and social values. The findings reveal a substantial common axiological core shared by both linguistic cultures, including the values of family solidarity, diligence, honesty, justice, friendship, and mutual assistance. At the same time, culture-specific differences are identified. Russian proverbs tend to emphasize individual responsibility and perseverance, whereas Uzbek proverbs place greater emphasis on collective solidarity, respect for elders, and communal cooperation. The study demonstrates that proverbs function not only as repositories of cultural memory but also as effective educational resources capable of supporting the development of intercultural communicative competence.