SHAROF RASHIDOV'S PATRIOTISM IN APPOINTING PERSONNEL
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Sharof Rashidov, Soviet Union, Uzbekistan, patriotism, personnel appointments, national identity, cultural elites, indigenous cadresAbstract
This article examines the personnel appointment strategies of Sharof Rashidov, who served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Uzbek SSR from 1959 to 1983, within the broader Soviet ideological framework. Although the Soviet system demanded conformity to Moscow’s dictates, Rashidov subtly fostered a sense of Uzbek patriotism by promoting indigenous cadres to significant administrative, cultural, and economic posts. By elevating Uzbek elites, encouraging the growth of local intellectuals, and balancing loyalty to the Union with the cultivation of national pride, Rashidov contributed to the development of a more self-assured Uzbek national consciousness, the effects of which outlasted the Soviet era. Nonetheless, this process was not without controversies, as it sometimes reinforced patronage networks and systemic corruption.
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