Author: Sultanova, Elvira Farxadovna

Annotation: This article analyzes the place of the Great Silk Road in the history of mankind, its influence on the development of civilizations and its modern geopolitical significance, and presents ideas on how the Silk Road not only developed trade relations, but also served as a means of exchanging culture, science and religious ideas between the East and the West. Also, this article, based on historical sources, archaeological finds and modern research, reveals the strategic significance of the Great Silk Road for the past and present.

Keywords: Great Silk Road, crossroads of civilizations, international trade, cultural exchange, geopolitics, “One space, one road”, Central Asia, China, Europe, transport routes.

Pages in journal: 242 - 247