This article analyzes the artistic interpretation of human psychology, social life, freedom, moral responsibility, and national identity in Usmon Azim’s poetry written during the years of Uzbekistan’s independence. Using key poems from his collection Saylanma (“Selected Works”)—such as “Ko‘nglim qolgan yorug‘ olamdan” (“I’ve Lost Faith in the Bright World”), “Kolumb”, “Vatan haqida she’r” (“A Poem about the Motherland”), “Boychechak” (“Snowdrop”), and “Insonni tushunish kerak” (“One Must Understand a Human”)—the article explores the spiritual transformations, moral awakening, and philosophical reflection that emerged in post-independence Uzbek society. It also examines how the poet replaced the ironic tone of his earlier style with a more open and reflective philosophical language filled with symbols, parables, and human emotion.

Usmon Azim, independence period, social psychology

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