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ON THE TYPOLOGY OF STUDYING UZBEKISTAN AND RUSSIAN TOPONYMIC LEGENDS

folklore, toponym, legend, toponym, congener, oral prose, fiction.

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This article examines a comparative study of toponymic legends in Uzbek and Russian folklore. It provides a scholarly overview
of the period of intellectual interest in toponymic legends and their study by folklorists. It critically analyzes the collection of
toponymic legends by the scholarly community in the history of Uzbek and Russian folklore, their initial introduction into scholarly
circulation, and the conclusions of Uzbek and Russian scholars on theoretical perspectives on the legend genre.