The aim of this article is to describe and explain
multiple processes of alphabet reform and
romanisation with which Uzbekistan has experimented
since the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. These reforms,
which were debated and implemented in different
socio-political and cultural contexts, illustrate
essentially different stages of political
development and experiences. While in the past
reformers tended toward more complicated and rapid
reforms, today the scope of change is much more
modest and we meet with changes which are simpler
and extended over the long term.