A study of the great silk road in European historiography

The Great Silk Road contributed to trade between regions, also to the exchange of civilizations between peoples and continents, served as an important tool for the development of cultural values, science and cities, thereby creating conditions for intercultural dialogue. The article provides a comparative analysis of the study of the history of the ancient Great Silk Road, crossing Eurasia, in domestic and foreign historiography. The coverage of all aspects of the emergence and development of the Great Silk Road in domestic and foreign literature is determined using the methodology of comparative analysis. The final part of the article contains an analysis and update of the historical data studied on the topic.