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In November 1818, the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) decided to buy a collection of 700 Muslim manuscripts from the French consul in Aleppo and Tripoli, J.L. Rousseau, a relative of the famous philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The project which was later fulfilled in two steps, in 1819 and 1825, and which cost FF51,000, led to the formation of a new department within the RAS - the Asiatic Museum (AM) which later was transformed into the Institute of Oriental Studies (IOS). On November 15 (27), 1818, the RAS's President, count Sergey Uvarov applied to the Board of Academy with a letter where he suggested that a special cabinet for Eastern medals, manuscripts and books to be kept should be granted. Thus, the AM was formed and this new division of the Academy "was opened for all the people interested in the study of its materials".
A year later, in November 1819, the first director of the AM, academician C.-M. von Frähn published the annual report of the AM in the newspaper St Petersburg News (Sankt-Peterburgskie vedomosti). In 1849, the AM began issuing the magazine Asiatic notes (Mélanges Asiatiques) in French. »»»»»
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15/05/2025 |
Professor Vladimir S. Myasnikov, Academician of the RAS, Doctor of Sciences in History, outstanding Sinologist, archival scholar, expert in Russia-China relations, history of foreign policy and historical biography, died on May 14, 2025. |
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Congratulations on the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory! |
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05/05/2025 |
Dear colleagues and fellow citizens! Congratulations on the Great Victory! |
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80th anniversary of the Victory (photo album) |
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05/05/2025 |
We present a photo album with biographies of the Institute's researchers and staff members who have experienced the Great Patriotic War (1941‒1945). |
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Anniversary of K.M. Bogdanov (05.05.2025) |
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05/05/2025 |
May 5, 2025 is the 60th birthday anniversary of Kirill M. Bogdanov, researcher at the Department of Manuscripts and Documents and the Serindia Laboratory. |
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Delegation from the Sheikh Al-Taher Al-Zawi Charitable Foundation (Libya) |
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30/04/2025 |
On April 24, 2025, a delegation from the Sheikh Al-Taher Al-Zawi Charitable Foundation (Tripoli, Libya) visited the IOM RAS. |
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Dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Sciences in History by T.V. Klementeva |
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19/05/2025 |
Tatiana V. Klementeva has submitted her dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Sciences in History titled “Fengsu tongyi (late 2nd – early 3rd cc.) in the history of the Chinese encyclopedic tradition [Сочинение “Фэн су тун и” (конец 2 – начало 3 в.) в истории энциклопедической традиции Китая]” to the Department of Far Eastern Studies, IOM RAS. |
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46th Zograph Readings (program) |
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15/05/2025 |
The 46th Zograph Readings “Interpreting traditional Indian texts” will be held on May 20–23, 2025 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The program of the conference is now available. |
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Conference in memory of Klimov V.Y. (May 15, 2025) |
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13/05/2025 |
The Conference in memory of the outstanding St. Petersburg Japanologist Vadim Y. Klimov (1949–2024) will be held at the IOM RAS on May 15, 2025 at noon. The conference program is now available. |
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Extended meeting of the Academic Council: "Oriental studies: teachers and students" (14.05.2025) |
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12/05/2025 |
An extended meeting of the Academic Council will be held at 11:30 on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Eight presentations will be given on the topic of “Oriental studies: teachers and students”. |
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Meeting of the IOM RAS Academic Council (April 23, 2025) |
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22/04/2025 |
The IOM RAS Academic Council will meet at 14:00 on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. |
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Monograph: The Primer for Youth (Tongmong sonsup) |
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05/05/2025 |
A new monograph is added: The Primer for Youth (Tongmong sonsup) / text, translation from hanmun, commentaries and indices by Yulia V. Boltach; introductory chapter by Yulia V. Boltach and Elena N. Kondratyeva. — Saint Petersburg: Hyperion Publishing House, 2025. — 287, [1] p. ISBN 978-5-89332-457-0. The front matter is published as a *.PDF file. Read more... |
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Monograph: Selections of Zadspram (Wizīdagīhā ī Zādspram) |
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05/05/2025 |
A new monograph is added: Selections of Zadspram (Wizīdagīhā ī Zādspram) / Transcription, translation from Middle Persian, introduction, commentary, indices by O.M. Chunakova. — Saint Petersburg : Nestor-Istoriya, 2025. — 164 p. ISBN 978-5-4469-2270-3; DOI 10.48612/IVRRAN/793b-tkkr-p2ax The front matter is published as a *.PDF file. Read more... |
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04/04/2025 |
The information on the new issue, Vol. 22, No. 1 (60), 2025, of Pis'mennye pamyatniki Vostoka is added. |
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Monograph: Mongolica. Vol. XXVIII, No. 1 |
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19/03/2025 |
A new monograph is added: Mongolica. Vol. XXVIII, No. 1 / Ed. by I. V. Kulganek (editor-in-chief), D. A. Nosov (secretary), M. A. Kozintcev (deputy secretary). St Petersburg, 2025. 44 p. ISSN 2311-5939. The full text is published as a *.PDF file. Read more... |
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Publication: St Petersburg Oriental Studies: Almanac: Festschrift in honour of Rybakov V.M. |
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26/02/2025 |
A new publication is added: Alimov, I. A. St Petersburg Oriental Studies: Almanac: Festschrift in honour of Rybakov V.M. / Alimov I.A., Trofimova O.I., Popova I.F. et al. – Saint Petersburg: St Petersburg Oriental Studies, 2024. – 408 p. The *.PDF file includes: Title page, annotation, table of contents. (in Russian) Read more... |
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03/01/2025 |
The information on the new issue, Vol. 21, No. 4 (59), 2024, of Pis'mennye pamyatniki Vostoka is added. |
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WMO, vol. 10, No. 2(21), 2024 |
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29/12/2024 |
The information on the new issue of Written Monuments of the Orient is added. |
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