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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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Dr. K.G. Maranjian has died |
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09/01/2021 |
On Juanuary 8, 2021, Dr. Karine G. Maranjian died at the age of 64. |
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Award of Dr. I.F.Popova from the Kazan Federal University |
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04/12/2020 |
On December 1, 2020, Prof. Dr. Irina Popova received the Ch.D. Frähn award for for the preeminent achievements in Oriental studies. |
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Award of Dr. A.A.Burykin and Dr. V.A.Popov from the Presidium of the RAS |
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23/11/2020 |
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October 23, 2020, the meeting of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of
Sciences was held. N.N. Miklukho-Maclay
award was given to A.A. Burykin and V.A.
Popov for the preeminent achievements in social anthropology. |
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22/10/2020 |
On October 15-18, 2020, the delegation of physicians from Syria visited St. Petersburg in the frame of the “New Generation” program. The visit was organised by Rossotrudnichestvo with the assistance of the Syrian-Russian Business Council, Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Russian Federation, and Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg. |
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Staff meeting – September 30, 2020 |
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03/10/2020 |
On September 30, 2020, at the staff meeting of the institute, election of the director of the IOM RAS took place. As a result of the voting taken by secret ballot, Irina Fedorovna Popova received the required majority (62) of votes. |
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Conference dedicated to 170th Anniversary of Birth of C.H.Salemann |
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14/12/2020 |
On December 14-15, 2020, the conference Heritage of the Orient dedicated to 170th Anniversary of Birth of C.H. Salemann (1850-1916) will be held at the IOM RAS. |
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The Ninth St. Petersburg Tibetological Seminar |
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08/12/2020 |
On December 10, 2020, at the IOM RAS the Ninth St. Petersburg Tibetological Seminar will be held. |
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Discussion of The Catalogue of the Old Uyghur manuscripts and blockprints |
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08/12/2020 |
At the IOM Department of the Manuscripts and Documents, The Catalogue of the Old Uyghur manuscripts and blockprints in the Serindia Collection of the Institute of Oriental manuscripts, RAS (Vol. I) by P. Zieme (chief editor), O.Lundysheva, A. Turanskaya, H. Umemura will be discussed.
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Annual IOM Academic Session - 2020 |
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04/12/2020 |
On December 7–9, 2020, the Annual IOM Academic Session The Written Heritage of the Orient as the Basis for Classical Tradition of Oriental Studies will be held. |
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Second International Conference in memory of J. Kowalewski |
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23/11/2020 |
On December 1-2, 2020, the Second international conference in memory of Józef Szczepan Kowalewski (1800/01–1878) will be held in Kazan. |
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Monograph: Mongolica. Vol. XXIII, 2020, No. 2 |
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29/12/2020 |
A new monograph is added: Mongolica. Vol. XXIII, 2020, No. 2. Dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the discovery
of the Turkic runic writing / Ed. by I.V.Kulganek (editor-in-chief), D. A. Nosov (secretary), M. A. Kozintcev (deputy secretary) et al. St Petersburg, 2020. 110 p. ISSN 2311-5939. The entire issue is published as a *.PDF file. Read more... |
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Paper: Ritual and Law: Reception of Adam Laxman’s expedition in Japan |
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25/12/2020 |
A new paper is added: Shchepkin V. V., Kartashov K. M. Ritual and Law: Reception of Adam Laxman’s expedition in Japan // Russian Japanology Review. Vol. 1. Moscow: «AIRO-XXI», 2018. P. 149–158. The entire paper is published as a *.PDF file. Read more... |
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Paper: reating a minority: the views of Japanese intellectuals and Japan’s policy towards Ainu in the 18th and 19th centuries |
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25/12/2020 |
A new paper is added: Shchepkin V. V. Creating a minority: the views of Japanese intellectuals and Japan’s policy towards Ainu in the 18th and 19th centuries // Russian Japanology Review, 2019. Vol. 2 (No. 1). P. 128–140. The entire paper is published as a *.PDF file. Read more... |
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18/12/2020 |
The information on the new issue, Vol. 17, No. 4 (43) 2020, of Written Monuments of the Orient is added. |
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Paper: On a “Golden” Khara-Khoto Manuscript Preserved in the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, RAS |
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18/12/2020 |
A new paper is added: Zorin A. On a “Golden” Khara-Khoto Manuscript Preserved in the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, RAS // Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines, No. 56, 2020. P. 161—169. The entire paper is published as a *.PDF file. Read more... |
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WMO 17/2 and 3 (41 and 42), 2020 |
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22/10/2020 |
The information on two new issues, Vol. 17, Nos. 2 and 3 (41 and 42) 2020, of Written Monuments of the Orient is added. |
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02/10/2020 |
The biographic data are added. Read more... |
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