The present publication aims to draw attention to one of the Christian Arabic manuscripts in the collection of the St. Petersburg Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies (call number A 187). Among numerous extant manuscripts, executed in the Arab Christian milieu, this one is of special interest because of miniatures it contains. Only few of such illustrated codices have come down to us. In addition, the miniatures were performed by the outstanding artist known as Yusuf Musawwir…
On October 2, 2023, the Department of Far Eastern Studies, IOM RAS, will hold the “Ideology of Traditional China” Conference dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the outstanding Russian Sinologist Alexander S. Martynov (1933–2013).