At the Department of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, the PhD dissertation by A.G. Margaryan, 'Qitab al-mahasin' by Ahmad al-Barki as a Source of History of Shi'ite Islam [«Китаб ал-махасин» Ахмада ал-Барки как источник по истории шиитского ислама], suprvised by Dr S.M. Prozorov will be discussed.