Location: The Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, RAS (Dvortsovaya emb., 18, Saint Petersburg)
Organized by: The Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, RAS (Asiatic Museum)
With participation of: The Datsan Gunzechoinei Buddhist temple (Saint Petersburg)

St. Petersburg Tibetological Seminar gathers researchers from academic institutions, educational and cultural centers in Russia and other countries. A wide variety of topics related to the study of religion, history, literature, language, and art of Tibet and Tibet-influenced regions are discussed during the Seminar.

The 15th St. Petersburg Tibetological Seminar is held in memory of Prince Esper Esperovich Ukhtomsky (1861‒1921), an outstanding social figure, Orientalist, diplomat, art collector and writer, one of the founders of the Saint Petersburg Buddhist temple (now Datsan Gunzechoinei). As a close confidant of Tsar Nicholas II, E.E. Ukhtomsky actively promoted relations between Russia and countries of the East.

The roundtable “Datsan Gunzechoinei Buddhist temple in Saint Petersburg: the 111th anniversary” will be organized as part of the Seminar in 2026. The roundtable is dedicated to the 160th birthday anniversary of Academician F.I. Shcherbatskoy (1866‒1942), Russian Buddhologist, Indologist and Tibetologist, author of fundamental studies on Buddhist philosophy who published many significant works of Sanskrit and Tibetan literature.

Tibetologists and researchers from adjacent fields are invited to participate.

Please submit your application to the secretary of the organizing committee Yulia V. Boltach, Candidate of Sciences in History, by email: tibetan.studies.spb@gmail.com

Applications for participation in the Roundtable should be sent to Inna V. Vasilieva, Candidate of Sciences in Biology, by email: radyant@yandex.ru

Deadline for applications: November 1, 2026

Applications should include the following information:
Information about the participant (full name, email, phone number, academic degree, academic title, position and place of work (full title of the institution));
Presentation title and abstract (800 characters maximum).

Articles based on presentations will be considered for publication in the journal “Mongolica”. Submissions should follow the journal’s format. Texts will be selected by the editorial board of the journal “Mongolica”.

The format of the Seminar: in-person. Participation in the Seminar and journal publication are free of charge.

Organizing committee:
Irina F. Popova, RAS corresponding member, Doctor of Sciences in History (Chair), IOM RAS Director
Yulia V. Boltach, Candidate of Sciences in History (Secretary)
Inna V. Vasilieva, Candidate of Sciences in Biology
Irina V. Kulganek, Doctor of Sciences in Philology
Tatyana A. Pang, Candidate of Sciences in History
Svetlana S. Sabrukova, Candidate of Sciences in Philology

Organizing committee (IOM RAS) address:
Dvortsovaya emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191181, Russia