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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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Anniversary of I.V. Bogdanov |
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28/02/2025 |
February 2, 2025 is the 50th birthday anniversary of Ivan V. Bogdanov, Candidate of Sciences in History, Leading Researcher at the Department of Ancient Eastern Studies, IOM RAS. |
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28/02/2025 |
Alla Mikhailovna Kulikova, Candidate of Sciences in History, former researcher at the IOM RAS, died on February 25, 2025 aged 89. |
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Congratulations on the Day of Russian science! |
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08/02/2025 |
Dear colleagues! We congratulate you on the Day of Russian science! |
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Anniversary of A.F. Trotsevich |
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07/01/2025 |
January 7, 2025 is the 95th birthday anniversary of Adelaida F. Trotsevich, IOM RAS Counselor, Doctor of Sciences in Philology, the most eminent Russian scholar of the history of traditional Korean literature. |
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Faizkhanov Readings (December 12, 2024) |
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19/12/2024 |
On December 12, 2024, the first part of the 21st All-Russia Academic Conference “Faizkhanov Readings” on the topic “Islam in Russia: history and culture” took place at the IOM, RAS. |
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The 47th Annual Session of Saint Petersburg Arabists (program) |
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02/04/2025 |
The 47th Annual Session of Saint Petersburg Arabists will be held at the IOM RAS on April 7 and April 9, 2025. The conference program is now available. |
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Freiman Readings 2025 (information letter) |
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02/04/2025 |
On May 28, 2025 (Wednesday), Iranology seminar “Freiman Readings” will be held at the IOM RAS. |
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The 4th International Academic Conference “The Written Heritage of the Orient” (information letter) |
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31/03/2025 |
The 4th International Academic Conference “The Written Heritage of the Orient” dedicated to the 220th anniversary of B.A. Dorn (1805–1881) will be held at the IOM RAS on April 14–16, 2025. |
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Diakonoff Readings 2025 (information letter) |
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18/03/2025 |
This year’s Diakonoff Readings marking the 110th birthday anniversary of Igor M. Diakonoff (1915‒1999) will be held at the Hermitage Museum (Saint Petersburg) on April 17‒18, 2025. |
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“Current Issues of Buddhological and Indological Studies‒18” (program) |
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14/03/2025 |
The 18th Conference “Current Issues of Buddhological and Indological Studies” will be held at the IOM RAS on March 17, 2025. The conference program is now available. |
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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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Monograph: Mongolica. Vol. XXVII, No. 4 |
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13/12/2024 |
A new monograph is added: Mongolica. Vol. XXVII, No. 4. Dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences / Ed. by I. V. Kulganek (editor-in-chief), D. A. Nosov (secretary), M. A. Kozintcev (deputy secretary). St Petersburg, 2024. 78 p. ISSN 2311-5939. The full text is published as a *.PDF file. Read more... |
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Monograph: The Verb in the Sogdian Language (manuscripts from Eastern Turkestan and Dunhuang kept at the IOM RAS) |
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13/12/2024 |
A new monograph is added: Chunakova O.M. The Verb in the Sogdian Language (manuscripts from Eastern Turkestan and Dunhuang kept at the IOM RAS). — Saint Petersburg: Nestor-Istoriya, 2024. — 112 p. ISBN 978-5-4469-2249-9, DOI 10.48612/IVRRAN/kn5f-x223-9fzb The front matter is published as a *.PDF file. Read more... |
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