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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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04/04/2024 |
Vadim Yuryevich Klimov, Candidate of Sciences in History, Leading Researcher at the Department of Far Eastern Studies, IOM RAS, passed away on April 4, 2024 after a brief serious illness. He will be fondly remembered. |
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Anniversary of V.Y. Klimov |
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19/03/2024 |
March 19, 2024 is the 75th birthday anniversary of Vadim Yuryevich Klimov, Candidate of Sciences in History, Associate Professor, Leading Researcher at the Department of Far Eastern Studies, IOM RAS. |
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Irina F. Popova receives the “300 years of the Russian Academy of Sciences” medal |
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19/02/2024 |
Irina F. Popova, Director of the IOM RAS, Corresponding member of the RAS, receives a Letter of Appreciation from Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, and the “300 years of the Russian Academy of Sciences” medal. |
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Anniversary of V.M. Rybakov |
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19/01/2024 |
January 19, 2024 is the 70th birthday anniversary of Viacheslav M. Rybakov, Chief Researcher of the Department of Far Eastern Studies, Doctor of Sciences in History. |
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Teachers from China visited the IOM RAS |
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21/12/2023 |
On December 20, 2023, Irina F. Popova, Director of the IOM RAS, gave a lecture titled “Chinese collections at the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts RAS” for a group of young teachers from China. |
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The 3rd International Academic Conference “The Written Heritage of the Orient” (program) |
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16/04/2024 |
The 3rd International Academic Conference “The Written Heritage of the Orient” dedicated to the 140th anniversary of B.Ya. Vladimirtsov (1884–1931) will take place at the IOM RAS on April 22–24. The conference program is now available. |
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Freiman Readings 2023 (information letter) |
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15/04/2024 |
On May 27, 2024 (Monday), Iranology seminar “Freiman Readings” will be held at the IOM RAS. |
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The 46th Annual Session of Saint Petersburg Arabists (program) |
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01/04/2024 |
The 46th Annual Session of Saint Petersburg Arabists will be held at the IOM RAS on April 8 and April 10, 2024. The conference program is now available. |
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“Current Issues of Buddhological and Indological Studies‒16” (program) |
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19/03/2024 |
The 16th Conference “Current Issues of Buddhological and Indological Studies” will be held at the IOM RAS on March 25, 2024. The conference program is now available. |
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Travels to the East – 2023 (program) |
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18/03/2024 |
On March 27, 2024, the 15th Conference “Travels to the East” will be held at the IOM RAS. The conference program is now available. |
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05/04/2024 |
The information on the new issue, Vol. 21, No. 1 (56), 2024, of Pis'mennye pamyatniki Vostoka is added. |
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Monograph: Mongolica. Vol. XXVII, No. 1 |
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17/03/2024 |
A new monograph is added: Mongolica. Vol. XXVII, No. 1. Dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Russian Mongol scholars L.S. Dampilova and Yu.V. Kuzmin / Ed. by I. V. Kulganek (editor-in-chief), D. A. Nosov (secretary), M. A. Kozintcev (deputy secretary) et al. St Petersburg, 2024. 105 p. ISSN 2311-5939. The full text is published as a *.PDF file. Read more... |
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Paper: An Oirat Fragment of the Śatasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sutra in the Collection of IOM, RAS |
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12/02/2024 |
A new paper is added: Natalia V. Yampolskaya. An Oirat Fragment of the Śatasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sutra in the Collection of IOM, RAS // Pis'mennye pamyatniki Vostoka. 2023. Volume 20. No. 2 (issue 53). P. 26–35. The full text is published as a *.PDF file. Read more... |
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Paper: On the Formation of the Oirat Versions of one Sang Dedicated to the White Old Man |
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12/02/2024 |
A new paper is added: Natalia V. Yampolskaya. On the Formation of the Oirat Versions of one Sang Dedicated to the White Old Man // Mongolica XXVI, 2023, № 2. P. 76–91. The full text is published as a *.PDF file. Read more... |
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Paper: Three Fragments of an Oirat Sungdui in the Collection of the IOM, RAS |
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08/02/2024 |
A new paper is added: Yampolskaya N. Three Fragments of an Oirat Sungdui in the Collection of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts // Written Monuments of the Orient. Vol. 9, No. 1 (17), 2023, p. 19–35. The full text is published as a *.PDF file. Read more... |
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Monograph: The “Sutra of the White Old Man” in “Clear Script”: research, translation, transliteration, commentaries, facsimile |
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08/02/2024 |
A new monograph is added: The “Sutra of the White Old Man” in “Clear Script”: research, translation, transliteration, commentaries, facsimile / eds. N.V. Yampolskaya, N.S. Yakhontova; The Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, RAS. — Moscow: Nauka — Vostochnaya Literatura, 2023. — 335 p., ill. — (Pamyatniki pis’mennosti Vostoka. CLX / editorial board: A.B. Kudelin (chair) et al.). — ISBN 978-5-02-040576-9 The front matter is published as a *.PDF file. Read more... |
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Monograph: Japanese Guides to Epistolary Writing: Five Manuals of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries |
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12/01/2024 |
A new monograph is added: Lushchenko Alexey. Japanese Guides to Epistolary Writing: Five Manuals of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries [Японские письмовники: 5 пособий конца XIX – начала XX вв.] / A.Yu. Lushchenko; Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, RAS. — Saint Petersburg: Art-Express, 2023. — 580 p., ill. ISBN 978-5-4391-0878-7 The annotation is published as a *.PDF file. Read more... |
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