Center for Archival Studies
The Center for Archival Research began its work in April 2021.
The rich heritage of archival materials is one of the fundamental and priority areas of Russian Oriental studies. Diaries, letters, maps, film and photographic documents, scientific expeditions of orientalists that have survived to this day are valuable evidence of historical events of the past and present, without which archival orientalism is impossible. For Russian Oriental studies, the search, collection, scientific processing and publication of archival materials have traditionally been one of the priorities. Throughout the history of Russian science, attention to archival orientalism has not been uniform. Today, the increased interest in the research and publication of archival rarities is primarily due to the active development of practical Oriental studies.
The main tasks solved by the staff of the Center are scientific research, publication of archival sources of historical and documentary heritage of the peoples of the East, conducting fundamental, exploratory and applied research. It is this circumstance that determines to a large extent the relevance and scientific and practical significance of the main areas of scientific activity of the Center.
