V INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “ARCHIVAL BRANCH IN ORIENTAL STUDIES” (INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL STUDIES OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, MOSCOW, NOVEMBER 17–19, 2021)

The paper presents the review of the V International Academic Conference “Archival Oriental Studies”, held in Moscow at the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences on November 17–19, 2021, and was traditionally prepared and conducted by the staff of the Oriental History Department, Oriental Studies Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences. The conference was attended by scientists from different countries, such as Russia, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Russia was represented by researchers from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kazan, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg, Lipetsk, the Republic of Buryatia (Ulan-Ude), the Republic of Dagestan (Makhachkala), the Republic of Crimea (Simferopol, Bakhchisaray). This is a good indication of how far the development of Oriental and archival studies are at present in Russia. During the three-day work of the conference, over 60 reports were presented. The agenda of the conference covered both the traditional and modern methods of research of archival materials, issues of preservation, cataloging, digitization, publication of Oriental manuscripts and old printed books. The scientific and epistolary heritage of Orientalists of the 19th–20th centuries is widely shown in the reports. The archival materials and documents presented in the reports of the participants are incredibly extensive and concentrated in archives, libraries, various scientific organizations and private collections around the world. Traditionally the participating archivists introduced to their colleagues the new Oriental documents and materials collected from Russian and foreign archives. Many of them will be published in the “Oriental Archive” Journal in 2022.