CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE INSTITUTE FOR MONGOLIAN, BUDDHIST AND TIBETAN STUDIES OF THE SIBERIAN BRANCH OF THE RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
B.V. BAZAROV, A.M. PLEKHANOVA, E.V. NOLEV
Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies SB RAS, Ulan-Ude, Russian Federation
Keywords: Mongolian studies, Buddhist studies, Tibetan studies, the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Abstract
The article highlights the main stages and achievements of the 100-year historical path of the Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The Institute traces its history back to the Buryat-Mongolian Academic Committee (Buruchkom) - the first research institution in the history of the Buryatia, which was founded on July 1, 1922. Today IMBT SB RAS is a unique academic institution in the East of Russia which carries out multidimensional research projects in the field of history and culture of the peoples of Central and East Asia. Specifically, it focuses on a comprehensive study of the problems of Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan studies, patterns of socio-economic, political, historical and cultural development of the Mongolianspeaking peoples of Russia and Central Asia. The results aimed at academic development of the Oriental space contribute to developing a positive dialogue between the West and the East, while the Institute itself looks ahead with confidence.
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