Discussion of topical problems of archaeology and history of Asia and Africa for congress VIII Russian orientalist

Notice of the VIII Congress of Orientalists in Kazan contains information about the performances of participants in the plenary sessions and workshops history and archaeology. During the plenary session heard a report on the work of the Company's Russian Orientalists in recent years. In hearing the report of current problems were set relations of countries and peoples of the East and West, Muslim and Christian peoples. In the reports section on the history and archaeology of the problems have been studying medieval monuments on the territory of Mongolia and Xinjiang, the question of training in archaeology for Asia, the various aspects of the study of written sources on the history of the East. Speakers at the Congress provide valuable information about the history of the rulers of the Uighur East Turkistan in the era of the Middle Ages, on the study of medieval fortifications in the North Caucasus, the activities of the orthodox Muslim community in the Volga Tatar participation of volunteers in the First Balkan War, on certain developments in the major economies Asian continent, India and China, during the Second World War, on the socio-economic developments in the countries of Central Asia have occurred in recent decades. The results of the congress should contribute to the development of Oriental Studies in Russia.