300 years of RAS

About the History of Expeditions in Russia and Dramatic Events That Followed

March 28^th commemorates the 280^th anniversary of the Princess’ birth

The chief researcher of the RAS Institute of World History tells a story of Academician Sergei Oldenburg and the significance of expeditions in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries for historical and archaeological science

Irina Fyodorovna Popova, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences, renowned sinologist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, will tell us about the influence of Peter I on Oriental studies, the ties of the RAS with St. Petersburg, and research of Oriental manuscripts

Story behind the Country's Main Scientific Institution