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23 марта 2024 года

Introducing the Eastern Tribune Portal, a Russian Analytical Research Project

Introducing the Eastern Tribune Portal, a Russian Analytical Research Project Introducing the Eastern Tribune Portal, a Russian Analytical Research Project

 
On March 23, 2024, at 13:00 hrs, the State Hermitage Boardroom (St. Petersburg, 34 Palace Embankment), will be the venue for the RAS (Russian Academy of Sciences) Institute of Oriental Studies and the State Hermitage, supported by the Russian Foreign Ministry, to promote the launching of the Eastern Tribune Portal, a Russian Analytical Research Project.

Within the framework of this initiative, a new web resource is created with a view to providing an opportunity for the target audience to access unique content dealing with history, religion and philosophy. The portal also carries data on science and cultural aspects of life in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. A dedicated Academic Publishing Board has been set up for this purpose (See background information below).

The Portal due to be unveiled is planned to make available the complete translations (from Arabic, German, French, Turkish and other languages) of the rare and little known writings by Oriental scholars from various countries, as well as formerly inaccessible manuscripts on the Islamic themes.    

The Originator of the Project is Vice President of the RAS Institute of Oriental Studies, Cand. Sc. History Vladimir Sautov, who has consecrated over 40 years to collecting materials for the Project.

The event will be attended by prominent Russian Oriental scholars, including members of the Academic Publishing Board:

  • Academic President of the RAS Institute of Oriental Studies, Full Member of the RAS Vitaly Naumkin (Chairman of the Board);
  • Director General of the State Hermitage, Full Member of the RAS, Mikhail Piotrovsky;
  • Special Envoy of the Russian President for the Middle East and African countries, Russian Dep. Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov;
  • Director for Science Research of the State Museum of the History of Religion Yekaterina Teryukova.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Academic Publishing Board of the Eastern Tribune Portal, a Russian Analytical Research Project, is a collegiate body of experts representing a team of reputable  professionals of the Russian Oriental school, who possess specialized knowledge and a vast  experience of science research. 

Members of the Academic Publishing Board:

  • Academic President of the RAS Institute of Oriental Studies, Full Member of the RAS, Dr. Sc. History, Prof. Vitaly Naumkin (Chairman of the Board);
  • Director General of the State Hermitage, Full Member of the RAS, Dr. Sc. History, Prof. Mikhail Piotrovsky;
  • Special Envoy of the Russian President for the Middle East and African countries, Russian Dep. Foreign Minister, Cand. Sc. History Mikhail Bogdanov;
  • Adviser to the Lebanese President, Doctor Honoris Causa from the RAS Institute of Oriental Studies Amal Abu Zeid;
  • Professor of the St. Petersburg State University, Dr. Sc. History Alexander Kolesnikov;
  • Director of the RAS Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography named after Peter the Great (Kunstkamera), Dr. Sc. History, Prof. Yefim Rezvan;
  • Vice President of the RAS Institute of Oriental Studies, Cand. Sc. History Vladimir Sautov;
  • Director for Science Research of the State Museum of the History of Religion, Cand. Sc. Philology Yekaterian Teryukova.

The Project Presentation will take place at the address: St. Petersburg, 34 Palace Embankment (Dvortsovaya Ploschad), Boardroom of the State Hermitage (23.03.2024, at 13:00 hrs).