The Lomonosov Moscow State University's Novgorod Archeological Expedition. Valentin Yanin, Head of the Novgorod Archeological Expedition and Head of the Moscow State University's Archeology Faculty.18.09.1991#6369398
Researchers of medieval art outside the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos at the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery in Zvenigorod, Moscow Region.20.09.1990#8209771
Handwritten work of the multi-faceted original Persian-speaking poet of India, Hasan Dehlavi (Abu'l Hasan Yamin ud-Din Khusrau, 1253-1325). His work, full of subtle lyricism, reflects the thoughts and aspirations of various strata of society. Dehlavi's philosophical poetry has captured the hearts and minds of readers from many countries and generations.28.05.1990#8448564
Soviet philologist, historian of culture, Corresponding Member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences Sergei Averintsev.03.09.1988#5624638
Soviet-Bulgarian-Hungarian expedition studying the Mayatsky archaeological site in the Voronezh Region. Archaeologists work at an ancient burial site.10.06.1982#6628323
The Uzbek SSR. Photo: Kurban Khasanov, Director of the Ulug Beg Memorial Museum in Samarkand.27.07.1972#5960371
The Uzbek SSR. Photo: The Ulug Beg Observatory in Samarkand and a pavilion enclosing a 40-meter sextant.27.07.1972#5960370
The Uzbek SSR. Photo: The Ulug Beg Observatory in Samarkand and the underground section of a 40-meter sextant.27.07.1972#5960369
The Uzbek SSR. Photo: People examine a telescope at the Ulug Beg Memorial Museum in Samarkand.27.07.1972#5960367
The Uzbek SSR. The Samarkand Archeology Institute of Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, now the Gulyamov Institute of Archeological Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Photo: The Institute's employees clean 6th-7th century paintings on the walls of an ancient palace.27.07.1972#5960366
The Uzbek SSR. The Samarkand Archeology Institute of Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, now the Gulyamov Institute of Archeological Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Photo: A special structure reliably shields unique 6th-7th century paintings, found during excavation work at an ancient palace, from sunlight and cave-ins.27.07.1972#5960365
The Uzbek SSR. The Samarkand Archeology Institute of Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, now the Gulyamov Institute of Archeological Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Photo: The Institute's employees conduct excavation work at the Afrasiab ancient community site.27.07.1972#5960364
The Uzbek SSR. The Samarkand Archeology Institute of Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR, now the Gulyamov Institute of Archeological Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Photo: Ther Institute's Director Ahmadali Askarov.27.07.1972#5960362
Galina Pavlova-Chakhmakhcheva, science historian, an expert in source studies and the history of the Middle Ages, Scientific Secretary of the Leningrad Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Natural Sciences and Technology History.04.02.1960#6376842
Soviet Orientalist and leading authority on global culture Nikolai Konrad [1891-1970], Member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences.02.01.1959#371739
