Sogdiana of A. M. Belenitskiǐ

St. Petersburg Annual of Asian and African Studies. 2016. Vol. IV. P. 209–220.

Soloshcheva M., Абдулоев Д., Никоноров В. П.

On March 24, 2015, an outstanding orientalist, archaeologist, historian, honored worker of sci- 5 ence of Tajikistan Alexander Markovich Belenitskiǐ would have attained the age of 111 years. 6 The present article introduces the life history of the scientist and his general achievements il- 7 lustrated with quotes from the memorials of people who knew him personally. The article is 8 based on the materials of the Scientific Conference ‘Central Asia from the Achaemenids to the Timurids: Archaeology, History, Ethnology, Culture’ devoted to the 100th 9 anniversary 10 from the date of birth of Alexander Markovich.

Keywords: Центральная Азия, Central Asia, археология, archaeology, Russian orientalist, российский востоковед, Panjakent, Biruni, Belenitskiǐ, Пенджикент, Бируни, Беленицкий

Publication based on the results of: Small Social Groups of Asian and African Countries in Ethnic, Political, Religious, and Cultural Dimensions (2016)