Compilation and explanatory text by N. B. GAFUROVA

The creative collaboration of two scientists, I. A. Orbeli and B. G. Gafurov, began in 1948, I. A. Orbeli headed the State Hermitage Museum, and B. G. Gafurov served as the first secretary of the Central Committee of Tajikistan ^* .

The reason for I. A. Orbeli's letter to B. G. Gafurov was a golden female figurine found by Tajik collective farmers in the village of Khayit in the Garm region in 1946. In the same year, the Institute of the History of Material Culture of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, the Tajik Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the SSR and the State Hermitage Museum established a Sughd-Tajik expedition led by corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. A. Y. Yakubovsky of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR brought archaeological research in Tajikistan to a new level. The scope of the work was unprecedented and covered almost the entire territory of the republic ^** .

This was facilitated by the efforts and great support of B. G. Gafurov, who was working at that time on a fundamental work on the history of the Tajik people. He foresaw that archaeological science would become very important, since "entire epochs and many periods of the history of the Tajik people and their ancestors are known only through archaeological discoveries." ¹ By order of B. G. Gafurov, the treasure found in Khaita was immediately sent to the State Hermitage Museum through A. Y. Yakubovsky and personally to I. A. Orbeli for research and replenishment of the collection of ancient monuments of the Department of the East, which I. A. Orbeli collected with such love and perseverance.

In response, B. G. Gafurov receives a letter from I. A. Orbeli:

Dear Bobojan Gafurovich,

I would like to inform you that Kamila Vasilyevna Trever is finishing her research on the wonderful monument of culture and art of the Tajik people - the golden figurine of Anahita, which was transferred to the Hermitage by A. Y. Yakubovsky on your behalf. K. V. will report on the results of her research herself, and a report on this topic will be read at the session on Central Asian archaeology at the end of March.

The Hermitage Museum would like to express its deep gratitude to you for providing us with a place to study this remarkable object, which is becoming more memorable and scientifically recognizable in the circle of monuments close to it in time and culture.

1948

I. Orbeli

The certificate of acceptance of the golden figure of Anahita in the Hermitage is attached.

^* The publication uses materials from: Archive of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Fund Orbeli Iosif Abgarovich. F. 909. Op. 4. Ed. hr. 25. Letters to his Gafurov Bobojan Gafurovich, academician. Brief dates of 1948-1957, number of sheets 15. For the first time in scientific circulation; as well as the family archive of academician B. G. Gafurov.

^{* *} Back in 1939, an expedition was sent to the Zeravshan Valley under the leadership of Orbeli's closest assistant, A. Y. Yakubovsky, who began systematic joint work, which made it possible to train scientific personnel, Tajik archaeologists, who later successfully conducted independent work.

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K. V. Trever (1892 - 1974) devoted a large article to the description and study of the Tajik treasure. Until the last days of I. A. Orbeli's life, she remained his faithful friend and assistant in all his scientific endeavors. The conclusions drawn by K. V. Trever on the basis of a thorough study of the subject gave her the opportunity to confirm the point of view that "the once unified image of the goddess Ardvisura-Anahita, who goes back to the female deity of fertility in the primitive society of Near Asia, should have naturally developed and become more complicated in the pantheon of Central Asian peoples" ² .

B. G. Gafurov sends I. A. Orbeli a reply letter:

Dear Joseph Abgarovich,

I received your email. Thank you so much for your attention. I am very glad that the female figurine found in the Haita area is of such historical value.

You have probably already been informed of my conversation with Comrade Stalin on the history of the Tajiks and Tajikistan. Iosif Vissarionovich highly appreciated the historical past of the Tajiks and set us a combat task-to popularize our rich past more widely.

On the instructions of Comrade Stalin, a meeting in the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) on the history of the Tajiks and Tajikistan is expected to be convened in August. I would very much ask that you, Kamila Vasilyevna and Alexander Yuryevich (Yakubovsky. - N. G.) took part in this meeting.

Comrades who came from Leningrad praised the State Hermitage Museum very much, saying that after the war it became even richer in exhibits. Many of our comrades have a great desire to visit Leningrad and visit the Hermitage.

Alexander Yuryevich's team did a great job last year. I am sure that in 1948, with your help, this team will be able to achieve even better results.

I am sending you for your information the text of Comrade Stalin's speech delivered in 1941 at the reception of participants of the Decade of Tajik Art and reviewed by him again in 1948.

I shake your hand hard.

Sincerely respecting you

(Gafurov)

April 22, 1948

mountains. Stalinabad.

A copy of Stalin's speech is attached to the letter.

In 1949. The Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic celebrated the 25th anniversary of its foundation (on October 14, 1924, the session of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee approved the resolutions of the Central Executive Committee of Turkestan on the formation of the Autonomous Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic as part of the Uzbek SSR. On October 16, 1929, at the session of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR, Tajikistan received the status of a union republic). B. G. Gafurov first of all sends an invitation to I. A. Orbeli and K. V. Trever to take part in the anniversary celebrations. But the state of health at that time did not allow Iosif Agbarovich to come. I. A. Orbeli and K. V. Trever send a congratulatory telegram to Bobojan Gafurovich in connection with the anniversary of the Republic:

Stalinabad to the Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party (Ceka) Bobojan Gafurovich Gafurov.

Please accept my most heartfelt congratulations on the glorious twenty-fifth anniversary of the Tajik SSR and wishes for further prosperity of the Tajik people, their economy, culture and science tchk Warmly thank you for the invitation I received I would be happy to attend the celebrations, but the state of health prevents the opportunity to travel far away geographically, but always close to my heart Tajikistan.

Academician Iosif Orbeli

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Telegram from K. V. Trever:

Stalinabad to the Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party

To Bobojan Gafurovich Gafurov.

Please accept my most heartfelt congratulations on the glorious twenty-fifth anniversary of the Tajik SSR, and I wish Tajikistan further prosperity and great economic and cultural success.

Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Trever.

Further correspondence between the two scientists and their meetings mark, one might say, the beginning of the revival of Russian Oriental studies in 1956. The year when each of them gets the opportunity to give all his talent as a scientist, organizer of science, his love for the East, the development of Soviet Oriental science-B. G. Gafurov in the field of Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences, and I. A. Orbeli - head of the Leningrad branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences. This activity, aimed at strengthening the authority and development of Russian orientalism, further united the two Oriental scholars and strengthened their friendship.

B. G. Gafurov showed an unwavering understanding of the vital tasks of the Department and helped I. A. Orbeli to achieve the implementation of many of its plans. In a short period of time, the Leningrad Branch became one of the largest centers of Oriental studies in the country . ³ I. A. Orbeli and B. G. Gafurov saw their task in filling in the gaps that had formed in academic Oriental studies in the shortest possible time. They attract young people, university graduates, as well as scientists who have worked in various institutions and departments to scientific activities. They expect that young Orientalists, under the guidance of their senior colleagues, will acquire special knowledge and scientific experience in a short time.

"Generation relay - the alpha and omega of knowledge accumulation!". More than once Orbeli spoke these words with his characteristic passion, speaking about the longevity of good scientific traditions, " recalls Yuri Ashotovich Petrosyan (a student of I. A. Orbeli, future head of the Law Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences). The idea of contrasting fathers and children never existed for him: "A person must be so noble," Orbeli repeated, " that in time he will give way to the young, and it is precisely to give way, and not to get out of the way of life. Give in to raise it higher. You can burn yourself, and when the young people see you creating, they will always follow you, into the fire and water... I repeat-we must all go hand in hand - young and old - this is the alpha and omega of my being"" ⁴ .

These words fully apply to B. G. Gafurov. "The Institute created a favorable creative environment," writes E. P. Chelyshev, " which contributed to the development of Oriental studies. Gafurov certainly played a crucial role in its creation. He had a gift for recognizing talented young people, promoted the development of venerable scientists in every possible way, supported their initiative, and defended truth and justice in the difficult conditions of that time. " ⁵

The influx of young forces provided one of the most important conditions for the intensive development of science, which was sought by I. A. Orbeli and B. G. Gafurov.

In this regard, I. A. Orbeli writes a letter to B. G. Gafurov with a request to help solve the personnel issue:

Dear Bobojan Gafurovich,

Being concerned about the most expedient and productive use of the strength, good training and abilities of the student of our Faculty of Oriental Studies, Yuri Ashotovich Petrosyan, who successfully defended his dissertation this spring and was awarded the degree of Candidate of Historical Sciences, I decide to write to you with this letter and recommend you from the best side. Petrosyan, in the hope that you may find it expedient to involve him in the work of VO

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The Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences entrusted to you as a young historian specializing in the history of Turkey in the 19th and 20th centuries.

I would be very happy if you could take a few minutes to talk to him and find out if he can be useful for working at your Institute.

I look forward to your visit to Leningrad, because there are so many important issues that I would like to discuss and consult with you.

(I. A. Orbeli)

2/10/1956

Almost 20 years later, Yu. A. Petrosyan, former head of the Law Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, recalls: "I started working with Joseph Abgarovich in 1956, five years before his death, when he was 69 years old. In 1957, we celebrated the 70th anniversary of Joseph Abgarovich. In the 69th year of his life, this sick, very sick man took on such a difficult task. The conditions for carrying out this difficult task were quite favorable - the attention of the party and the government to Oriental studies, the personal support of the President of the USSR Academy of Sciences and the director of the main institute in Moscow, B. G. Gafurov, a man with great opportunities. Moreover, mutual understanding in assessing pressing problems. Gafurov treated Orbeli warmly and respectfully. The two people shared a deep understanding. Gafurov's good attitude towards our team was formed in those years. This tradition, established as a result of personal contact with Orbeli, is still alive today. " ⁶

I. A. Orbeli and B. G. Gafurov were united by a sensitive attention to their personnel, to people, starting from concerns about health and material needs, ending with moral support in scientific activities. Iosif Abgarovich often turned to Bobojan Gafurovich on the issue of employment of Oriental scientists who were left out of the circle of their scientific interests by the will of fate. I. A. Orbeli firmly knew that B. G. Gafurov would understand him, support him and never refuse. Thus, in July 1956, I. A. Orbeli wrote to B. G. Gafurov with the following request::

Dear Bobojan Gafurovich, I was very pleased to meet Comrade Yushchenko the other day. Aziz Iskanderov, who, before the undeserved disaster that befell him in 1938, worked in the Arab office of the Institute of Oriental Studies under the guidance of the late academician I. Y. Krachkovsky, whose student he was. Now he is fully rehabilitated, and according to the verdict of the Leningrad City Court, his case was dismissed for lack of evidence of a crime.

I am especially glad that the misfortune he suffered did not break his vigor and desire to resume his scientific work. In recent years, after his physical release from the concentration camp, he taught at the University of Tbilisi. In addition to Arabic philology, he previously worked in the field of modern Arab history. In addition, he has a good command of Turkish and Azerbaijani, and practically knows modern Armenian.

It seems to me that if you had decided to send him to work in the Leningrad Branch of the Institute entrusted to you, com. Iskanderov would be very useful both for analyzing the vast scientific heritage of I. Y. Krachkovsky, and for cataloging the manuscript treasures of your Institute.

I'm sorry to ask you this uninvited advice, but I'm very happy that another orientalist, trained by the most brilliant Arabist of the twentieth century, has returned to full life.

Sincerely respecting you

July 1956

Unfortunately, the untimely death of A. F. Iskanderov-June 5, 1960-cut short all his efforts: Dictionary of Modern Arabic Socio-Political Terminology, mono-

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a graph on the history of the national liberation movement in Egypt at the beginning of the XX century, etc. The manuscripts of his works are kept in the LO YVES AN archive (f. 107).

A year later, I. A. Orbeli turns to B. G. Gafurov with a letter requesting employment of another researcher:

Dear Bobojan Gafurovich, I consider it my duty to recommend one of my oldest students in the field of studying Oriental cultural monuments, Candidate of Philological Sciences Leon Tigranovich Gyuzalyan, to work in Tajikistan in the best possible way.

As an Arabist, he is a student of I. Y. Krachkovsky, who always had the best opinion of him, and as an Iranian, he is a student of S. F. Oldenburg, A. A. Romaskevich and E. E. Bertels. He has an excellent command of the Farsi language and is quite fluent in Arabic sources. Lovingly and carefully pass on their knowledge to young people. A particularly favorite subject of his studies is, on the one hand, "Shah-nam", on the other-truly mass folk poetry of medieval artisans.

I am sure that if you found it expedient to approve his involvement in works on "Shah-nam" and Tajik folk art, he would fully demonstrate his excellent training and hard work at the corresponding Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Tajik SSR.

Allow me, dear Bobojan Gafurovich, to take this opportunity to once again wish the most brilliant success in science and the national economy of Tajikistan.

I am sincerely devoted to you Orbeli I.

Leningrad.

27.11.1957

In 1957, the scientific community celebrated the 70th anniversary of Joseph Orbeli. On this occasion, B. G. Gafurov sends congratulations to the hero of the day:

Dear Joseph Abgarovich, I heartily congratulate you on your seventieth birthday and sincerely wish you much, much good health, vigor and great creative success. I was preparing to go to Leningrad to congratulate you personally, but unfortunately, due to an important order from the government, I am not going to Leningrad, but to North Africa.

I am very glad that you are my colleague and did not refuse to support us in reorganizing the work of the Institute of Oriental Studies at a difficult moment. We are confident that with your support we will be able to restore the former glory of Soviet Orientalists.

I shake your hand hard.

Vash Gafurov

16.3.1957.

In the spring of the same year, I. A. Orbeli was awarded the Order of Lenin. B. G. Gafurov sends another congratulatory telegram to Joseph Abgarovich:

Leningrad Dvortsovaya nab 32 kv 5 to Academician I. A. Orbeli

Dear Joseph Abgarovich, I congratulate you as a loyal friend and a great patriot of Soviet science on May Day and wish you good health and creative success and I am proud of you

Vash Gafurov

I. A. Orbeli has repeatedly asked B. G. Gafurov to help him publish the works of talented researchers not only from the Leningrad Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, but also from the Eastern Faculty of Leningrad University, as well as to facilitate their trips abroad. Here is one of the letters of I. A. Orbeli to B. G. Gafurov:

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Dear Bobojan Gafurovich,

I am sad that due to my prolonged illness and stay in the clinic, I am only now writing to you to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your attention and the warm greetings that you sent me on my birthday and in connection with awarding me the Order of Lenin.

Forgive my presumption, but it seems to me that I owe this last one to your presentation and, I feel, to your handwriting in the draft decree on such a high assessment of my activities, which I could not have hoped for. Thank you very much, and I will do my best to justify this high award in the future.

Using your permission, expressed during our conversation on the phone, I will send you my Deputy for RISO of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, Associate Professor Lev Abramovich Berezny, with a list of those works of faculty members that I can recommend to your attention if you find it possible to help publish the scientific works of the faculty through your Moscow publishing house.

The possibilities of our university publishing house are very limited, and on the other hand, such publishing assistance would even more unite the forces of Oriental studies in Leningrad for further work on training new cadres of Soviet Orientalists, regardless of whether our Orientalists belong to the staff of a particular institution, and would rally them in their work around our Institute, which they look up to with great hope.

I checked with the Leningrad Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences - Shastina's book is moving forward, and I hope that you will receive a signal copy during the month of May.

I would be happy if you would find it possible to assist our excellent graduate student (Faculty member) Boris Borisovich Bakhtin on a trip to China. His training and talent are well attested by the book published by the USSR Academy of Sciences in the series "Literary Monuments" about the epic of the peoples of Southern China.

The Komsomol and party organizations of the faculty reasonably give him excellent certification. I have been studying him closely for the second year now and I consider him the best of our graduate students, and his literary abilities, perhaps inherited from his mother, Vera Panova, are very encouraging to me. I'm very glad you let him come to you on Monday.

I will be very happy if you like Shumovsky's book about Ibn Majid-I have a soft spot for it - and I hope that by the second half of the year I will present you with a new work, apparently more significant and interesting , on the Ibn Majid sea encyclopedia.

I'm sorry to have bothered you with such a long letter and so many requests. As soon as the doctors allow me, I will come to Moscow and report to you about all the affairs of the Department.

April 14, 1957 (Personal signature of I. A. Orbeli by hand. - N. G.)

At the same time, I. A. Orbeli strongly disapproved of works that did not meet the modern requirements of Oriental studies, as evidenced by his letter to B. G. Gafurov in July 1957.:

Dear Bobojan Gafurovich,

I'm sorry to take up your time with a question about A. M. Zhirmunsky's book "Around Asia", but I don't see any other way to stop the author's insistent appeal.

A few months ago, he brought me a copy of his book, published in 1914, and informed me that the Russian Geographical Society found it necessary to republish this book as important for learning about the modern East. I told him that if the Geographical Society found it necessary, it was entirely its (the Society's) business, but what was bothering me was whether it was possible to publish a book about China, or not.-

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India and Egypt in 1914 as a work on the current situation of these countries. He wanted my feedback for something, but I explained to him that I was in no way competent in matters concerning these countries. Some time later, A. M. Zhirmunsky informed me that Gospolitizdat considers it necessary to publish this book, but for some reason it believes that this should be done by us, the Leningrad Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies. Recently, he reminds me that you, Bobojan Gafurovich Gafurov, allegedly consider it necessary to publish this book, but you want to have my opinion. I have no reason to believe this report of his, since this is the third authoritative instance to which he refers. Based on the fact that you have the most competent forces for solving this issue at the Institute of Oriental Studies, where there are many specialists dealing with the modern East, I believe that he wants to have another reason for subsequent appeals to you. I do not believe that the situation of China, India, and Egypt has not changed since 1914, and that a book published in 1914 can retain its good quality, even if it had it then, for 1957. Therefore, not being able to explain myself further with Comrade A. M. Zhirmunsky, I send you his book at your discretion, as I am not competent to make any changes, nor to certify it as a book worthy of reprinting.

I hope that the opinion of the specialists available in the relevant sectors of the Institute of Oriental Studies will exhaust this issue, after which A. M. Zhirmunsky will stop his insistent appeals to them.

Forgive me for bothering you with this, but I am obligated to take care of the publication of the works of the employees of the Leningrad Branch entrusted to me, not to the detriment of our publishing capabilities. I think that the Belarusian Academy of Sciences, of which A. M. Zhirmunsky is a corresponding member, according to him, should deal with this issue before the author resorts to the help or assistance of our Department.

Orbels.

Iosif Abgarovich appends to his letter an extract from the minutes of the meeting of the Bureau of the Editorial and Publishing Council of the USSR Academy of Sciences dated July 25, 1957.:

"Item N 13. About the publication of "Notes of the Leningrad Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies".

Speaker: A. M. Samsonov, Scientific Secretary of RISO.

To agree with the conclusion of the Institute of Oriental Studies and the Department of Historical Sciences on the inexpediency of creating a new series of works "Notes of the Leningrad Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences".

Deputy Chairman of the Editorial and Publishing Council of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Academician K. V. Ostrovityanov.

Scientific Secretary A.M. Samsonov.

Sent to: Leningrad Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Publishing House of the USSR Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oriental Studies, Department of Historical Sciences, Leningrad Branch of the Publishing House of the USSR Academy of Sciences".

I. A. Orbeli was in favor of creating the above-mentioned series, but someone was against it, and some misunderstandings arose around this problem, which B. G. Gafurov mentions to Joseph Abgarovich in his letter sent from Kislovodsk, where he was being treated:

Dear Joseph Abgarovich,

I am very sorry that I couldn't talk to you in detail about business matters before my vacation. I had a lot to talk to you about. Call me yesterday from Moscow-

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it is possible that there was some misunderstanding about the publication of "Notes". I have asked my comrades to immediately stop arguing and agree to your proposal. Unfortunately, we have some comrades in Moscow who are ready to start a dispute with Leningrad workers over trifles, and we will never allow this to happen in the future.

I ask you to pay all your attention to the organization of the case, to the rallying of all Leningrad students around our Department. And when there is any misunderstanding, bring it to my attention. However, it is not always easy for me to get rid of some lovers of squabbles, as you saw at one meeting of the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences. I can't imagine the rise of Oriental studies without Leningrad scientists, especially without your help. So I ask you to take care of your health, your nerves.

I wish you good health, cheerfulness and great creative success. We attach great importance to the International Congress of Orientalists. We will send 25 people. It would be very desirable to present our works to the Congress participants. I know that some of the works are currently in production.

Can't the Leningrad Branch send us at least some of the signal copies, for example, on August 23-24? That would make a big difference.

I send my best regards to your family.

I shake your hand hard.

Vash Gafurov

August 6, 1957

Kislovodsk.

This letter from Bobojan Gafurovich refers to the XXIV International Congress of Orientalists in Munich (September 1957). Due to the high level of Soviet orientalism that has risen in a short time, the majority of participants in the Munich Congress of Orientalists unanimously voted to hold the XXV International Congress in the Soviet Union, in Moscow, under the chairmanship of B. ^G. Gafurov7 .

The authority of the Institute of Oriental Studies grew every year. As a result of the Institute's activities, diplomatic relations between the USSR and many countries of Asia and Africa developed intensively. Academician E. P. Chelyshev notes in his book: "The Institute of Oriental Studies and, of course, first of all its director became a magnet that attracted scientists and cultural figures, political and public figures, and diplomats from Eastern countries. From morning to night, foreign cars were parked outside the Institute, delivering regular visitors to Gafurov. Those who came to Moscow not only for Oriental affairs, but also for various figures from the Eastern countries, first of all hurried to Gafurov to consult with an intelligent, knowledgeable person, an Oriental sage. " ⁸ So, in the second half of July 1959, The Institute of Oriental Studies is visited by a large parliamentary delegation (19 people) from Guinea. On July 20, B. G. Gafurov brought this delegation to Leningrad, according to the tradition that developed during his time - all foreign delegations must visit the Leningrad branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

On the calendar was 1960, a particularly significant year in the history of Russian orientalism. This year, Moscow hosted the XXV International Congress of Orientalists, which was the largest event in the world's scientific life, a true showcase of the achievements of orientalist scientists from Asia and Africa, Europe and America.

For the first time in the work of the Moscow Congress of Orientalists, Oriental languages became the working languages. High scientific level, depth of analysis, broad outlook, richness of factual material - these are the characteristic features of many reports read by scientists from Eastern countries at the congress. A large part of these reports was devoted to the problems of national statehood, liberation movements, and the history of public thought.

"Take, for example," writes B. G. Gafurov in the article "Towards the results of the XXV International Congress of Orientalists", " the work of the section of African Studies. Isn't it significant that its meetings began with a speech by an African scholar, whereas at all previous international orientalist meetings, reports on Africa were read by anyone but Africans?... The achievements of Soviet orientalists received well-deserved recognition from many prominent participants of the congress... Famous English orientalist V. F. Minorsky

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He noted that Oriental studies in the Soviet Union is developing widely and successfully, and orientalists can no longer do without knowledge of the Russian language. " ⁹

I. A. Orbeli made a significant contribution to the preparation and work of the XXV International Congress of Orientalists, although at that time he was seriously ill and was in the clinic. But he found the strength to take an active part in the work of the congress, being the vice-president of such a representative forum.

B. G. Gafurov sends his last telegram to I. A. Orbeli, congratulating him on the New Year 1961:

Dear Joseph Abgarovich,

I cordially congratulate you and your family on the New Year. I wish you good health and success in your research.

I shake hands

Vash Gafurov

B. G. Gafurov still had 16 years of his life ahead of him, filled with tireless creative energy.

These two scientists, who made an invaluable contribution to the history of the development of Russian Oriental studies, were united by a sincere, loyal and warm friendship, cemented by an inexhaustible interest in the culture of the East, selfless devotion to science, selfless service to the Motherland and their people.

notes

^{Mukhtarov A., Sharipov Sh} 1 Academician Bobozhan Gafurovich Gafurov. Dushanbe, 1983. p. 16.

^{Trever K. V.} 2 K voprosu o khramakh bogini Anakhita v Sasanidskom Irane [On the question of temples of the goddess Anahita in Sasanian Iran]. Trudy Gosudarstvennogo Ermitazh [Proceedings of the State Hermitage Museum], vol. 10, Leningrad, 1969, p. 48.

^{Yuzbashyan K. N.} 3 Akademik Iosif Abragovich Orbeli, Moscow, 1986, p. 93.

^{Arzumanyan Ashot.} 4 The Orbeli Brothers, Moscow, 1976, pp. 301-302.

^{Chelyshev E. P.} 5 Izbrannye trudy [Selected Works], Vol. 3. Vremya i Ludi [Time and People], Moscow, 2002, p. 217.

^{Arzumanyan Ashot.} 6 Edict. op. p. 229.

^{7. Khalfin N. A.} 7 From the History of Oriental studies and African Studies. Academician Bobozhan Gafurovich Gafurov (to the seventieth anniversary of his birth). // Peoples of Asia and Africa. 1978. N 6. pp. 140-147.

^{Chelyshev E. P.} 8 Decree. soch. P. 233.

⁹ Bulletin of the USSR Academy of Sciences, 1960, No. 10, p. 7.

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