In Memory of Mirkasym Abdulakhatovich Usmanov (1934–2010) (on the 90th anniversary of his birth)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2024-14-2.154-167

Keywords:

Mirkasym Usmanov, scientist, writer, public life, source studies, history of the Tatars, Golden Horde

Abstract

The article contains information about the life and work of an outstanding orientalist scientist, a talented teacher and writer, Doctor of Historical Sciences, professor, full member of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Archaeological Commission of the Russian Academy of Sciences, member of the Union of Writers of the USSR and the Tatar PEN Center, widely known public figure Mirkasym Abdulakhatovich Usmanov (1934–2010). The main milestones of his life and creative path are reproduced, the results of his scientific research are characterized, his contribution to the study and development of source studies and historiography of the history of the Tatar people and Tatarstan is indicated. Particular attention is paid to the research of M.A. Usmanov on source studies of the history of the Golden Horde.

For citation: Khamidullin B.L. In Memory of Mirkasym Abdulakhatovich Usmanov (1934–2010) (on the 90th anniversary of his birth). From History and Culture of Peoples of the Middle Volga Region. 2024, vol.14, no.2, pp.154–167. https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2024-14-2.154-167 (In Russian)

Author Biography

Bulat Lironovich Khamidullin, M.Khasanov Institute of Tatar Encyclopedia and Regional Studies of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences

Сand. Sci. (history), Senior Researcher, Head of the Center for the Tatar Diaspora Study, M.Khasanov Institute of Tatar Encyclopedia and Regional Studies of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (Kazan, Russian Federation); ORCID: 0000-0002-0585-350X; e-mail: bulat.antat@mail.ru

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Published

2024-08-15

How to Cite

Khamidullin, B. L. (2024). In Memory of Mirkasym Abdulakhatovich Usmanov (1934–2010) (on the 90th anniversary of his birth). From History and Culture of Peoples of the Middle Volga Region, 14(2), 154–167. https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2024-14-2.154-167

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Scientific life