Editor-in-Chief

     Radik R. Iskhakov

Education: Institute of Economics and Social Technologies of the Kazan State Power Engineering University on specialty in historical and archival studies (graduated in 2005).
From 2005 to 2008 he studied at the postgraduate course of the Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences.

Place of work, position: Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences.

Senior Researcher of the Department of Medieval History (from March 1, 2008 to 2010);

since 2010 – Senior Researcher of the Center for Study of the History and Culture of the Tatar-Kryashens and Nagaybaks, Head of the Center (from May 2015 to December 2021);

from December 2021 – Head of the Department of History of the Volga and Cis-Urals Regions.

Academic degree

On December 26, 2008, he successfully defended dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Historical Sciences on the topic: “Missionary activity of the Russian Orthodox Church in relation to the Muslims of the Middle Volga region in the 19th – early 20th centuries. (1800–1917)".

On June 8, 2018, he successfully defended dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Historical Sciences on the topic: "Christian education and the formation of cultural and religious institutions of the Tatar-Kryashens of the Volga-Ural region (the last third of the 18th – early 20th centuries)".

Research interests: interfaith relations in the Volga-Ural region in the 18th – early 20th centuries, the history of the peoples of the Middle Volga region.

Monographs and collections of documents:

  1. Iskhakov R.R. Missionary work and Muslims of the Volga-Kama region (last third of the 18th – early 20th centuries). – Kazan: Tatar book Publ., 2011. – 222 p. (In Russian)
  2. Iskhakov R.R. Parallels in the religious and mythological picture of the world and the rituals of the Tatars and Chuvash: experience of historical and ethnographic reconstruction. Ed. by G.A. Nikolaev. Scientific reports of Chuvash State Institute of Humanities. – Vol. 11. – Cheboksary, 2013. – 56 p. (In Russian)
  3. Iskhakov R.R. Essays on the history of traditional culture and religiosity of the Kryashen Tatars (19th – early 20th centuries): monograph. – Kazan: “Center for Innovative Technologies” Publ., 2014. – 332 p. (In Russian)
  4. Iskhakov R.R. Orthodox translated literature and the formation of written traditions of the peoples of the Middle Volga region (19th – early 20th centuries): monograph. – Kazan: Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, 2021. – 276 p. (In Russian)
  5. History and culture of Tatars-Kryashens (16th–20th centuries): collective monograph. Ed. by R.S. Khakimov, R.R. Iskhakov. – Kazan: Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, 2017. – 960 p.; 36 p. il. (In Russian)
  6. Formation and genesis of Kryashen identity: collective monograph. Ed. by R.R. Iskhakov. – Kazan: Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, 2022. – 240 p. (In Russian)
  7. Christian education and religious movements (re-Islamization) of baptized Tatars in the 19th – early 20th centuries. Collection of materials and documents. Compiler, author of the introductory article, notes, scientific reference apparatus R.R. Iskhakov. – Kazan: “Ikhlas” Publ.; Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, 2012. – 412 p. (In Russian)
  8. Kryashen Tatars in the mirror of folklore and ethnographic works of students of the Kazan Kryashen pedagogical courses (pedagogical college) (1921–1922). Compilers, authors of the preface and notes R. Iskhakov, G.A. Nikolaev. – Kazan: Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences; Cheboksary: Chuvash State Institute of Humanities, 2014. – 316 p. (In Russian)
  9. Materials on the history of education and enlightenment of the peoples of the Volga-Ural region in the manuscript collections of N.I. Ilminsky. Collection of documents and materials. Compilers R. Iskhakov, Kh.Z. Bagautdinova. – Kazan: Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, "YAZ" Publ., 2015. – 620 p. (In Russian)
  10. Religious syncretism and traditional rituals of the Tatar-Kryashens of the Volga-Ural region (19th – early 20th centuries). Collection of materials and documents. Compilers Kh.Z. Bagautdinova, R.R. Iskhakov. – Kazan: “YAZ” Publ., Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, 2015. – 324 p. (In Russian)
  11. Tatars of Ufa district (materials of population censuses of 1722–1782): reference publication. 2nd ed., add. Ed. by R.R. Iskhakov. – Kazan: Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, 2021. – 240 p.; 16 p. ill. (In Russian)
  12. Tatars of the Western Urals in materials of state population censuses of 1795–1859. T.1. Menzelinsky district. Reference publication. Ed. by R.R. Iskhakov. – Kazan: Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, 2022. – 260 p.; 8 p. ill. (In Russian)
  13. N.V.Nikolsky Foundation of the Department of Manuscripts and Rare Books of the N.I.Lobachevsky Scientific Library of the Kazan Federal University: annotated index. Compiler R.R. Iskhakov. – Cheboksary: Chuvash State Institute of Humanities, 2023. – 136 p. (In Russian)

Scientific works (in English)

Iskhakov, R. Sources on the history of the Tatars in the 19-efrly 20th сentury / L. Baibulatova, R. Iskhakov // The history of the Tatars since ancient times. Volume 6. Formation of the Tatar Nation 19–Beginning of the 20th сenturies. – Kazan: Sh. Marjani Institute of History, 2017. – P. 11–21.

Iskhakov, R. Religious Beliefs and the Orthodox institutions among the Baptised Tatars and the Nagaibaks / R. Iskhakov // The history of the Tatars since ancient times. Volume 6. Formation of the Tatar Nation 19–Beginning of the 20th сenturies. – Kazan: Sh. Marjani Institute of History, 2017. – P. 434–450.

Iskhakov, R. Conversion to christianity and the christianisation of Muslim Tatars / R. Iskhakov // The history of the Tatars since ancient times. Volume 6. Formation of the Tatar Nation 19–Beginning of the 20th сenturies. – Kazan: Sh. Marjani Institute of History, 2017. – P. 490–494.

Iskhakov, R. The Legal status of Christian Tatars who converted back to Islam / I. Zagidullin, R. Iskhakov // The history of the Tatars since ancient times. Volume 6. Formation of the Tatar Nation 19–Beginning of the 20th сenturies. – Kazan: Sh. Marjani Institute of History, 2017. – P. 494–498.

Iskhakov, R. N. Ilminkiy Missionary System of religious Enlightenment and the Peoples of the Volga-Ural Region / L. Taymasov, R. Iskhakov // The history of the Tatars since ancient times. Volume 6. Formation of the Tatar Nation 19–Beginning of the 20th сenturies. – Kazan: Sh. Marjani Institute of History, 2017. – P. 521–530.

Iskhakov, R. Christian instruction and movements of Christened Tatars for their return to Islam in the pre-reform period / P. Werth, R. Iskhakov // The history of the Tatars since ancient times. Volume 6. Formation of the Tatar Nation 19–Beginning of the 20th сenturies. – Kazan: Sh. Marjani Institute of History, 2017. – P. 538–543.

Iskhakov, R. The study of the history and culture of the Tatars in the Synodal institutions of Kazan / M. Khabibullin, R. Iskhakov // The history of the Tatars since ancient times. Volume 6. Formation of the Tatar Nation 19–Beginning of the 20th сenturies. – Kazan: Sh. Marjani Institute of History, 2017. – P. 737–745.

Iskhakov, R. School Education of Baptised Tatars and Nagaybaks / R. Iskhakov // The history of the Tatars since ancient times. Volume 6. Formation of the Tatar Nation 19–Beginning of the 20th сenturies. – Kazan: Sh. Marjani Institute of History, 2017. – P. 821–831.