Usmanov Mirkasym Abdulahatovich

Usmanov Mirkasym Abdulahatovich was born in 1934. Historian. Doctor of Historical Sciences (1981), professor, member of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan (1991). Honored Scientist of the Republic of Tatarstan. Head of the Department of History of the Tatar people KSU.

He graduated from Kazan State University, Graduate School, Department of Soviet history at KSU. Thesis defended in 1968, doctorate - in 1981. He worked as professor and chair of the history of the Soviet Union pre-Soviet period, pro-rector for Academic Affairs at KSU
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. The main scientific research areas: studying arabograficheskih Turkic written sources on the history and literature of Turkic-speaking peoples of the Volga and Ural XIII - beginning of XX centuries, . archeographical research and studies written monuments in Eastern languages,

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. Organizer and leader of permanent (30 years) Archaeological Expedition at KSU, . worked on the vast territory of Russia, . identify and gather more than nine thousand manuscripts and about one and a half thousand early printed books on oriental languages,
. On the basis of archival materials and the expedition was published book 'Memories of manuscripts. Notes archeographers ', published research on source history of the Turkic peoples of the Volga and Ural' Tatar historical sources XVII-XVIII centuries. ',' The grant acts Dzhuchieva Ulus, XIV-XVI centuries. "
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. As a result of searches in the libraries of Budapest, . Vienna, . Cairo, . Rome, . Istanbul, . Tehran, they were identified and put into scientific circulation of written sources on the medieval history of the Volga region, . including medical writing Bulgar author Tadzhaddina Bulgari 'Big Tirayk', . which is the earliest known monuments Bulgar written tradition of pre-Mongol period,
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Introduced in scientific use old Tatar folk monuments, copies of which were in writing in the XVII, XVIII and XIX centuries. Under his leadership, compiled and published collection of documents from the period of the Tatar of 1773-1775. Substantially complementary to the history of the Peasants' War and the liberation movement of the Volga.

MA. Usmanov has published more than three hundred and sixty scientific papers, including twelve monographs and collections. Under his editorial published over fifty books and research.

In 1997-1999. was president of the Society of Orientalists of Sciences. Member of the Commission Archaeography Sciences, a member of the Writers' Union of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chairman of the Commons' Zhien ', promoting the revival and development of the Tatar language and culture.

Together with his students published a series of books about Sh Mardzhani, R. Fakhreddin, brothers Bobinski, F. Karimi, G. Ahmarov, G. Gubaidullin, publishes bibliographic indexes to pre-revolutionary Tatar periodicals.

The main field of research - the study of arabograficheskih Turkic written sources on the history and literature of Turkic-speaking peoples of the Volga and Ural XIII - beginning of XX centuries. Author of more than 250 scientific papers, including ten monographs and collections. The largest of them - "In the footsteps of manuscripts. Notes archeographers "," Tatar historical sources XVII-XVIII centuries. "" Complain acts Dzhuchieva Ulus XIV-XVI centuries "and others. Edited by the scientist was published 15 scientific publications. Developed a new high school courses in source history of the peoples of the Volga and Ural regions, palaeography.