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One of the prominent, dramatic painters of the Uzbek avant-garde represented in the collection of the Museum is M. Kurzin. The artist with a tragic…

In the collection of the State Museum of Arts, there are magnificent works by A. Volkov, dated back to the 1920s, when the spirit of innovation in his…

In the 1920s – 1930s, much attention was paid to the Library’s work on bibliography. It was during those years that its staff created major bibliographic…

It is common knowledge that the so-called “Heraus” coinage series are extremely important for the reconstruction of the early stage of the Kushan state…

In 1893, Pavel Tretyakov was elected as a member of the St. Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts and awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Moscow.   In…

The State Tretyakov Gallery is among the largest museums of the world.   The Gallery is named after its founder, Moscow merchant and textile manufacturer,…

It is known that Sultan Ghiyas ud-din Balban ruled Delhi from 1266 to 1287.   During this period, the production of handmade paper became widespread.…

In the late 19th – early 20th centuries begins the process of Europeanization of the Central Asian region.   The region’s integration into the Russian…

We now come to the complex question of the location of one of the five xihou of the Da Yuezhi in Bactria – the xihou of Guishuang (the “Guishuang” or “Kuei-shuang”…

It is important to note that in the works of Central Asian avantgarde, there is no spirit of rebellion, no protest. Moreover, it is this quality became…

The French artist Henri Matisse, who was madly in love with the East, worked for a long time in Algeria and Morocco.   His decorative works are reminiscent…

The National Library of France has a manuscript of the poem “Tuhfat al-akhror” by Abd al-Rahman Jami.   This manuscript is stored under the code…

Clothing of any people differs in its unique originality, indicates the climatic and social conditions in which this people lives.   It is a kind…

The production of blanks and the minting itself were the main technological processes in the manufacture of coins.   The main working tool in the…

National clothes always differ in traditionality: a costume, as a rule, has not changed for centuries.   Both men’s and women’s clothing had a common…

India and Uzbekistan share a common heritage in terms of many standards. Historically speaking, India has been culturally very close to Central Asian countries…

Rampur Raza Library is one of India's most renowned libraries. This library holds a special place in preserving the artistic heritage of the Islamic world…

Mahmud ’Abdaljalil Wasifi was a famous poet of Khurasan, the author of “Badayi’ al-waqayi’” (Amazing events) (Inventory No. 698). He travelled across Mawarannahr…

The Chaghaty texts Vámbéry studied in Istanbul made him deeply interested in the culture and languages of the Turkic peoples of Central Asia.   In…

The World Society for the Study, Preservation, and Promotion of Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan (WOSCU) has donated 50 volumes of the album series "Cultural…

The beginning of the 20th century was not only a period of global social unrest and ups and downs in the evolution of society, and scientific discoveries,…

Zahiraddin Muhammad Babur was a famous statesman, commander, poet, historian, and calligrapher. Babur invented his own alphabet called Khatt-i Baburi. Muhammad…

The favorite venue for musicians were tea houses, which were widely spread in all cities and villages of Turkestan in the late 19th – early 20th centuries.   This…

In the early 8th century, Khorezm was conquered by the Arabs.   The spread of Islam began in the region, making conditions for minting coins characteristic…