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V p Androsov. Vasily Petrovich Androsov: biography

(1803-1841)

V.P. Androsov was the author of a number of works of an economic and geographical nature, the largest of which are “Economic Statistics of Russia” and “Statistical Note on Moscow”. In his scientific works, he sought to promote socio-political views that were advanced for his time. Androsov did not limit himself to retelling the factual material, but tried to provide an analysis of it. His work about Moscow vividly describes this city as it was in the 30s of the 19th century. It stood out at that time among works on Russian cities, being an original study showing new ways in the study of cities.

V.P. Androsov was born in Roslavl, Smolensk province. After graduating from the gymnasium in Smolensk, as an excellent student, he was sent to Moscow University, from which he graduated in 1824. He began his literary activity in the same year in the Agricultural Journal. When the agricultural school of the Moscow Society of Agriculture was opened, Androsov joined it as a teacher of geography and statistics, where he worked until 1829. In 1827, he was an assistant to the director of the school, the outstanding Russian agronomist prof. M. G. Pavlova. On behalf of the Moscow Society of Agriculture, Androsov compiled “Economic Statistics of Russia” for school students, published in 1827. From 1830, he worked as secretary of the committee for sorting wool; from 1833 until his death he was publisher and editor of the Sheep Breeders' Magazine; in 1832 he published a “Statistical Note on Moscow.”

In the 30s, Androsov was a member of a philosophical and literary circle in Moscow, headed by N.V. Stankevich. Like all members of this circle, he had a sharply negative attitude towards the serfdom of Russia. Androsov criticized the serfdom that existed at that time and was indignant at its injustice; his mind, as a contemporary indicates,” “worked towards denunciation.” From 1835, for three years, he was the editor and publisher of the Moscow Observer magazine, in which Belinsky, Stankevich and members of his circle participated. In this magazine, Androsov published articles on various topics, including giving reviews of published statistical and economic works. In 1833, he published the work “On the Subjects and Present State of Political Economy,” which for the first time in Russian provided an overview of the development of economic ideas, stated the crisis of contemporary political economy, and outlined his point of view on a number of economic issues. Androsov died in 1841, only 38 years old, from consumption.

In works of an economic-geographical nature, he sought, as far as this was possible under the censorship conditions of that time, to analyze specific materials and draw generalizations and conclusions from them. In this regard, he followed the path that, in his “Outline of Statistics of the Russian State” (1818–1819), not only presented the facts, but also assessed them. “Facts and numbers are important,” Androsov wrote in the “Moscow Observer” in 1836 (part VI, p. 166), “but the conclusion is more important: the mind only rests on it, hence the road to improvement. The number changes: it is necessary to note the reason for this change and note it with thought. Understanding the final expression of a dense column of numbers is not as easy as many people think: it is necessary for this agitated pair of numbers to become denser, so that this column turns, as a result of the statistician’s work, into either a comforting evidence or a threatening doubt...”

In the preface to “Economic Statistics of Russia,” Androsov criticizes German “office statistics” and notes that as a result of its founder Achenwall’s inclusion of “many subjects” in the statistics, science “lost in certainty.” In this regard, Androsov tries to precisely limit his task - he “explains the real life of national industry.” To compile “Economic Statistics of Russia,” Androsov made extensive use of the then existing literary sources, especially the works of K. I. Arsenyev. He also used the works of the Free Economic Society, descriptions of travel around Russia published by the Academy of Sciences in the 18th century, and various journal articles.

At the beginning of the work, the nature of Russia is described: mountains, plains, waters, soils, climate - and an assessment of natural conditions is given from the point of view of agriculture. Next, a detailed description of the national economy of Russia is given in individual sectors, indicating the characteristics of the provinces, and sometimes districts. Androsov establishes population density by province and the ratio of the “producing class to the non-producing class.” When describing agriculture, he notes the provinces and districts with the most favorable conditions for a particular crop. Under the regime of Nicholas I, Androsov could not write about serfdom as the main obstacle to the development of the country, but he noted the poverty of the peasants: “in many places in midday Russia, three peasants often have one common plow, and therefore cannot cultivate their fields at the proper time "(p. 85). He points out the predatory destruction of forests in Russia (by timber merchants), “cutting them down to the last tree” (p. 107). Androsov compares data on forests of his time with data from the general survey of the end of the 18th century. in certain parts of Russia and comes to the conclusion about large deforestation in the country, which “threatens the common good” (p. 108). “Russia,” he writes (p. 24), “occupying a vast space in the north and south, must necessarily have many stripes varying in position, layers of soil, degree of fruiting and cultivation.” According to the state of science of that time, he distinguishes seven stripes: 1) North European strip, 2) Volga Upland, 3) Baltic lands, 4) Ural strip, 5) low lands, 6) Carpathian strip, 7) Siberia with division into four parts from the north South. Characterizing the natural features of the strips, Androsov briefly notes the differences in their agricultural use. The division of Russia into stripes, taking into account a number of natural features, carried out by him preceded a more detailed division of the country into stripes by the Agricultural Newspaper in 1834. It shows Androsov’s understanding of zonal features in the geography of agriculture in our country.

In the industry section, Androsov describes the geography of fossil resources and industrial enterprises, indicating their products. He also describes trade and transport in detail for individual parts of the country.

A particularly interesting work is his “Statistical Note on Moscow.” Moscow was repeatedly described in various publications even before Androsov’s work. In the 20s of the XIX century. A number of guides to Moscow were published. But in all these publications Moscow was described in a purely reference style. In Androsov’s work, the description of Moscow is for the first time accompanied by analysis, generalizations and conclusions. “Note on Moscow” begins with the section “Physical Topography,” which describes the relief, soils, waters and climate of Moscow. The section ends with the chapter “A Look at Improving the Physical Topography of Moscow,” which, in particular, points out the pollution of the Moscow River by the city’s sewage and dyeing establishments and notes that Moscow is “rich in water, poor in good water” (p. 3). The second section of the note is “Political Topography,” which reveals the population of the city and the affiliation of houses by class. It is indicated that in recent years Moscow has been “losing its ancient character” and from “a gathering place for the provincial nobility, where they once gathered to spend the winters” (p. 46), it is turning into a merchant city, and the merchants own most of the stone houses.

Describing various parts of Moscow, Androsov notes the role of one or another class in them. Here he gives a “general view” of Moscow at that time: “... immense extent; huge buildings, obscuring one another; the streets are uneven; winding, elbowed alleys; houses, now ready to move out into the street, now hidden in the depths of wide courtyards overgrown with grass, with facades facing in different directions; the close proximity of magnificent emptiness and contagious closeness, pomp and poverty; extensive irregular areas; in many places wild, secluded gardens; ponds; churches with gloomy architecture, with wide monasteries, where crumbling ancient tombstones often appear from under the grass; various palisades, neatly painted, from behind which cabbage beds often peek out: all this is lively, bright, colorful” (pp. 50 and 51).

The population of Moscow is described in detail. Of the city's population, which amounted to 305.6 thousand people in 1830, half were domestic servants and peasants, including 3/4 serfs. One sixth of the city's population is represented by the upper classes. At the same time, Androsov notes that “the number of street people is out of proportion to the general need.” There are 12 courtyard servants per nobleman, while many houses have a hundred or more courtyard servants. Citing mortality data, Androsov explains that “in the poor class, especially among artisans, mortality is highest” (p. 71). Population decline is not restored by the birth rate. Androsov notes that if Russia had not had such a high mortality rate, “if the social situation had been favorable to preserving the population, then Russia would have soon populated its steppes.” According to a number of indicators, he compares Moscow with Paris and London. Androsov especially describes the industry of Moscow and its distribution in parts of the city. In this section of his work, he writes: “Moscow serves only as the center of the manufacturing region, which embraces not only the entire Moscow province, but also most of the villages in the provinces adjacent to it. This area, which has not the slightest relation to the political division of the provinces, requires a special map and description, without which it is hardly possible to fully see the entire production of Moscow manufactories” (pp. 156–157).

Thus, Androsov does not view Moscow in isolation, but in connection with its entire industrial environment, for which it serves as an organizing center.

Androsov’s “Note about Moscow” appeared earlier than the description of St. Petersburg by A.P. Zablotsky-Desyatovsky, developed under the leadership of K.I. Arsenyev and published in 1836. Both descriptions are of the same type, but the description of St. Petersburg is broader in terms of the number of materials involved. At the same time, Androsov’s “Note on Moscow” outlines an approach to the social analysis of the economy of serf Russia; Twenty years later this kind of analysis was widely implemented in the works of D. P. Zhuravsky.

“A Note on Moscow” attracted the attention of magazines of the time, which published a number of reviews about it. The special nature of Androsov’s works, compared with the formal, purely reference descriptions common at that time, was clearly visible to his contemporaries. Thus, in one of the articles dedicated to Androsov, it is indicated that he “gave statistics the highest meaning, tearing it out of the laps of numbers and tables, showing examples of living applications and presenting the relationship of statistics to politics.” This is precisely the main historical merit of Androsov in the process of development of economic geography in our country.

Bibliography

  1. Nikitin N.P. Vasily Petrovich Androsov / N.P. Nikitin // Domestic economic geographers of the 18th-20th centuries. – Moscow: State Educational and Pedagogical University. Publishing House of the Ministry of Education of the RSFSR, 1957. – P. 141-145.
1803 - October 20, 1841

statistician, editor and publisher of the Russian Empire

Biography

Vasily Petrovich Androsov was born in 1803 in the city of Roslavl, Smolensk province. Having received his initial education at the Smolensk gymnasium, Vasily Androsov, from September 1819 to July 1824, studied at the department of moral and political sciences (Law Faculty of Moscow University). In 1824, awarded a gold medal, he left the university with a candidate's degree.

Already his first scientific publication, “Discourse on Kant’s Philosophy” (“Bulletin of Europe”, 1826), brought him fame in the world of Moscow scientists.

Having been appointed assistant director at the newly opened Agricultural School, V.P. Androsov took an active part in its organization, and also taught geography and statistics there in 1825-1827; at the same time, at the request of the President of the Society of Agriculture, Prince D.V. Golitsyn, Androsov wrote for the students of the agricultural school “Economic Statistics of Russia” (Moscow, 1827), in which he systematically grouped all the scattered data of the then national studies into one harmonious whole. This book, reviewed by academicians Storch and Herman, was dedicated to Emperor Nicholas I and published at public expense, and the author himself was awarded a diamond ring.

In 1828, he participated in the editorial board of M. G. Pavlov’s Russian-language literary-critical magazine “Atheneus.” From 1835 he edited the Moscow Observer, and then (from the 2nd book) became the publisher of this magazine, but the magazine was not very popular with readers and he transferred it 3 years later to other hands. In addition, Androsov was published in the Agricultural Journal.

In 1829, Androsov was appointed secretary of the committee for sorting Russian wool, then formed in Moscow, and from 1831 he published the “Magazine for Sheep Breeders” - at that time very famous and widespread in Russia. I wrote an argument for the competition entitled “On Political Economy and People’s Law.”

In 1832, as an official of special assignments under the Moscow military governor-general, on behalf of Prince D.V. Golitsyn, Androsov created his most important work, called “Statistical Note on Moscow.”

At the end of his life he was engaged in collecting materials for the history of Russian civilization.

Vasily Petrovich Androsov died suddenly in Moscow on October 20, 1841 at the age of 39 and was buried at the Vagankovskoye cemetery.

Almost half a century after his death, at the beginning of the 20th century, the “Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron” described this man on its pages:

Selected bibliography

In addition to the above, he published:

  • “Statistical note about Moscow” (Moscow, 1832)
  • “Productivity and Living Forces” (1835, part I, pp. 33-52);
  • “Beet sugar production in Russia” (1835, part 1, p. 551);
  • “Statistical notes on Russian foreign trade,” comp. Grigory Nebolsin (1836, part 6, p. 161);
  • “How criticism is written” (1836, part VI, p. 470);
  • “On Gogol’s “The Inspector General”” (1836, part VII, p. 120)

Valery Pavlovich Androsov (born September 12, 1950) - Russian historian, professor, Doctor of Historical Sciences.

Valery Pavlovich graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy of Moscow State University in 1978. In 1981 - postgraduate studies at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1997, he was awarded the academic title of professor (cultural history).

Androsov V.P.: all books by the author

The publication is dedicated to the work of the Second Buddha, the founder of the Great Path (Mahayana) - the Indian herald Nagarjuna (II–III centuries). Contains research and the first complete translation into Russian of Nagarjuna's main work "Mula-Madhyamaku-Kariku". This work formed the basis of Mahayana Buddhism in India, the countries of the Far East and Central Asia.

In the first part of the book, the author summarizes 40 years of research activity in Buddhology, touching on current problems of the Lesser, Greater and Diamond vehicles of Indian Buddhism. The second part provides commentary translations from Sanskrit of 12 chapters of the Guhya Samaj Tantra, considered the oldest, and the initial chapters of the Hevajra Tantra, which is being done for the first time in Russian science.

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The book tells how the perception of the image of the Buddha in the texts of the Lesser, Greater and Diamond Vehicles changed doctrinally, what revelations it generated in the minds of the brilliant followers of the Teaching, and answers the question of whether modern science is able to embrace and explain this gigantic treasury of thoughts and intuitive outbursts.

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The monograph is dedicated to the work of the Second Buddha, the founder of the Great Path (Mahayana) - Nagarjuna (N-III centuries). After a brief study of sources on the life and work of Nagarjuna, translations of 12 of his treatises, including the Buddhist lexicon “Dharma-sangraha”, are published.

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The texts included in this collection, arranged according to the principle “from simple to complex,” demonstrate both the ethical, social-ideological, philosophical, and religious-mystical, sacred-cult views of Buddha, Nagarjuna and all ancient Buddhism.

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Monograph of Dr. History. sciences, prof. V. P. Androsov, which includes more than 700 interpretations of Buddhist terms, contains extensive information about the philosophy, history, mythology of Buddhism, its main figures and literary sources.

Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor

Department of History and Culture of the Ancient East

director of the institute, co-chairman of the academic council of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, chairman of the dissertation council on ancient and medieval history of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, expert of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, member of the Board of Directors of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Education:

He graduated from Moscow State University, Faculty of Philosophy (1978) and full-time graduate school at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1978-1981), where he works to this day as the head of the Department of History and Culture of the Ancient East.
Candidate's dissertation: “The concept of nirishvara in the ancient Indian philosophical and religious tradition (based on materials from Shantarakshita’s Tattva-sangraha).” Specialty – history of religions – 07.00.08. 1982, IV RAS.
Doctoral dissertation: “Nagarjuna and his teachings.” Specialty – historiography and source studies – 07.00.09. 1991 Moscow, IV RAS.
The academic title of professor (history of culture) was awarded in 1997.

Scientific interests:

Androsov V.P. is a well-known specialist in the history of Buddhism, its literature, doctrine, and philosophy. For 30 years, he has been researching, translating, publishing and interpreting Sanskrit, Tibetan and individual Pali sources from ancient India and Tibet, and also creating general works on the history of Buddhist culture and the methodology of its study.
The terminology of Buddhism is an area of ​​close interest for the scientist, which is reflected in numerous encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Special studies are devoted to four global problems of Buddhology: (1) the origins of Buddhism and its formation, (2) the early Mahayana and the spiritual heritage of Nagarjuna (II - III centuries), (3) the work of Shantarakshita, Kamalashila and Padmasambhava (VIII century), and also their missionary activity in Tibet, (4) the idea of ​​​​refusing the creator God.

MONOGRAPHIES

  1. Nagarjuna and his teachings. M., “Science” Main editorial office of Eastern literature, 1990, 270 p. (Nagarjuna and his Teaching. “Oriental Literature Publ.”).
  2. Diamond Sutra - Dorjdi Jodva. In Old Kalmyk, Kalmyk and Russian languages. Translation from Old Kalm. – A.V. Badmaeva, from Sanskrit. – V.P. Androsova. Elista: Kalmyk book publishing house. 1993, 156 p. (The Diamond Sutra. “Kalmyk Book Publ.”, Elista).
  3. Dalai Lama XIVth. Kindness, purity of thoughts and insight into the essence. Translation by V.P. Androsov. M., “Peace through culture”, 1993, 278 p. (Dalai Lama XIV. Kindness, Clarity, and Insight. Transl. from English. “World Publ.”).
  4. Geshe Wangyal. Precious staircase. Translation from English by B. Kitinov, edited by Doctor of History. V.P. Androsova. Elista, 1994, 224 p. (The Jeweled Staircase by Geshe Wangyal. Transl. from English by B.Kitinov. Editor - V.P. Androsov. “Kalmyk Book Publ.”, Elista).
  5. Dictionary of Indo-Tibetan and Russian Buddhism. Main names, basic terms and doctrinal concepts. M., Westcom, 2000, 200 p.
  6. Nagarjuna's Buddhism: religious and philosophical treatises. M., “Oriental Literature” RAS, 2000, 799 p. (Nagarjuna's Buddhism: Religious and Philosophic Treatises).
  7. Indian Buddhism: History and Teachings. Issues of methodology and source study. The Edwin Mellen Press. Lewiston (New York USA) – Queenston (Ontario CANADA) – Lampeter (Wales UK). 2000, 418 p. (Indian Buddhism: History and Doctrine. Points of Methodology and Studies of Sources). Series – Russian Studies in World History and Culture, Volume 12.
  8. Shakyamuni Buddha and Indian Buddhism. Modern interpretation of ancient texts. M., “Oriental Literature” RAS, 2001, 508 p. (The Buddha Shakyamuni and Indian Buddhism: Present-day Reading of Ancient Texts).
  9. Nagarjuna's teaching about the Middleness: research. and lane from Sanskrit “Root stanzas about the Middleness (“Mula-madhyamaka-karika”); lane from Tib. “Interpretations of the Root Verses on the Middleness [called] Fearless [refutation of dogmatic views]” (“Mula-madhyamaka-vritti Akutobhaya”). M.: “Eastern Literature” RAS, 2006. 846 p. (Nagarjuna's Teaching on the Middle Way: The Fundamental Stanzas on the Middle Way in the Studies of Nagarjuniana and in the Ancient Buddhism. Introduction, Translation of the Mula-madhyamaka-karika and the Mula-madhyamaka-vritti-Akutobhaya with Annotation and Supplements) .
  10. Dalai Lama XIV. Kindness, clarity and insight. Per. from English and note. V.P.Androsov Publishing house 2nd, revised and additional M.: “Open World”, 2007, 447 p.
  11. Buddhist classics of Ancient India. M.: “Open World”, 2008, 510 p. Reprint – M.: “Orientalia”, 2010, 510 p.
  12. Marpa and the history of Karma Kagyu: “The Life of Marpa the Translator” in the historical context of the Kagyu school. M.: “Open World”, “Diamond Road”. 2009, 507 p. (monograph co-authored with E.V. Leontyeva). Reprint M.: “Orientalia”, 2010, 507 p.
  13. Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. Encyclopedic Dictionary. M.: “Orientalia”, 2011, 448 p.
  14. Dorj Zhodv. Diamond Sutra. Benefits of the Vajrachchedika Prajna Paramita Sutra. In Kalmyk and Russian languages. Translation from Sanskrit into Russian of the “Diamond Sutra”, notes and Afterword by V.P. Androsov. In Kalmyk language - A.V. Badmaev. Elista: CRO Kalmyk Central Buddhist Monastery “Geden Sheddub Choy Korling”, 2012, 320 p. (V.P. Androsov, pp. 109 – 263).

ARTICLES (and series of articles), TRANSLATIONS, REVIEWS, ABSTRACTS

  1. Shantarakshita: life and teachings. // All-Union School of Young Orientalists, vol. 2, part 2. M., 1980, p. 127 – 131. (abstract)
  2. On the history of the continuity of philosophical ideas of India in China. // Bulletin of Ancient History, No. 4, 1981. (review)
  3. Shantarakshita and the penetration of Indian Buddhism into Tibet. // Peoples of Asia and Africa, No. 6, 1981, p. 112 – 120. (article)
  4. "Ishvara-pariksha" in "Tattvasangraha" by Shantarakshita. // Abstracts of reports of Soviet scientists for the V International Conference on Sanskritology. M., 1981, p. 20 – 29.
  5. The concept of nirishvara in the ancient Indian philosophical and religious tradition (based on materials from “Tattvasangraha” by Shantarakshita). M., 1982, 18 pages (abstract of the dissertation)
  6. Attitude to the divine architect in Hinduism and Buddhism. // Ancient and medieval East: History, philology. M., 1983, p. 3 – 21.
  7. Methods for studying ancient Buddhism and Swatantra philosophy. // Bulletin of Ancient History, No. 4, 1983. (review)
  8. Maya-vada according to “Ratna-avali” of Nagarjuna. // Summaries of Papers to the VI-th World Sanskrit Conference. U.S.A. 1984. Moscow, 1984, pp. 15 – 21. (thesis)
  9. Correlation between Philosophy and Religion. // Buddhist Studies. No. 9, Delhi, 1985, pp. 15 – 30. (article)
  10. Šantarakšita I prodiranje indijskog buddhizma u Tibet. // Kulture Istoka, B. 5, Beograd, 1985, pp. 12 – 16. (article)
  11. Buddhism: religion and philosophy. // Philosophy and religion in the foreign East. XX century M., 1985, p. 130 – 152. (article)
  12. Nagarjuna's contribution to the concept of nirishvara. // Ancient India. Language. Culture. Text. M., 1985, p. 156 – 171. (article)
  13. Refutation of the idea of ​​a creator God by ancient Buddhist thinkers. // Religions of the world. Yearbook. 1985. M., 1986, p. 235 – 256. (article)
  14. Monographic works of Asian Buddhist scholars of the 70s and 80s. // Religions of the world. Yearbook. 1985. M., 1986, p. 278 – 294. (article)
  15. Maya-vada according to “Ratna-avali” of Nagarjuna. // Freedom, Progress and Society. Essays in Honor of Prof. K.S. Murty. Delhi, 1986, pp. 190 – 197. (article)
  16. Shantaraksita and the Penetration of Indian Buddhism into Tibet. // Buddhists for Peace, Vol. 8, No. 1, Ulan-Bator, 1986, pp. 45 – 51. (article)
  17. Mayavada u Nagarjuninom djelu “Ratnaavali”. // Filozofska Istraživanja. G. 6, Sv. 3. Zagreb, 1986, pp. 793 – 798. (article)
  18. Teacher's Lines of Succession in Nagarjuna's School. // The Indian Historical Review. Vol. XIII, No. 1 – 2, Delhi, 1986 – 1987, pp. 58 – 62. (article)
  19. Korelacija filozofije I religije. Iśvara-parikša u Tattvasamgrahi od Santarakšite. // Kulture Istoka, B. 11, Beograd, 1987, pp. 10 – 14. (article)
  20. Dialectics of rational knowledge in the works of Nagarjuna. // Rationalist tradition and modernity. India. M., 1988, p. 46 – 74. (article)
  21. Some aspects of Nagarjuna's ideology in the text "Ratnavali". // Buddhism. History and culture. M., 1989, p. 22 – 43. (article)
  22. Asanga. Vasubandhu. // Philosophical encyclopedic dictionary. M., 1989. (articles)
  23. The behavior of the king according to Nagarjuna's Ratna-avali raja-parikatha. // Philosophical and social aspects of Buddhism. M., 1989. (article)
  24. Kinds of Textual Activity in the Early Madhyamika. // Buddhists for Peace, Vol. 11, No. 1, Ulan-Bator, 1989, pp. 20 – 24. (article)
  25. On the “Consideration of Disagreements” (“Vigraha-vyavartani”). // Historical and philosophical yearbook ‘90. M.: “Nauka”, 1991, p. 159 – 187. (article and translation)
  26. Nagarjuna and his teachings. (abstract of the dissertation) M., 1991, 40 pp.
  27. from “Aryadeva” to “Shcherbatskaya” (10 articles) // Buddhism. Dictionary. M.: “Respublika”, 1992.
  28. Vajrachchedika prajnaparamita sutra. Translation from Sanskrit, introduction, commentary. // Vostok, No. 2, M., 1992, p. 104 – 119.
  29. Correlation between Philosophy and Religion: the Isvara-pariksa in Tattvasangraha. // History of Indian Philosophy. A Russian Viewpoint. New Delhi, 1993, pp. 33 – 41. (article)
  30. History of ancient Indian Buddhism. Early period. MIPT. M., 1994. 42 pp. (Brochure)
  31. Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism in India. MIPT. M., 1994. 42 pp. (Brochure)
  32. The origin of Buddhism (towards the methodology and theory of study). // Religions of the Ancient East. M.: “Eastern Literature”, 1995, p. 135 – 204. (article)
  33. Chatukhstava, or Four Hymns to the Buddhas, composed by Nagarjuna. Translation from Sanskrit, introduction and commentary. // East. No. 4, 1995, p. 166 – 180.
  34. Mahayanavimshchika, or 20 verses on Mahayana, compiled by Nagarjuna. Translation from Sanskrit, introduction and commentary. // East. No. 5, 1995, p. 149 – 154.
  35. Indian Buddhism and Tibetan civilization. // Asia - dialogue of civilizations. St. Petersburg: Hyperion", 1996, p. 99 – 152. (article)
  36. Vajrachchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra. Translation from Sanskrit, introduction and commentary. // The World of Buddha and Chinese Civilization. M.: Tolk, 1996, p. 8 – 36.
  37. On the Philosophy of Buddhism and of the West. // Dharmadoot. Maha Bodhi Society of India. Sarnath. 1996, pp. 49 – 64. (article)
  38. Historical and methodological problems of studying ancient Buddhist philosophy (V century BC – V century AD).. // Moscow Oriental Studies. M.: “Eastern Literature”, 1997, p. 79 – 107. (article)
  39. Articles on Buddhism from the “Abhidhamma Pitaka” to the “Lotus Sutra”. // Great Encyclopedia of Cyril and Methodius. 2nd Electron. version. M., 1997. LLC “New Media Generation”. (Total 106 articles)
  40. Dialectics of Reason and Insight in Nagarjuna's Works. // Glimpses of the Sanskrit Buddhist Literature, vol. 1. Ed. by K.N.Mishra. Sarnath: Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, 1997, pp. 157 – 199. (Samyag-vak Series, 9). (article)
  41. Three Points of View on Nagarjuna’s Hagiography. There, p. 37 – 46. (article)
  42. Some Remarks on Nagarjuna's Hagiography. // Sudesika. Festschrift Bhikkhu Nanajivako. Zagreb, 1997, pp. 11 – 16. (article)
  43. How many Buddha bodies did Nagarjuna know? // Ancient civilizations of Eurasia. M., 1998, p. 8 – 10. (thesis)
  44. Dharma-sangraha is the Mahayana encyclopedia and the spiritual heritage of Nagarjuna. // Buddhism in the system of world civilization. Elista, 1998, p. 37 – 40. (abstract)
  45. History of Buddhism and Buddhist culture. // Eastern University at the Institute of Oriental Studies RAS, M, 1999. 14 p. (Lecture course program)
  46. "Collection of the Fundamentals of the Law" (Dharma-sangraha). Sanskrit edition and Tibet. texts, translation, research, comments. // Religions of the world. Yearbook. 1999. M.: “Westcom”, 1999, p. 306 – 443. (448 pp.).
  47. Deception. Chaos. // Cherednichenko T. Russia of the 1990s in slogans, ratings, images / Current lexicon of cultural history. M. 1999, “New Literary Review”, p. 282 – 283, 289 – 290, 300, 369 – 370. (articles)
  48. Articles “Aryadeva”, “Bhavaviveka”, “Vaibhashika”, “Dhammapada”, “Madhyamika”, “Mulamadhyamika-karika”, “Nagarjuna”, “Prasangika-madhyamika”, “Prasannapada”, “Sautrantika”, “Svatantrika-madhyamika” , “Tattva-sangraha”, “Chandrakirti”, “Shunya-vada”, “Sunyata”. // New philosophical encyclopedia in four volumes. M.: “Mysl”, 2000.
  49. Articles “Avalokitesvara”, “Adi-Buddha”, “Amidism”. // Orthodox Encyclopedia “A”, vol. I – II. "Moscow Patriarchate", 2001.
  50. Nagarjuna's treatise “Root Verses on the Middleness” (Mûla-madhyamaka-kārikāĥ). // Scripta Gregoriana. Collection in honor of the seventieth birthday of Academician G.M. Bongard-Levin. M.: “Eastern Literature” RAS, 2003, p. 11 – 19. (526 pages with illustrations). (article)
  51. Vajrayana Buddhism. // Iconography of the Vajrayana. M.: “Design. Information. Cartography", 2003, p. 528 – 538. (article)
  52. Dictionary of basic names, terms and doctrinal concepts. // Ibid., p. 551 – 594. (Articles co-authored with Ts.-B. Badmazhapov).
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