On March 21, 2003, the famous Russian orientalist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of Dagestan University and Dagestan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences Amri Rzaevich Shikhsaidov turned 75 years old. This is hard to believe: the hero of the day is just as cheerful and full of creative plans as before, actively working on new projects. And still, without changing his habits, every summer he goes to different regions of Dagestan at the head of archeographic and epigraphic expeditions, charging not only colleagues but also students with his energy. The rich spiritual traditions of Russia, Dagestan and the Muslim East are surprisingly intertwined in the fate of the hero of the day. His family includes prominent Muslim historians, jurists, and Sufis. On his mother's side, he is a descendant of Shamil's mentor, the famous Dagestani Sheikh Muhammad Yaragsky (al-Yaragi, 1771-1838), after whom one of the central streets of Makhachkala is now named. Amri Rzaevich's mother, Khanum, was the daughter of the famous pre-revolutionary Dagestan scholar, public figure and poet Hasanefendi Alkadarsky (al-Alkadari, 1834-1910), the author of the famous historical works "Asar - i Dagestan" and "Diwan al-mamnun". The family of A. R. Shikhsaidov still carefully preserves personal belongings and manuscripts of Alkadarsky. A. R. Shikhsaidov is a follower of the scientific traditions of the St. Petersburg School of Oriental Studies, whose special feature is the ability to work with sources, knowledge of modern scientific methods. He studied under the masters of Russian science I. Y. Krachkovsky, I. P. Petrushevsky, V. I. Belyaev, V. V. Struve, I. A. Orbeli, V. M. Zhirmunsky. Issue of 1951 The Faculty of Oriental Studies at Leningrad University turned out to be surprisingly rich in talent. His classmates were famous Russian orientalists A. B. Khalidov, O. G. Bolshakov, P. G. Bulgakov, L. E. Kubbel, A. G. Lundin, and R. S. Sharafutdinova. More than half a century has ... Читать далее