April 4, 2012 marks the 75th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Viktorovich Graivoronsky , one of the leading Russian Mongolian scholars, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Head of the Mongolia Sector of the Korea and Mongolia Department of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Vladimir Viktorovich himself admits that he was incredibly lucky in life. He graduated from high school in Kharkov in 1954 with a silver medal, and the representative of MGIMO for the selection of candidates for applicants who came from Moscow that year suggested that he go to study in Moscow, at MGIMO. Everything turned out well - he was accepted to MGIMO at the Mongolian Department of the Faculty of Oriental Studies. V. V. Graivoronsky never regretted that he became a Mongolian scholar, he loved Mongolia and its people forever. Good feelings and enthusiasm were born at the Institute during classes with teachers of the Mongolian language G. D. Sanzheev (old-written), A. R. Rinchine, M. F. Kozyrev (modern, based on the Cyrillic alphabet) and others, as they got acquainted with the ancient and modern history of Mongolia, its economy, and culture. Interest in the country and everything connected with it increased at the Central Komsomol School, where Vladimir Viktorovich worked as a translator of the Mongolian language in 1960 - 1966 after graduating from the institute. His work at the Central School gave him a lot, and first of all, he mastered the spoken and modern literary language perfectly (a significant addition to the institute's knowledge), and among the Mongolian students of the school he made many close acquaintances and friends. But as the years passed, the decision was gradually made to improve their skills and get a deeper understanding of the country, its history and modern development. And for this, a reliable compass is science. In 1966. Vladimir Viktorovich became an employee of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Academy of Sciences (at that ... Читать далее