Abstract

The article introduces a special section of the issue dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences. Its current director discusses the institute’s past and present as well as the general prospects for the development of anthropology in Russia, focusing on the case of the organization that has been one of the leading academic institutions in the country. Recollections about the historical role of the institute are presented in the contributions featuring D.D. Beliaev’s article on Y.V. Knorozov, M.V. Kryukov’s autobiographical essay, and S.S. Alymov’s interviews with N.S. Polishchuk and M.A. Chlenov.

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