Igor Yu Kotin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4143522 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Igor Yu Kotin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Igor Yu |
| FAMILY NAME | Kotin |
| SIGNATURE | KOTIN I Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Peter the Great's Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5751-7703 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Second Life of Nina G. Krasnodembskaya, Indologist and Sri Lanka Scholar
Nina Georgievna Krasnodembskaya (1939–2024) devoted many years to the MAE RAS, where her ideas, projects, and publications were valued and her active civic stance was respected. A prominent St. Petersburg Indologist and Sri Lanka scholar, she continued the traditions of living Indology established by I. P. Minaev. Krasnodembskaya, who held a Candidate of Philology degree and a Doctor of Historical Sciences degree, made a significant contribution …
Ethnographic Animation by Vladimir Pekar and the Screenplays of Mikhail Rodionov
Nikolaevsky Hall
The permanent exhibition “Peoples of South Asia” (2024) presented in the Nikolaevsky Hall of the MAE (Kunstkamera) RAS is dedicated to the peoples of India (Bhārat), Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The exhibition maintains continuity from the first permanent exhibition “India” (1925), but offers a greater variety of objects and contains information about the prominent collectors (Tsesarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich, A. M. and L. A. Meer…
“Asian beasts” in the Academic and Poetic Activity of M. A. Rodionov
The article discusses the history of the creation and holding of the round table “Asian Bestiary” at the MAE (Kunstkamera) RAS and analyses several ethnographic and poetic plots developed by outstanding Ara- bist, ethnographer, and poet Mikhail Rodionov (1946–2022). His research interests were related to the ethnography of Lebanon and Hadramaut. One of the important themes of Rodionov’s poetic work and scientific research was the “Bestiary”, unde…
Drawings from the Collection of Ivan Minaeff in the MAE RAS as a Source on the History and Ethnography of Punjab in the Second Part of the 19th Century
The article considers drawings made in Punjab and collected by famous Russian Indologist and ethnographer Ivan Pavlovich Minaev (1840–1890). In 1875 and in 1880 Ivan Minaev visited Lahore, Amritsar and Ludhiana and collected these items, and made notes on Punjab in his diary. The authors argue that both the collections and Minaev’s remarks in his diary are important source on the history and ethnography of Punjab in the second half of the 19th ce…
The Calendar, Religion and Politics. Discussion on Calendar Reform in the Sikh Community
In the article the introduction of the Nanakshahi calendar in 1998 (accepted in 2003, amended in 2010) is considered as an attempt of unification of the Sikh community, and formation of single-form Sikh identity. The evolution of a Sikh community is a long process and the result of the combination of different trends. The community of Sikhs started as the sect in Hinduism in time of Guru Nanak (1469–1539) but developed as a new religion under the…
On the Jubilee (80 years) of the Patriarch of St. Petersburg Indology
The article is dedicated to the outstanding Indologist, researcher and translator of the Mahabharata Yaroslav Vasilkov, who turns 80 on December 12, 2023. Yaroslav Vladimirovich Vasilkov is rightfully considered the head of the modern St. Petersburg Indological school. He enjoys well-deserved respect from fellow orientalists, ethnographers, folklorists, and philologists. The article provides an overview of the scientific activities of our Jubilee…
On the History of Polish Indology and Russian-Polish Indological Contacts in the Second Part of the 20th — and Start of the 21st Century
This article covers history of Polish Indology in the second half of the 20th century and early 21st century. The end of World War II, and the independence obtained by India in 1947 are the factors that greatly influenced development of Indology in Poland and Polish-Russian Indological contacts. New centers of Indology in Wroclaw and Poznan developed. New themes of research appeared. Contacts with Russian colleagues intensified. The author review…
Delivery of Museum Collections to the USSR in the Period of Sanctions
The article examines the circumstances and history of delivery to Russia of ethnographic collections by the First Russian Expedition to Ceylon and India (1914-18). These items were stored at Russian Tea Firm Gubkin Co warehouses in Colombo, Government Museum (Madras) and Indian Museum (Calcutta), at the State Far Eastern University (Vladivostok) until 1925. The authors consider political conditions and ways of protection of the Academy of Science…
Sikh Festivals and the Nanakshahi Calendar
In the article the introduction of the Nanakshahi calendar in 1998 (amended in 2003) is considered as an attempt of unification of the Sikh community, and formation of single-form Sikh identity. The evolution of a Sikh community is a long process and the result of the combination of different trends. The community of Sikhs started as the sect in Hinduism in time of Guru Nanak (1469 - 1539) but developed as a new religion under the leadership of h…
Century of Indology at the University of Hamburg
The article is devoted to the development of Indology at the University of Hamburg and analyzes the contribution of Hamburg Indologists to the study of ancient and medieval India and the study of modern languages and literature of India in the discipline’s development in the sister city of St. Petersburg. The authors note that the development of Indology has a long history in Germany and the uniqueness of the Hamburg school is observed. Germany h…
Problems of British Bangladeshis’ Adaptations
The novel Brick Lane by British writer Monica Ali provides a vivid sketch of the life of Bangladeshis both at home and in London, where the largest community of people from Bangladesh lives outside South Asia, primarily natives of Sylhet County. The book got its name due to the street, which has become a distinctive center of concentration for Bengalis in the capital of Great Britain. Ali’s novel Brick Lane can be regarded as a source on the rece…
India of 1920s as Seen by Soviet Playwright, Consulting Indologists, Theater Critics
The authors of this contribution analyze the circumstances and the history of a popular play that was staged in the Soviet Union in 1927-1928. Titled Jumah Masjid, this play was devoted to the anti-colonial movement in India. A manuscript of the play, not indicating its title and the name of its author, was found in the St. Petersburg Branch of the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences among the papers related to A.M. and L.A. Meerwarth, mem…
The Jihad of Machetes”. Causes and Consequences
The aim of the research is to trace causes of the wave of terrorism in present day Bangladesh, to analyze the government’s response to it and to give possible scenarios of the further development of Bangladesh as the result of the clash between the government and radical Islamic terrorists. The research task is to make the monitoring of a press, the list of terrorist events and the list of victims and to analyze them. The main research method emp…
The Jihad of Machetes”. Causes and Consequences
The aim of the research is to trace causes of the wave of terrorism in present day Bangladesh, to analyze the government’s response to it and to give possible scenarios of the further development of Bangladesh as the result of the clash between the government and radical Islamic terrorists. The research task is to make the monitoring of a press, the list of terrorist events and the list of victims and to analyze them. The main research method emp…
The Jihad of Machetes”. Causes and Consequences
The aim of the research is to trace causes of the wave of terrorism in present day Bangladesh, to analyze the government’s response to it and to give possible scenarios of the further development of Bangladesh as the result of the clash between the government and radical Islamic terrorists. The research task is to make the monitoring of a press, the list of terrorist events and the list of victims and to analyze them. The main research method emp…
Century of Indology at the University of Hamburg
The article is devoted to the development of Indology at the University of Hamburg and analyzes the contribution of Hamburg Indologists to the study of ancient and medieval India and the study of modern languages and literature of India in the discipline’s development in the sister city of St. Petersburg. The authors note that the development of Indology has a long history in Germany and the uniqueness of the Hamburg school is observed. Germany h…
Problems of British Bangladeshis’ Adaptations
The novel Brick Lane by British writer Monica Ali provides a vivid sketch of the life of Bangladeshis both at home and in London, where the largest community of people from Bangladesh lives outside South Asia, primarily natives of Sylhet County. The book got its name due to the street, which has become a distinctive center of concentration for Bengalis in the capital of Great Britain. Ali’s novel Brick Lane can be regarded as a source on the rece…
India of 1920s as Seen by Soviet Playwright, Consulting Indologists, Theater Critics
The authors of this contribution analyze the circumstances and the history of a popular play that was staged in the Soviet Union in 1927-1928. Titled Jumah Masjid, this play was devoted to the anti-colonial movement in India. A manuscript of the play, not indicating its title and the name of its author, was found in the St. Petersburg Branch of the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences among the papers related to A.M. and L.A. Meerwarth, mem…
On the History of Polish Indology and Russian-Polish Indological Contacts in the Second Part of the 20th — and Start of the 21st Century
This article covers history of Polish Indology in the second half of the 20th century and early 21st century. The end of World War II, and the independence obtained by India in 1947 are the factors that greatly influenced development of Indology in Poland and Polish-Russian Indological contacts. New centers of Indology in Wroclaw and Poznan developed. New themes of research appeared. Contacts with Russian colleagues intensified. The author review…
Delivery of Museum Collections to the USSR in the Period of Sanctions
The article examines the circumstances and history of delivery to Russia of ethnographic collections by the First Russian Expedition to Ceylon and India (1914-18). These items were stored at Russian Tea Firm Gubkin Co warehouses in Colombo, Government Museum (Madras) and Indian Museum (Calcutta), at the State Far Eastern University (Vladivostok) until 1925. The authors consider political conditions and ways of protection of the Academy of Science…
Sikh Festivals and the Nanakshahi Calendar
In the article the introduction of the Nanakshahi calendar in 1998 (amended in 2003) is considered as an attempt of unification of the Sikh community, and formation of single-form Sikh identity. The evolution of a Sikh community is a long process and the result of the combination of different trends. The community of Sikhs started as the sect in Hinduism in time of Guru Nanak (1469 - 1539) but developed as a new religion under the leadership of h…
On the Jubilee (80 years) of the Patriarch of St. Petersburg Indology
The article is dedicated to the outstanding Indologist, researcher and translator of the Mahabharata Yaroslav Vasilkov, who turns 80 on December 12, 2023. Yaroslav Vladimirovich Vasilkov is rightfully considered the head of the modern St. Petersburg Indological school. He enjoys well-deserved respect from fellow orientalists, ethnographers, folklorists, and philologists. The article provides an overview of the scientific activities of our Jubilee…
Drawings from the Collection of Ivan Minaeff in the MAE RAS as a Source on the History and Ethnography of Punjab in the Second Part of the 19th Century
The article considers drawings made in Punjab and collected by famous Russian Indologist and ethnographer Ivan Pavlovich Minaev (1840–1890). In 1875 and in 1880 Ivan Minaev visited Lahore, Amritsar and Ludhiana and collected these items, and made notes on Punjab in his diary. The authors argue that both the collections and Minaev’s remarks in his diary are important source on the history and ethnography of Punjab in the second half of the 19th ce…
The Calendar, Religion and Politics. Discussion on Calendar Reform in the Sikh Community
In the article the introduction of the Nanakshahi calendar in 1998 (accepted in 2003, amended in 2010) is considered as an attempt of unification of the Sikh community, and formation of single-form Sikh identity. The evolution of a Sikh community is a long process and the result of the combination of different trends. The community of Sikhs started as the sect in Hinduism in time of Guru Nanak (1469–1539) but developed as a new religion under the…
Nikolaevsky Hall
The permanent exhibition “Peoples of South Asia” (2024) presented in the Nikolaevsky Hall of the MAE (Kunstkamera) RAS is dedicated to the peoples of India (Bhārat), Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The exhibition maintains continuity from the first permanent exhibition “India” (1925), but offers a greater variety of objects and contains information about the prominent collectors (Tsesarevich Nikolai Alexandrovich, A. M. and L. A. Meer…
“Asian beasts” in the Academic and Poetic Activity of M. A. Rodionov
The article discusses the history of the creation and holding of the round table “Asian Bestiary” at the MAE (Kunstkamera) RAS and analyses several ethnographic and poetic plots developed by outstanding Ara- bist, ethnographer, and poet Mikhail Rodionov (1946–2022). His research interests were related to the ethnography of Lebanon and Hadramaut. One of the important themes of Rodionov’s poetic work and scientific research was the “Bestiary”, unde…
The Second Life of Nina G. Krasnodembskaya, Indologist and Sri Lanka Scholar
Nina Georgievna Krasnodembskaya (1939–2024) devoted many years to the MAE RAS, where her ideas, projects, and publications were valued and her active civic stance was respected. A prominent St. Petersburg Indologist and Sri Lanka scholar, she continued the traditions of living Indology established by I. P. Minaev. Krasnodembskaya, who held a Candidate of Philology degree and a Doctor of Historical Sciences degree, made a significant contribution …
Ethnographic Animation by Vladimir Pekar and the Screenplays of Mikhail Rodionov
Ethnography (6 works) · History (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Classics (3 works) · Indian and Buddhist Studies (3 works) · Indian History and Philosophy (3 works)