Evgeniy Leonidovich Besprozvannykh

• Published in: Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Serii͡a︡ 4, Istorii͡a Istorii͡a, 2017-09, Vol.22 (3), p.183-193
• Main Author: Efimov, Evgeniy
• Format: Article
• Language: eng ; rus
• Subjects: academic activity; Buddhism; China; oriental studies; Tibet
• ISSN: 1998-9938; 2312-8704
• DOI: 10.15688/jvolsu4.2017.3.17

The article deals with the academic activity of Evgeniy Leonidovich Besprozvannykh, his main works and academic interests. His contribution to the research of Priamurye as a point of clash of interests of China and Russia in the 19th century is revealed. The author highlights in detail the periods of his life connected with work at Volgograd State University. During this period he studies the problems of relationship of Tibet and China in the 17th – 18th centuries, the focus being at the activity of political leaders of Tibet and their role in life of the country. The article describes his contribution to revealing the problems of relationship of Tibet, neighbour countries and English East Indian company. The special attention is paid to the features of social and religious structure of the Tibetan state, policy of the English East Indian company in this region. The author also analyzes E. L. Besprozvannykh’s academic activity connected with the research of history of Kalmykia in the 17th –18th centuries. The problematic issues connected with migration of the Volga Kalmyks to China in the 18th century are also highlighted. The facts and data on his private life help to understand his development as an academician, research supervisor and teacher.