R. Bekkin

The Islamic Studies Department of Petrograd State University (One Little Known Page of A.E. Schmidt’s Biography)

 Abstract: The paper is devoted to the history of the Department of Islamic Studies at the Petrograd University in November 1918.The author considers the scientific and organizational activities of A.E. Schmidt in the Central Asian State University (CASU).

 Key words: Islamic studies, chair of Islamic studies, A.E. Schmidt, Oriental Languages Faculty, fiqh