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Paper short abstract:

In the report, through the private letters of V.L. Vyatkin to V.V. Barthold, there will be reflected the process of searching, acquiring and studying oriental manuscript sources, reflecting a particular period in the history of Central Asia.

Paper long abstract:

V.L.Vyatkin and V.V.Bartold played a huge role in the study of the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the peoples of Central Asia, including the history of Uzbekistan. Their so-called scientific tandem contributed to the clarification and solution of issues related to the study of written sources, historical topography, numismatics, archeology of the Turkestan region, and there were also an exchange of views on new editions.

Through the prism of studying the private correspondence of V.L.Vyatkin and V.V.Barthold, It is possible to reveal the details of their contribution to studying the history of this vast region, which gave a huge impetus to further research.

For V.L.Vyatkin private correspondence with V.V.Barthold helped: to obtain valuable advices for further research; assisted in obtaining financial resources for archaeological research in saving and preserving the historical monuments of Samarkand.

For V. Bartold, this correspondence created an opportunity to obtain information about new written sources on the history of Central Asia, including Samarkand; clarification of the topographical names of certain places; and also V.L.Vyatkin shared with his new interests and difficulties in the implementation of certain requests of V.V.Barthold.

Thus, in this paper, there will be recounted that V.L.Vyatkin and V.V.Bartold applied an integrated approach in studying Central Asian history. They shared the view, that initially you should study the written sources, and then proceed to archaeological research.