Третий полюс. Гималайский регион — культурная единица в контексте политического, этнического и религиозного разнообразия. № 2
Editor: Korablin Denis
Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Москва, 2026, 208 p.
Content
INTRODUCTION
Theoretical Foundations and Practical Aspects of Himalayan
Studies: Towards the Objectives of the Collection
(D. A. Korablin). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
J UBILAEUS
The Study of Nepal at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the
Russian Academy of Sciences: Research History and Prospects
(On the 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic
Relations between Russia and Nepal) (D. A. Korablin) . . . . . . 19
PART I. STRUCTURE , S PACE , LANDSCAPE
Himalayan Studies as a Scientific Direction (L.Ya. Borkin). . . . . 37
Notes on the Himalayan Region as a Borderland between
Western and Eastern Civilizations (Yu.V. Lyubimov) . . . . . . . . 88
Ethnic and Religious Diatropics of the Trans-Himalayan Zomia
(Case of North-Eastern India) (K.V. Lamskoi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
PART II. IDENTITIES , SINGULARITY, AND OVERLAPPING
INTERPRETATIONS
Measures for Preserving Cultural Identity in Bhutan (Yan A.
Ryazanov) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Tibetan Art Tradition (Thangka, Sculpture) as a Means of
Preserving Identity in the Diaspora (A. D. Bezbakh,
E. N. Zamiatkina, E. Lupu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
IN SITU
Journey to the Nyinba: An Expedition to Humla (Western Nepal)
in January–February 2026 (D. A. Korablin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Fieldwork on Languages and Ethnography on the Eastern
Hindukush (Afghanistan) in 2023–2025 (S. I. Kaverin) . . . . . 180
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
About the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
