“The question deserves deeper study”: Antiquity in business correspondence of Soviet institutions of 1950-ies

The question deserves deeper study": Antiquity in business correspondence of Soviet institutions of 1950-iesThe decade between the mid-1940s and mid-1950s can be called a favorable period for studying antiquity, teaching antiquity disciplines, and disseminating knowledge about the Greco-Roman world in the USSR.The earliest set of documents (late 1951early 1952) was associated with the preparation of the decree of the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences "On the study of ancient history and especially the history of the Ancient East", the purpose of which was "to take measures to develop research in the field of ancient history by Soviet scientists and ensure the training of the necessary personnel".As a result, the study of antiquity by 1952 disappears from the priority tasks of research by Soviet historians;1 24-28-01315 : , 1945-1956 ..The work was carried out within the framework of the RSF 24-28-01315 project "Post-war classicism: social order and intellectual space of Soviet specialists in ancient history, 1945-1956".