Comp. L. B. Alaev, T. N. Zagorodnikova, Moscow: East. lit-ra, 2010. 470 p., ill. This book is unusual and ... strange. It is not like the standard anniversary collections in honor of a particular scientist (including an Orientalist), which are now in fashion and usually represent a collection of articles, sometimes completely random. This book is dedicated not just to a major scientist, but to a non-standard bright personality who seems to speak from its pages. The collection contains a touch of nostalgia for the old Oriental studies, to which my generation and those who are a little younger belong - they are the ones who made this book, bringing page 186 You can add your own personal attitude to the heroine by sharing your memories and impressions of her and writing some extremely good (and by no means accidental) articles. This work is not only informative, but also elegant-from the cover to the last page, it is made with great appreciation and love for Coca Alexandrovna Antonova. The book has four parts: "Introduction", "About yourself"," About her", "Articles on the history of India, British colonial policy and Russian-Indian relations". The "introduction", written by L. B. Alaev and T. N. Zagorodnikova, begins solemnly:"This was a representative of the cohort of scientists who founded modern Russian Indology." This is followed by a phrase that puts everything in its place and conveys the book's elegance and unconventionality: "A unique name emphasizes that this was an extraordinary woman" (p. 3). The authors of" Introduction " put the scientific contribution of K. A. Antonova at the forefront, leaving an assessment of her character, non-conformist behavior and what we call eccentricities in the third part of the book. Here, however, they mentioned the persistent love of Koki Alexandrovna for skullcaps and her diverse interests and hobbies: write poetry, love cats, read detective stories, travel, sports, photography. "A certain eccentricity that scared off many ... Читать далее