Abdullin Khalim Minnullovich

Abdullin Khalim Minnullovich (January 20, 1981, Almetyevsk) – historian, Candidate of Historical Sciences, expert in the history of archaeology of the Republic of Tatarstan and military history of the Russian Empire. Senior Research Associate of the Museum of Archaeology of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Institute of Archaeology named after A.Kh. Khalikov of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. He graduated from the history department of Kazan State Pedagogical University in 2003, full-time postgraduate program at the Department of Russian History of Tatar State University of Humanities and Education “with a thesis presentation” in 2006. In 2007 he defended a thesis “Muslim Clergy and Military Department of the Russian Empire (Late 8th – Early 20th cc.)” in 07.00.02 at Sh. Mardzhani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (academic supervisor G.M. Mustafina). In 2002-2006 he worked as a teacher of history and social studies at Tatar Gymnasium No.3 of Kazan. In 2006-2014 – Research Associate (since 2008 – Senior Research Associate) of the Museum of Archaeology of the Republic of Tatarstan under Sh. Mardzhani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. In 2007-2008 he concurrently worked as a Leading Specialist – Head of the Museum of History of Statehood of the Tatar People and Republic of Tatarstan at the Kazan Kremlin State Historical-Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve. In 2009 he also worked as a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Russian History at Tatar State University of Humanities and Education. In 2013 he was a member of the creative team for the establishment of the Museum of Bolgar Civilization (Bolgar, Tatarstan). In 2013-2014 – Secretary of the Organizing Committee for Preparation and Conduct of the 4th (20th) All-Russian Archaeological Congress in Kazan (October 20-25, 2014). Since 2014 until today he has worked as Senior Research Associate at the Museum of Archaeology of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Institute of Archaeology named after A.Kh. Khalikov of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. In 2015-2016 he was a Member of the Creative Group for establishment of an exposition of the “City Panorama” exhibition and entertainment complex (Kazan, Dzerzhinsky str., 7). In 2016, he concurrently worked as Head of the Archival Group of the Institute of Archaeology named after A.Kh. Khalikov of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. In 2016 he worked as Secretary of the Organizing Committee for preparation and conduct of the International Congress of Islamic Archaeology of Russia and the CIS Countries (September 26-28, 2016, Kazan). Since January 2017 he has concurrently worked as Acting Head of the Information and Editorial Department of the Institute of Archaeology named after A.Kh. Khalikov of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences.

Academic interests: history of the archaeology of the Republic of Tatarstan, military history of the Russian Empire.

Titles and Awards:

Certificate of Honour of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan (2015)

Scientific Grants:

Grant of the Russian Foundation for Humanities (2010-2011) “History of Tatarstan Archaeology in 1942-2005 (on the basis of archival materials)” (project No. 10-01-29108 a(p), project manager).

Research grant of Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University (2012-2013) “Historical geography and spatial organization of the settlement structure of the Middle Volga region in the second half of the 16th-18th centuries”. Contractor (project No. 6.5972.2011, contractor).

Grant of the Russian Foundation for Humanities (2015-2016) “Tatarstan Archaeology: Encyclopaedic Dictionary” (project No. 15-11-16005 a(p), project manager).

Main Scientific Works and Publications:

Monographs, document collections and other books:

1. Muslims and Muslim clergy in the military department of the Russian Empire: collection of legislative acts, regulatory documents and materials / Compiler and author of the introductory article and comments – Kh.M. Abdullin. – Kazan: Institute of History, Academy of Sciences of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, 2009, – 148 p.

2. Guide to the Scientific Foundation of the Museum of Archaeology of the Tatarstan Republic of the Institute of History named after Sh. Mardzhani of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences / Executive editor Kh.M. Abdullin. – Kazan: “YaZ” Publ.; Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, 2011. – 220 p. (co-authored)

3. The history of the Tatars since ancient times in seven volumes. Vol. VII. Tatars and Tatarstan in the 20th – early 21st cc. – Kazan, 2013. – 1003 p. (co-authored)

4. Great Bolgar. A TARTARICA Series Atlas. – Moscow, Kazan: “Feoria” Publ., 2013. – 404 p.: illustrated (co-authored)

5. Military establishments and institutions of the Kazan Kremlin in the 18th – first half of 20th centuries. – Kazan: “Otechestvo” Publ., 2013. – 164 p.

6. Great Bolgar. A TARTARICA Series Atlas. – Kazan, 2015. – 404 p. (Co-author) / Abdullin Kh.M. Bolgar Town on Maps and Plans of 18th-19th centuries. Pp. 74-81 (co-authored)

7. Tatars during the First World War (1914-1918): monograph. – Kazan: Institute of History named after Sh. Mardzhani of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, 2015. – 396 p. (co-authored by L.R. Gabdrafikova)

8. Historical and Cultural Atlas of the Sabinsky District of the Tatarstan Republic / Under general editorship of I.R. Kuzmina. Compiled by: Kh.M. Abdullin, I.R. Karimov, A.I. Nogmanov. – Kazan: “Folio” Publ., 2015. – 108 p.

9. Historical and Cultural Atlas of the Zelenodolsk District of the Tatarstan Republic / Under general editorship of I.R. Kuzmina. Compiled by: Kh.M. Abdullin, I.R. Karimov, S.A. Faizullin, L.A. Elm, I.R. Kuzmina. – Voronezh: “OOO Tender” Publ., 2016. – 152 p.

10. Historical and Cultural Atlas of the Spassky District of the Tatarstan Republic / Under general editorship of I.R. Kuzmina. Compiled by: A.G. Sitdikov, Kh.M. Abdullin, I.R. Karimov, S.A. Faizullin, R.F. Sharifullin, I.R. Kuzmina. – Kazan: “OOO Foliant” Publ., 2016. – 148 p.

11. Historical and Cultural Atlas of Chistopolsky District of the Tatarstan Republic / Under general editorship of I.R. Kuzmina. Compiled by: Kh.M. Abdullin, I.R. Karimov, S.A. Faizullin. – Voronezh: “OOO Tender” Publ., 2016. – 156 p.

12. Historical Atlas of the Republic of Tatarstan. Images and Space / Author and Compiler – A.G. Sitdikov, Kh.M. Abdullin. – Perm: “OOO PK ASTER” Publ., 2016. – 84 p. (co-authored)

Most significant articles:

1. Muslims and Muslim Clergy in the Irregular Military Forces of the Russian Empire in the 18th – early 20th cc. // Military and History Journal. – 2005. – No. 10. – Pp. 46-50. (co-authored by G.M. Mustafina)

2. Military service of the Crimean Tatars in the Russian Empire // Military History Journal. – 2007. – No. 1. – Pp. 49-54.

3. The Main Military Temple of Kazan. Spasskaya Military Kremlin Church // Military History Journal. – 2012. – No. 1. – Pp. 64-68.

4. Tatars in the Patriotic War of 1812 and Foreign Campaigns. // “Rodina” Publ. – 2012. – No. 10. – Pp. 131-133.

5. Formation of a database of historical sources of the second half of 16th – first half of 19th the century for the geoinformation system of the Kazan region // Proceedings of the Kazan University. – Volume 155, Book 3, Part 1. Humanities. – 2013. – Pp. 66-77 (co-authored by D.A. Mustafina, A.G. Sitdikov)

6. 4th (20th) All-Russian Archaeological Congress (Kazan, October 21-25, 2014) // Bulletin of the Russian Foundation for Humanities. – 2015. – No. 1 (78). – Pp. 223-228 (co-authored by E.G. Devlet, A.G. Sitdikov)

7. Tatar Encyclopaedism: Trends and Prospects / // The Volga River Region Archaeology. – 2015. – No. 3 (13). – Pp. 227-235 (co-authored by R.V. Shaidullin, R.R. Salakhiev, G.Kh. Galimullina, A.G. Sitdikov, R.R. Valiev)

8. Encyclopaedic dictionary on the archaeology of Tatarstan: conceptual issues // The Volga River Region Archaeology. – 2015. – No.3 (13). – Pp. 236-248. (co-authored by I.L. Izmailov, A.G. Sitdikov, F.Sh. Khuzin)

9. 10th anniversary of the Museum of Archaeology of the Tatarstan Republic of the Institute of Archaeology named after A.Kh. Khalikov of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences // The Volga River Region Archaeology. – 2015. – No. 3 (13). – Pp. 256-263 (co-authored by V.S. Baranov, G.I. Drozdova, A.S. Mukhametshina, A.G. Sitdikov)

10. The Muslim Military Clergy of the Russian Empire at the End of the 18th – Beginning of the 20th Century // Journal of Sustainable Development. – 2015. – Vol.8. – №7. – P.121-130. (co-authored by R.R. Khairutdinov) (Canada)

11. Kazan glass factory of XVIII-XIX centuries: history, archaeology, discoveries // The Turkish Online Journal of Design, Art and Communication – TOJDAC November 2016 Special Edition. – P.2869-2875. (co-authored by A.G. Sitdikov, R.Kh. Khramchenkova, P.Yu. Kaplan) (Turkey)

12. Military service of the Polish-Lithuanian Tatars in the Russian Empire // Życie Tatarskie. 2016. №44(121). S.15-51. (Poland)