Nusantara Society
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The Nusantara Society was founded on January 10, 1990, and the Nusantara Research Center was established in June 1998 at the Institute of Asian and African Countries
at Moscow State University
. The Society comprises research fellows, professors, lecturers, students and postgraduates of Moscow
and St. Petersburg academic institutions, universities and higher schools, studying the vast region of Nusantara
, populated by peoples speaking Austronesian languages
. Nusantara includes Indonesia
, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, Madagascar
, Oceania
, as well as countries where Austronesian minorities are present, such as Singapore
, Thailand
, Vietnam
and Taiwan
(Republic of China
).
The main aims of the Nusantara Society are as follows:
The Nusantara Society cooperates closely with the Gorky Institute of World Literature
under the Russian Academy of Sciences
, the Rudomino Library for foreign Literature and the Russian State Library
, the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Saint Petersburg State University
; Leiden University
and the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV
) in the Netherlands
, the University of Malaya
, the Malaysian Institute of Language and Literature (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
) and other institutions abroad. A memorandum of understanding
was signed with the Malaysian Institute of Language and Literature in 1995.
The Nusantara Society is also engaged in publishing. Its publications include the Malay-Indonesian Studies Series (partly based on seminar papers) and miscellaneous studies on Nusantara culture (in cooperation with Saint Petersburg University). Uptill 2008 there were 18 issues of Malay-Indonesian Studies.
Secretary-Coordinator Assist. Professor Dr. Dorofeeva, Tatiana Valerianovna (Institute of Asian and African Countries
)
Members:
Senior Research Fellow Dr. Alieva, Natalia Fedorovna (Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
),
Assist. Professor Dr. Kukushkina, Eugenia Sergeevna (Institute of Asian and African Countries
),
Assoc. Professor Dr. Pogadaev, Victor Alexandrovich (University of Malaya
),
Research Fellow Dr. Zakharov, Anton Olegovich (Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
),
Kulikova Maria (PhD Student, Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
).
Institute of Asian and African Countries
INSTITUTE OF ASIAN AND AFRICAN COUNTRIES at Lomonosov Moscow State University was founded in 1956 as the Institute of Oriental Languages. Today's name from 1972. It is the leading Russian Centre for Oriental Studies. It employs more than 250 members including 28 professors and 70 assistant professors...
at Moscow State University
Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
. The Society comprises research fellows, professors, lecturers, students and postgraduates of Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and St. Petersburg academic institutions, universities and higher schools, studying the vast region of Nusantara
Nusantara
Nusantara is an Indonesian word for the Indonesian archipelago. It is originated from Old Javanese and literally means "archipelago".The word Nusantara was taken from an oath by Gajah Mada, as written on an old Javanese manuscript Pararaton and Negarakertagama...
, populated by peoples speaking Austronesian languages
Austronesian languages
The Austronesian languages are a language family widely dispersed throughout the islands of Southeast Asia and the Pacific, with a few members spoken on continental Asia that are spoken by about 386 million people. It is on par with Indo-European, Niger-Congo, Afroasiatic and Uralic as one of the...
. Nusantara includes Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
, Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
, as well as countries where Austronesian minorities are present, such as Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
and Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
(Republic of China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
).
The main aims of the Nusantara Society are as follows:
- To establish contacts with scientific institutions and universities in Nusantara, EuropeEuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and elsewhere. - To promote studies and teaching courses on Nusantara as well as teaching the MalayMalay languageMalay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...
/Indonesian languageIndonesian languageIndonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
, and other Austronesian languages. - To carry on the exchange of books, periodicals and other materials between Nusantarian countries and RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, to organize all kinds of exhibitions, performances, video and film showings. - To work out joint research projects and to arrange conferences and seminars.
- To encourage the research work of postgraduates and students and to facilitate the probation of Russian specialists, postgraduates and students abroad.
The Nusantara Society cooperates closely with the Gorky Institute of World Literature
Gorky Institute of World Literature
The Gorky Institute of World Literature is a research institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.It was founded on 17 September 1932 for the 40th anniversary of M. Gorky`s literary activity.Web-site: http://www.imli.ru/...
under the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....
, the Rudomino Library for foreign Literature and the Russian State Library
Russian State Library
The Russian State Library is the national library of Russia, located in Moscow. It is the largest in the country and the third largest in the world for its collection of books . It was named the V. I...
, the Faculty of Oriental Studies at Saint Petersburg State University
Saint Petersburg State University
Saint Petersburg State University is a Russian federal state-owned higher education institution based in Saint Petersburg and one of the oldest and largest universities in Russia....
; Leiden University
Leiden University
Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...
and the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV
KITLV
The Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies at Leiden was founded in 1851. Its objective is the advancement of the study of the anthropology, linguistics, social sciences, and history of Southeast Asia, the Pacific Area, and the Caribbean. Special emphasis is laid on...
) in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, the University of Malaya
University of Malaya
The University of Malaya is located on a campus near the centre of Kuala Lumpur, and is the oldest university in Malaysia. It was founded in 1905 as a public-funded tertiary institution...
, the Malaysian Institute of Language and Literature (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka is the government body responsible for coordinating the use of the Malay language in Malaysia and Brunei.-History:...
) and other institutions abroad. A memorandum of understanding
Memorandum of understanding
A memorandum of understanding is a document describing a bilateral or multilateral agreement between parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common line of action. It is often used in cases where parties either do not imply a legal commitment or in...
was signed with the Malaysian Institute of Language and Literature in 1995.
The Nusantara Society is also engaged in publishing. Its publications include the Malay-Indonesian Studies Series (partly based on seminar papers) and miscellaneous studies on Nusantara culture (in cooperation with Saint Petersburg University). Uptill 2008 there were 18 issues of Malay-Indonesian Studies.
Board (2011)
President Professor Dr. Sikorsky, Vilen Vladimirovich (Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)),Secretary-Coordinator Assist. Professor Dr. Dorofeeva, Tatiana Valerianovna (Institute of Asian and African Countries
Institute of Asian and African Countries
INSTITUTE OF ASIAN AND AFRICAN COUNTRIES at Lomonosov Moscow State University was founded in 1956 as the Institute of Oriental Languages. Today's name from 1972. It is the leading Russian Centre for Oriental Studies. It employs more than 250 members including 28 professors and 70 assistant professors...
)
Members:
Senior Research Fellow Dr. Alieva, Natalia Fedorovna (Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences , formerly Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences, is Russia's leading research institution for the study of the countries and cultures of Asia and North Africa...
),
Assist. Professor Dr. Kukushkina, Eugenia Sergeevna (Institute of Asian and African Countries
Institute of Asian and African Countries
INSTITUTE OF ASIAN AND AFRICAN COUNTRIES at Lomonosov Moscow State University was founded in 1956 as the Institute of Oriental Languages. Today's name from 1972. It is the leading Russian Centre for Oriental Studies. It employs more than 250 members including 28 professors and 70 assistant professors...
),
Assoc. Professor Dr. Pogadaev, Victor Alexandrovich (University of Malaya
University of Malaya
The University of Malaya is located on a campus near the centre of Kuala Lumpur, and is the oldest university in Malaysia. It was founded in 1905 as a public-funded tertiary institution...
),
Research Fellow Dr. Zakharov, Anton Olegovich (Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences , formerly Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences, is Russia's leading research institution for the study of the countries and cultures of Asia and North Africa...
),
Kulikova Maria (PhD Student, Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences , formerly Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences, is Russia's leading research institution for the study of the countries and cultures of Asia and North Africa...
).