Monologue in December

A film about the oldest ethnographer, candidate of historical sciences A.K. Scribe. 1h - 1966 - archaeological excavations in the Tajik town of Ajinateppa. During the excavation of a Buddhist monastery, a 12 m figure of a sleeping Buddha was found. Ethnographer Antonina Konstantinovna Pisarchik talks about herself, her family. Photos of the family. 1987 - restoration workshop of the Institute of History. Ahmadi Donish. Exhibits of the Institute. The figure of the Buddha, its individual details. Pisarchik's story about the linguist Andreev, his photo. 2h - Museum of Ethnography of Tajikistan. The guide tells about the exhibits. Pisarchik recalls 1936 - the fight against craftsmen in Bukhara, the destruction of mosques. Collection of exhibits for the Museum of Ethnography (photo of scientists). Museum building. The museum is filled with water. The museum exhibits survived and destroyed. Album with photographs of museum exhibits.

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1988