S. A. Kirillina
Institute of Asian and African Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Russian Federation

D. Sci. (History), Professor, Department of Middle and Near East History.

11, Bld. 1, Mokhovaya Str., Moscow, 103917.

A. L.  Safronova
Institute of Asian and African Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Russian Federation

D. Sci. (History), Professor, Head of Department of South Asian History.

11, Bld. 1, Mokhovaya Str., Moscow, 103917.

V. V.  Orlov
Institute of Asian and African Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences.
Russian Federation

D. Sci. (History), Professor, Department of Middle and Near East History;  main research scientist, Centre of Arab and Islamic Studies.

12, Rozhdestvenka Str., Moscow, 107031.