Rostislav Vasilievich Kinzhalov (To the 100th Anniversary of his Birth)
The article is devoted to Rostislav Vasilievich Kinzhalov, an outstanding researcher who belonged to the rarest breed of encyclopedic scientists. American and classical studies, anthropology and history of religion, art and folkloristics - in all these areas of knowledge his remarkable abilities were clearly manifested. The talent of this man was also manifested in the field of translation and original literary activity. He wrote historical novels, stories, short stories, a memoir book From the Past, which contains very interesting information about the eminent representatives of Russian antiquity and oriental studies.