Die Hauptthemen der Briefe von S. N. Smirnov an S.F. Platonov
S.N. Smirnov left a noticeable mark in the culture of Russia and Serbia. His name was widely known in Russia until the turbulent revolutionary years. Then, during the Civil War, with great difficulty he managed to move to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. From 1919 until the end of World War II he was active in this state, then he moved to Uruguay, where he died in old age, although under unclear circumstances. In recent years, researchers have actively turned to the study of the multifaceted social and professional activities of a remarkable compatriot who left a noticeable mark in the culture of the two states. On the eccentricity of personality S.N. Smirnov can be judged by his communicative relations in the scientific world, with representatives of the Romanovs and Karageorgievichs. Educated as a civil engineer S.N. Smirnov actively studied the history of Russian architecture, which achieved notable results, as evidenced by the cult buildings and memorial complexes built with his participation. The article reveals the connections of S.N. Smirnova with the outstanding domestic historian S.F. Platonic. The most important question that emerges from the letters is the financing of the infirmary, created on the basis of the Women's Pedagogical Institute, whose director was S.F. Platonov.