V.B. VINOGRADOV AS A RESEARCHER OF AMULETS AND TALISMANS OF THE "EGYPTIAN FAIENCE" FROM THE CENTRAL PRE-CAUCASIAN TERRITORY
An article presents a historiographical analysis of V.B. Vinogradov’s works, focused on the study of the amulets and talismans of so called «Egyptian faience», found on the central Pre-Caucasian territory. The main focus is made on the publication of 1968, in which the fi rst list of these pieces was presented. In the article, the author evaluates the methods of the historical researches applied by V.B. Vinogradov, when he substantiated the reasons and the forms of the amulets and talismans’ usage by the nomadic and se led-and-agricultural population of the region.