title: Investigation and Preservation of the Palmyrian Historical and Cultural Heritage by Russian and European Researchers in the 17th–21st Centuries
abstract: The article accents to a comprehensive study of the contribution by the Russian and foreign scholars in the preservation and study of the Palmyrene archaeological sites. The paper aims to systematize and synthesize the achievements of various scientific and archaeological schools, field researchers, and philosophical thinkers collecting and analyzing data on the ancient city of Palmyra. One provides the main milestones for the research of the historic and cultural complex through the structural-
journal: Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University Asian and African Studies