Abstract: The article examines the philological aspects of the scientific-pedagogical heritage of Russian orientalist, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor M. F. Slinkin (05.XII.1925–10.VIII.2007). For the first time in Russian historiography, the most complete bibliographic list of his published works on philological topics is presented. Initially, Mikhail Filantyevich began to carry out comprehensive research in the field of military and military-technical areas of lexicography of the Dari language, taking into account the then lack of Russian-Dari dictionaries required by military translators. M. F. Slinkin’s extensive knowledge in the field of languages, as well as painstaking work on lexicography was noticed by senior officials of the USSR Embassy in Afghanistan, and they began to actively involve him as a qualified translator in negotiation processes at the highest level. The methodological basis of the study is the synthesis of a systems approach and source analysis, which predetermined the use of historical-genetic and biographical methods, as well as the method of document analysis. In 1972, the “Persian-Russian and Russian-Persian Military Dictionary” by G. G. Aliev was published, in the Russian-Persian part of which, there was their translation into Farsi-Kabuli, made jointly by M. F. Slinkin with A. I. Arslanbekov and A. V. Peregudov. In 1981, after more than two decades of Mikhail Filantyevich’s research in the field of lexicography, a fundamental work was published – “Russian-Dari Military and Technical Dictionary”. Being the first such publication on a global scale, this dictionary was in demand, which led to its reissue in 1987. Subsequently, M. F. Slinkin became the author and co-author of a number of conceptual-terminological publications, workshops and textbooks aimed at improving the methods of teaching and learning the Persian language and Dari.

Abstract: The author considers the problem of the essence of the phenomenon of pilgrimage and its manifestations using the example of pilgrimage activities of the Russian Empire in Palestine in the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries. The methodological basis of the research is the provisions of neorealism and the systems approach, the derivative of which was the use of historical-genetic, comparative and activity methods. It is shown that pilgrimage is defined as a journey to holy places and relics of sacred significance along a certain route for religious, health or other purposes. This activity includes four stages and is characterized by the presence of seven functions: spiritual-educational; educational; missionary; communication; uniting parishes; charitable; exchange of experience. The tradition of traveling to holy places has existed throughout human history. In the Christian era the inextricable connection of pilgrimage with religious experience became a special practice. It was revealed that the experience of Russian pilgrimage includes five stages. The third (Palestinian) stage is characterized by an increase in the Russian Empire's interest in the Middle East region. This necessitated the need to argue Russia’s intentions regarding the territories of the Ottoman Empire, contributing to the strengthening of the Russian spiritual presence in Palestine and the intensification of the pilgrimage movement in this direction, which from the second half of the 19th century consistently supported at the state and church levels. As a result, the Russian Spiritual Mission was founded, land plots were acquired and developed in the Holy Land, and infrastructure was created. State and church structures accompanying this activity were founded. Then the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society was created, which became the main organizer of the Russian spiritual presence, missionary and pilgrimage activities in the region during the period under review.