Samara: ID Agni, 1999. — 368 s. : il. Selected works of the Russian orientalist, historian of science U. N. Roerich introduces the reader to his scientific work devoted to the history of the countries of the Central Asian region - Tibet, Mongolia, China and partly India. His legacy is published in sufficient full, which highlights the issues of cultural and spiritual identity of the peoples living in the "heart of Asia" .. The reader is well aware of the author's book "On the trails of Central Asia", published in Russian by two editions .. The current collection continues to publish articles, lectures and translations of Y. N. Many of them will see the light of day for the first time.