THE ANCIENT OF CENTRAL ASIA AND SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE OF THE HISTORIAN I.V. PYANKOV

Аннотация

This article is devoted to the complex research of the scientific heritage of historian I.V. Pyankov, which belongs to a plied of scientists engaged in the study of the ancient history of Central Asia.His main field of scientific research is the information of ancient (Greek, Latin) authors about the countries and peoples of Central Asia.Scientist distinguish and describe the characteristics of ancient sources, analyzes the information and reveals various problems. Based on the analysis of ancient sources, as well as the attraction of other alternative information (archaeology, ethnology, geography, etc.), scientist establish that Central Asia is part of the world civilization.Therefore, the purpose of this article is to analyze the study of the conceptual views of the scientist, which were reflected in numerous works of the historian. Every fundamental work of I.V. Pyankov is a significant contribution to the study of the ancient History of Central Asia and at one time gave impetus to the development of the study of ancient historical tradition.
Many publications of the scientist have an important historical and practical significance in the study of topical issues and the ancient Kazakhstan. In this connection it is necessary to systematize some I.V. Pyankov’s views. The article brings also some results of the study of antique sources.