On July 15, 2008, a good, friendly, talented person passed away, who was persistent in adversity and did not take credit for success. And perhaps most importantly, Igor Alexandrovich managed to happily and fruitfully combine the talent of a scientist with practical activities in the field of Oriental studies, or rather, Vietnamese studies, to which he was devoted almost all his life: from the first year of the history department of Moscow State University to its last days.

During his university years, he became a student of Academician A. A. Huber and one of the first qualified domestic specialists in Vietnam and experts in what was not studied in our country until the 50s of the XX century. the language. Igor Alexandrovich worked in Vietnam as both a translator and a high-ranking diplomat, for many years he was an employee of the International Department of the Central Committee of the CPSU, involved in the "kitchen" of Soviet-Vietnamese relations in all their complexity and variability, and, finally, was an Oriental scholar who wrote at the dawn of his career (he began his career as a junior as a researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences (now the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences), a very good book about the Taishon people's uprising in the last third of the XVIII century is almost the first full - fledged historical study in Russian Vietnamese studies.

Vietnam became not just the main interest in Igor Alexandrovich's life, but his affection and great never-ending love. At various stages of his life, he retained an attitude towards Vietnam that was not that of an outsider, but that of a man who devoted himself to the country and remained true to his choice. The charming, precisely charming article (later it became a chapter in the last book of I. A. Ognetov "In the Vietnamese direction")" And in the Vietnamese language there are six tones...", published in the magazine" Vostok (Oriens)", is written with love and some nostalgia for youth, with humor that has always distinguished the author... Articles and pamphlets about events in Vietnam in the 60s - 70s of the XX century, decorated with personal impressions

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from traveling and living in the country... And finally, the result of my thoughts is a great book and recent articles...

Igor Alexandrovich turned to the analysis of the" Vietnam miracle " - the unification of the country in the context of the clash of geopolitical interests of great powers and ideological differences between the leaders of the USSR and China. He set out to understand why, out of the divided countries of the East that existed at that time, only Vietnam was able to resolve the issue of reunification, and on a socialist basis. And among many factors, he highlighted the following: since the division of the country in the XIX century, the national movement, no matter what political force led it, always combined two aspects-independence and integrity of the country's territory.

Igor Alexandrovich met and made friends with many Vietnamese people of different levels and positions. He always remembered two of them with special warmth and reverence. The first is President Ho Chi Minh, who impressed the young Igor with his democracy, great tact, insight and memory. Another was PTV's general secretary, Le Duan, a staunch communist who laid the foundations for Vietnam's current success. Both in conversations and in his writings, I. A. Ognetov always evaluated this person according to his deeds and personal impressions, without distorting the truth in the name of momentary conjuncture.

Igor Alexandrovich - both as a scientist and as a practitioner-could not, of course, remain indifferent to the problem of Soviet/Russian-Vietnamese relations. In his last book, he did not conceal anything and spoke honestly about the misunderstanding of Vietnamese realities in the International Department of the CPSU Central Committee in Moscow and Soviet institutions in Hanoi, about the difficult relations with the Vietnamese leadership during the years of aggravation of Soviet-Chinese relations. He came to the conclusion long ago: the Vietnamese leadership did not have a serious pro - Soviet or pro-Chinese position, but only a pro-Vietnamese one.

In conclusion of his book - the result of many years of activity - I. A. Ognetov wrote: "Over the decades of cooperation, thousands, tens of thousands of soul threads have emerged that connect Vietnamese and lienso [Soviet] people-from top managers to the most ordinary employees, students, and students. These fine threads have collectively become a huge spiritual force."

Reflecting on the past and assessing the present, realizing that it is absurd to approach relations between our countries with the standards of a bygone era, Igor Alexandrovich, always wisely regretting Russia's hasty rejection of the Cam Ranh naval base and wondering why the Vietnamese delegation was not invited to the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Victory, with some sadness, but also with I thought hopefully: "Isn't this a sign that the spiritual power that united our peoples is also drying up? It's a pity if this is the case, because sooner or later life will force us to look into each other's eyes."

A true patriot of the Fatherland, to whom he gave all his remarkable talent as a diplomat and scientist, has passed away.

FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES

The editorial board of Vostok magazine joins the words expressed by old friends of I. A. Ognetov. Igor Alexandrovich was our long-term author, and his last article was published in our magazine.

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MAIN SCIENTIFIC WORKS OF I. A. OGNETOV*

The Taishon Rebellion in Vietnam. (1771-1802) / / Academy OF Sciences OF THE USSR. Institute of Oriental Studies, Moscow: Nauka Publ., 1960, 106 p.

Translated from Viet: War in the Jungle, Moscow: Voenizdat Publ., 1966, 144 p. (together with S. Afonin).

Defeat of the Manchurian invasion of Vietnam: (1789) // Manchurian rule in China, Moscow, 1966, pp. 234-242.

Translated from Viet: Rodnaya zemlya, Moscow, 1968 // Tao Bu. Pomoryane, p. 5-53; An Dyk. Dym, p. 116-125.

Comintern and the Revolutionary Movement in Vietnam / / Comintern and the East, Moscow, 1969, pp. 422-447.

Democratic Republic of Vietnam. (In the struggle for solving urgent problems) / / Mezhdunar. yearbook. 1971. Moscow, 1971. pp. 84-90.

Comp. and trans. / / Le Zuan. Selected articles and speeches: (1965-1970). Moscow: Politizdat, 1971. 359 p. (co-authored with E. P. Glazunov).

Democratic Republic of Vietnam. (The struggle against American aggression, the development of socialist construction). yearbook. 1972. Moscow, 1972. pp. 63-68.

Escalation of Shame, Moscow: Politizdat Publ., 1972, 120 p. (Sub-item: I. Alexandrov).

Victory of the Vietnamese people, Moscow: Znanie Publ., 1974, 55 p. (co-authored with S. I. Ivanshin).

Pervoe v Yugo-Vostochnoy Azii [The First in Southeast Asia], Moscow: Znanie Publ., 1975. 80 s. (co-authored with S. I. Ivanshin).

The Democratic Republic of Vietnam: Economic Recovery, preparation for large-scale Socialist Construction. yearbook. Politics and economics. Issue of 1975. Moscow, 1975. pp. 62-66.

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Moscow: polit Publishing House, lit., 1976, 112 p. (co-authored with A. S. Voronin). 2nd ed., additional Moscow, 1981. 112 p.

The glorious Page of Vietnam's struggle for Independence (About the Taishon Rebellion of 1771-1802 Historical essay) / / Voprosy istorii. 1976. N 2. pp. 99-112.

Vietnam: a reunited country on the path of socialist construction // Mezhdunar. yearbook. Politics and economics. 1977. Moscow, 1977. pp. 80-84.

The Road to Victory: an outline of the struggle for national independence, unity, peace and socialism in Vietnam. (1945-1976). Moscow: polit Publishing House, lit., 1978. 279 p. (together with S. Divilkovsky).

Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Moscow: Znanie Publ., 1978, 64 p.

New History of Vietnam, Moscow, 1980. - Auth. ch.: Aggravation of the class struggle in Dangngoay. pp. 72-102; The Taishon Peasant uprising and the formation of the Taishon State. pp. 116-146; The Taishon State. pp. 147-169; The fall of the Taishon. pp. 170-186.

K voprosu o vliyanii Kominterna i opyt CPSU na razvitie revolyutsionnogo dvizheniya v Viet Nam [On the influence of the Comintern and the CPSU experience on the development of the revolutionary movement in Vietnam].

K voprosu o svyazyakh vetnamskoi revolyutsii s mirovoi revolyutsionnym protsessom [On the relations of the Vietnamese Revolution with the world revolutionary process]. Yugo-Vostochnaya Aziya (Istoriya i sovremennost), Moscow, 1983, pp. 160-179.

Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 3rd ed., additional Moscow: Politizdat, 1987. 127 p. (co-authored with A. S. Voronin).

Kampuchea: a course of national revival // Mezhdunar. life. 1987. N 12. pp. 146-148.

Mezhdunarodnye otnosheniya v Yugo-Vostochnoy Azii na sovremennom etape: (80-e gg.) [International Relations in South-East Asia at the present stage: (80-ies)]. Moscow, 1988. - Author's section: Strengthening cooperation of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the People's Republic of China. pp. 9-23; USSR and three countries of Indochina. pp. 150-162.

The key to unlocking the situation / / Asia and Africa today. 1988. N 7. p. 41-42.

Catholic missionaries in Vietnam (XVII-early XIX centuries) / / Orient (Oriens). 1999. N 5. pp. 5-21.

Vietnamese meetings / / Voprosy istorii. 1999. N 9. pp. 122-129.

The Tonkin incident and Soviet aid to Vietnam // Mezhdunar. life. 1999. N 5. pp. 93-99.

The Fall of Saigon // Mezhdunar. life. 2000. N 5. pp. 86-98.

Little-known aspects of Soviet-Vietnamese relations // Questions of history. 2001. N 8. pp. 134-139.

Ho Chi Minh flew to Moscow directly from the Vietnamese jungle. life.

2003. N 8. pp. 128-140.

Recognition of the DRV: from the history of Soviet-Vietnamese relations / / Vostok (Oriens). 2004. N 3. pp. 69-83.

We worked together during the Geneva Conference (1954). life. 2004. N 6. pp. 85-99.

On the Vietnamese route. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Institute of Asian and African Countries, Moscow: Gumanitarii, 2007, 324 p.

And in the Vietnamese language there are six tones... / / Orient (Oriens). 2006. N 2. pp. 145-159.

Reunited Vietnam: the first Decade of Difficult Searches and Solutions / / Vostok (Oriens). 2008. N 6. pp. 73-85.

* Compiled by S. D. Miliband and O. A. Tutushina.

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