Сongratulatory word of the jubilijar (the 65th anniversary of R.F. Sharifullin)

• Main Authors: Khuzin Fayaz Sh., Izmaylov Iskander L.
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: TAS 2015-09-01
• Series: Povolžskaâ Arheologiâ
• Subjects: Сongratulatory word; jubilijar; the 65th anniversary; R.F. Sharifullin
• Online Access: http://archaeologie.pro/en/archive/13/232/

The article is dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the R.F. Sharifullin. He is one of the leading archaeologists of Tatarstan, a major specialist in the history of building and architecture of urban centres of Volga Bulgaria. On the territory of Bilyar settlement he investigated the ruins of a bath’s brick building in the “Caravanserai”, Cathedral mosque, another building of public bath and wells of the inner city. Rafind Fuatovich has made a major contribution to the research of Bolgar settlement. Since 1988 for almost two decades he had been the head of the Bolgar archaeological expedition. “White House”, “East House” and “House with towers” (three monumental buildings of XIII-XIV centuries) are among the excavating research made by R.F. Sharifullin. The scientist’s contribution to the study of historically known Kul Sharif Mosque’s remains, the Kazan Kremlin’s fortifications and the Suvar settlement is should to be noted. R.F. Sharifullin is an author of more than 60 scientific publications, one of the compilers and editors of the multivolume collective work “The town of Bolgar”.