Iosef Mikhailovich Oranski

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Iosef Mikhailovich Oranski (24 April 1923 – 16 May 1977), sometimes spelled Iosef Mikhailovich Oranskii, was a prominent Soviet linguist affiliated with the Leningrad Institute of Oriental Studies. His work on Iranian languages, as well as on Turkic and Indo-Aryan languages relating to Central Asia, are considered seminal.[1]

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  1. ^ Olivier Roy, "The New Central Asia: The Creation of Nations", I.B.Tauris, 2000; ISBN 1-86064-278-0, ISBN 978-1-86064-278-4

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