On April 3, 2014, Marina Georgievna Kozlova, a very modest and very devoted person, died after a serious illness.

Marina Georgievna was born on October 29, 1929 in Turinsk, Sverdlovsk region. In 1952, she graduated from the History Department of Moscow State University. From December 1956 to December 1959, she studied at the post-graduate school of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences. In 1958. she interned in Burma, which helped her a lot in her future work. Since January 1960, Marina Georgievna became an employee of the Institute of Internal Affairs of the USSR Academy of Sciences. In the same year, her first article was published, and in 1962 she successfully defended her dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Historical Sciences on the topic "The social and state system of Burma on the eve of the English conquest".

Marina Georgievna devoted her entire life to science, and her contribution to Oriental studies, in particular to Burmese studies, cannot be overestimated. She was the most prominent Russian scholar who deeply researched a huge layer of Burmese history (since 1989, Myanmar) from the fourth to the end of the 19th century, and one of the founders (together with V. F. Vasiliev, I. V. Mozheyko and A. N. Uzyanov) of the Russian historical school of Burmese studies. Her scientific background is very significant and includes three monographs and sections on Burma in the fundamental project of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences -

a six-volume History of the East (Vols. 2, 3 and 4), a historical essay on Burma (co-authored with V. F. Vasiliev) in the 3rd volume of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (3rd edition), sections on Burma in a number of collective monographs, articles in collections of articles and in the magazine Vostok (Oriens)". All of Marina Georgievna's research was based on a solid source base and marked an important milestone in the development of the independence of the national historiography of Burma.

Even while working on her dissertation, Marina Georgievna proved to be a very serious scientist and became a pioneer in the study of completely unexplored problems of political history and socio-economic system of pre-colonial Burma in our country. The dissertation formed the basis of her first monograph entitled " Burma on the eve of the English Conquest (social and state system) "(Moscow: Publishing House of Oriental Literature, 1962, 178 p). In the book, Marina Georgievna not only revealed the features of the socio-economic structure of Burmese society in the late XVIII-XIX centuries, but also paid great attention to the extremely important issue of creating a centralized state for Burma, a problem that runs through the entire historical process in the country and which has not lost its relevance in the recent period of history. It is worth noting that Marina Georgievna, in an effort to better understand this problem, repeatedly returned to it and summed up her research in a remarkable detailed article" Burma of the XVII century: problems of centralization " (in the collection of scientific works of Russian Orientalists prepared for the 70th anniversary of the Great Burma of the 17th century: Problems of centralization).I. N. L. B. Alaeva "ALAICA", Moscow: Vostochnaya literatura, 2004, pp. 381-397). It concluded that " in the course of Burma's historical development... the main problem in political life was the creation of a single state of the imperial type under the hegemony of the dominant ethnic group-the Burmese, as well as the consolidation of supreme property in the hands of the central government... " (ibid., p. 381). In her opinion, the process of Burmese statehood and centralization was not fully completed and was interrupted by the British annexation of the country in the XIX century.

A logical continuation of the study of the history of pre-colonial Burma was Marina Georgievna's study of the colonial expansion of European states, which began in the XVI century and ended with the complete capture of Burma by England in 1885. She prepared and published the fundamental scientific work " The English Conquest of Burma "(Moscow: Nauka, Main Editorial Office of Eastern Literature, 1972, 318 p). This book is the most in-depth monographic study of the little-covered problem of the colonial takeover of Burma by England in our country. Marina Georgievna did not confine herself to explaining the reasons for the British annexation and the course of military operations (which are described in great detail), but considered a number of internal problems of Burma and practically wrote the history of Burma in the XIX century. In terms of the depth of development of the topic and the huge array of primary sources and literature used in Russian, Burmese, English and French (369 titles, including 160 primary sources, some of them were written by Marina Georgievna from the British Museum through the V. I. Lenin Library), this monograph still has no analogues not only in the Russian Federation but also in the world historiography of Burma. This was a study at the level of a doctoral dissertation (in her modesty, Marina Georgievna never submitted this work for the defense for the degree of Doctor of Historical Sciences).

A new stage of Marina Georgievna's research activity was connected with the preparation of archival documents for publication, which allowed her to write a first-class scientific work " Russia and the countries of Southeast Asia "(Moscow: Main Editorial Office of Eastern Literature, 1986, 328 p). A great merit of Marina Georgievna was the disclosure for Russian readers of a topic not developed in domestic historical science, namely, the foreign policy of the Russian Empire in relation to the countries of Southeast Asia in the period from the XVIII century to 1917. Marina Georgievna scrupulously analyzed the materials of various archival funds (including the fund of the British Foreign Office), mission reports In the course of her research, she has written a series of books and expeditions, memoirs and periodicals of Russia, as well as literature in Russian, English and French (the list of sources and literature includes 499 titles) and showed how the Russian ruling circles developed an interest in the countries of Southeast Asia in the second half of the XVIII century and what attempts were made to establish relations with them in the XIX century. B. These processes were considered against the broad background of Russia's international relations and the colonial rivalry of European powers in Southeast Asia. A thorough analysis of the situation during the period under review gave Marina Georgievna reason to conclude that the relationship between the

The relations of the Russian Empire with the countries of this region were not of great importance to it, and that bilateral relations developed poorly and were constrained by the colonial expansion of European states.

In the 1990s and in the first decade of the 21st century, Marina Georgievna paid much attention to research in connection with writing sections on Burma for the History of the East, she was one of the scientific editors of its 4th volume and published several articles in the journal Vostok (Oriens) (the last very interesting article in no. 6 for 2012 on palace etiquette in Burma in the second half of the XIX century. for the first time revealed to the Russian reader the customs at the ruler's court).

Throughout her academic career, Marina Georgievna showed high professionalism and deep understanding of the problems of Burma's historical development. Her great contribution to Burmese studies and Russian Oriental studies is undeniable.

Marina Georgievna will remain in the memory of her colleagues as a very serious and thoughtful researcher and as a principled, decent, kind person.

A. P. MURANOVA

LIST OF THE MAIN SCIENTIFIC WORKS OF M. G. KOZLOVA*

On the state structure of Burma on the eve of the English conquest / / Short reports of the Institute of Peoples of Asia. № 43. The history and economy of the countries of South-East Asia. M., 1960. P. 18-35.

Burma on the eve of the English Conquest: Social and State System. Institute of Peoples of Asia, Moscow, 1962, 178 p.

From the history of public relations in Burma to the English conquest (land ownership of Myotuji) / / Short reports of the Institute of Peoples of Asia. No. 52. Moscow, 1962, pp. 52-65.

Politics of the capitalist Powers and the national liberation movement in Southeast Asia (1871-1917). Documents and materials. Part II. Moscow, 1967. - Author of historical references and notes: the colonial policy of England in Burma (1873-1911). pp. 19-24; pp. 414-419; Russian-Burmese relations on the eve of the English conquest of Burma (1874-1885). pp. 63-66; pp. 419-421.

Tipy ranneklassovykh gosudarstv v Yugo-Vostochnoy Azii [Types of early class states in Southeast Asia]. Problemy istorii dokapitalisticheskikh obshchestv [Problems of the history of pre-capitalist Societies], Moscow, 1968, pp. 516-545 (together with L. A. Sedov and V. A. Tyurin).

Burma. Historical essay / / Bolshaya sovetskaya entsiklopediya (BSE). Izd. 3-E. T. 3 M., 1970 (together with V. F. Vasiliev).

The Myo as a Form of Land Ownership in 18^th and 19^th Century of Burma // Soviet Studies. Calcutta. 1970. P. 260-277.

English conquest of Burma / AN SSSR. Institute of Oriental Studies, Moscow: Nauka Publ., 1972, 318 p.

The establishment of the borders of colonial Burma and the aggravation of international contradictions in Southeast Asia. Colonialism and the National liberation Movement in the countries of South-East Asia, Moscow, 1972, pp. 168-193.

Burma / / The origin of the ideology of the national liberation movement (XIX-early XX century). Moscow, 1973.pp. 348-363.

From the history of relations between Burma and China (until 1948) / / Burma and China (Problems of mutual relations), Moscow, 1982, pp. 5-44.

The War of the Qing Empire with Burma in 1765-1769 (based on the Burmese Chronicles) / / Society and State in China. 14th scientific conference. Ch. 2. Moscow, 1983, pp. 107-114.

The Burmese-Chinese War of 1765-1769 and the significance of the Kaunton Peace Treaty in the relationship between Burma and China (until the end of the XIX century) // South-East Asia: history, modernity. Moscow, 1983. pp. 216-238.

Formirovanie gumanisticheskikh traditsii otechestvennogo vostokovedeniya (do 1917 g.) [Formation of humanistic traditions of Russian Oriental studies (before 1917)]. Moscow, 1984, pp. 244-250.

Rossiya i strany Yugo-Vostochnoy Azii [Russia and the countries of Southeast Asia]. Institute of Oriental Studies, Moscow: Nauka Publ., 1986, 327 p. (USSR and the countries of the East).

Osobennosti formirovaniya pravyashchego strata v buddiiskikh obshchestvakh Indochitaia [Features of the formation of the ruling stratum in Buddhist societies of Indochina]. Klassy i naslotiya v dokapitalisticheskikh obshchestvakh Azii [Classes and estates in pre-capitalist societies of Asia], Moscow, 1986, pp. 145-175 (co-authored with N. V. Rebrikova).

Influence of international trade on the development of Burma / / Scientific Conference "Initial capital accumulation in Europe and the East", Moscow, 1987, pp. 34-37.

* The list includes works from 1960 to 2012.

Integrating role of the capital city in the Burmese state in the XVI-mid-XIX centuries / / Scientific conference "City in the traditional East", Moscow, 1988, pp. 83-86.

Reformatory policy in Burma in the XIX century / / Vostok v novoe vremya, Moscow, 1991, pp. 228-244.

History of the East. In 6-and vol. Vol. II. The East in the Middle Ages, Moscow, 1995, Auth. section: The first states on the territory of Myanmar (IV-XII centuries), pp. 196-202; Myanmar in the XIV-XV centuries, pp. 591-599.

History of the East. In 6-and vol. Vol. III. The East at the turn of the Middle Ages and Modern Times: (XVI-XVII centuries). Moscow, 1999. Lvt. sec.: Burma in the XVI-XVII centuries. pp. 206-220; Burma in the first half of the XVIII century. pp. 478-488.

The last ruler of Burma. Tragediya i fars [Tragedy and Farce] / / Politicheskaya intriga na Vostoke [Political Intrigue in the East], Moscow, 2000, pp. 312-327.

Pacific possessions of Russia and the countries of Southeast Asia: (80 - ies of the XVIII century 20-ies of the XIX century) / / Bulletin of the International Center for Asian Studies. Moscow, Irkutsk, Daegu Publ., 2000, no. 3, pp. 9-40. (co-authored with V. A. Tyurin).

Centralized State in the East: Burma in the 17th and first half of the 18th century. 2002. No. 6. pp. 39-50.

History of the East. V 6-i t. Vol. IV Vostok v novoe vremya (kontsa XVIII nachalo XX V.). Kn. 1. Moscow, 2004. Auth. ch.: Burma v vtoroy polovine XVII pervoi kvarti XIX v. p. 200-210; Burma v 1826-1885 gg. p. 445-460.

Burma, XVII century: problems of centralization / / Alaica. Moscow, 2004. pp. 381-397.

Trade between Russia and the Southeast Asian countries in the 19th century. 2004. No. 2. pp. 50-67.

Russian Consulate in Singapore (late XIX-early XX century) / / Vostok (Oriens). 2008. No. 5. pp. 31-42.

Palace etiquette in Burma during the late Konbaun period (second half of the 19th century). 2012. No. 6. pp. 20-32.

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