Larisa Dodkhudoeva

Larisa Nazarovna Dodkhudoeva (born 1947) is a Tajikistani art historian.

Biography Born in Dushanbe, Dodkhudoeva is the daughter of politician Nazarsho Dodkhudoyev; her sister, Lola is a historian of some repute. She graduated from the Repin Institute in Leningrad in 1970. Eight years later, she received a doctorate in Islamic culture from the Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences. In 1988, she received another doctorate, this one in history, from the Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography of the Tajikistan Academy of Sciences.

She began her academic career as a researcher at the Institute in 1970. She later rose to become head of the Department of South Asia at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations from 1993 until 1996, and from then until 2000, she was Deputy Director of the same Institute. More recently, she has served as Chief Researcher in the Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography of the Tajikistan Academy of Sciences,

During her career, Dodkhudoeva has received recognition from numerous international institutions. In 1999, she was awarded a certificate by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for involvement in peace and reconciliation in Tajikistan. In 2001, she received an award from the Central European University for her cultural work. She has also received numerous grants from various entities during her career. Many of her publications deal with Tajik and Islamic art and culture, and

Selected writings

Tajik Artists, Moscow, 1983 Nizami Poems in Medieval Persian Miniature Painting, Moscow, 1985 Catalogue of the Artistically Decorated Manuscripts in the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 1986 Zoroastrian Elements in Islamic Art and Artifacts, 1997 Art of Books in Central Asia and India in the Sixteenth to Nineteenth Centuries, Dushanbe, 2001 Istaravshan, Moscow, 2002 Tajik Art, Dushanbe, 2002

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