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Many papers in the field of celestial mechanics are published here. 
From calculations on the motion of artificial earth satellites, the extent of 
the flattening of the earth and the earth's gravitational anomalies have been 
estimated. Orbits of satellites are also calculated here. 
This institute has become a center for the observation of minor 
planets. At the request of the Intemational Astronomical Union, this 
institute calculates their ephemerides for all of the observatories in the 
world. Its 'Ephemerides of Minor Planets" has been published yearly since 
1945. Other publications which this institute issues are a Byulleten’ and 
a Trudy. 
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Name: Institute of the Peoples of Asia 
(Institut narodov Azii) 
Address: Moscow, Armyanskiy pereulok, 2 
Director: B. G. Gafurov, Corresponding Academician (U.S.S.R.) (1961) 
Deputy Director: N. A. Dvorenkov (1959) 
Administrative Affiliation: Academy of Sciences, U.S.S.R. (1961) 
Selected Staff Members: 
M. N. Bogolyubov, Doctor 
A. N. Kononov, Corresponding Academician (USSESERED FE Head of 
the Leningrad Division 
N. I. Konrad, Academician (U.S.S.R.) 
V. A. Livshits 
N. A. Lutskaya 
I. A. Orbeli, Academician (U.S.S.R.) 
N. V. Pigulevskaya, Corresponding Academician (U.S.S.R.) 
G. Serdyuchenkov, Professor, Head of Oriental-Language Section 
O. I. Smirnov 
Description: 
The Institute of the Peoples of Asia was created in 1960 by merging 
the former Institutes of Sinology and Oriental Studies. The main task of the 
Institute is to work out the problems of the modern status and development of 
Asian countries. General areas of research are the national liberation move- 
ment, the crisis and decay of the colonial system, modern colonial politics 
of imperialism, the economic and political development of newly independent 
Asian countries, international relations in Asia, the workers' and peasants’ 
movements, the development of the culture and social thought of the Asian 
peoples, and research on the history of the peoples of Asia, their literature , 
and languages. In these studies, emphasis is on the study of modern problems. 
