The III International Conference “Readings in memory of B. N. Melnichenko and S. E. Trifonov” will be held at Saint Petersburg State University from March, 14 to March, 15, 2025.  Professor Boris Nikolaevich Melnichenko and Senior Lecturer Sergey Evgenievich Trifonov are well-known Russian scientists, they taught at the SPSU for many years and made a significant contribution to the study of Thailand and Laos, as well as to the strengthening of Russian-Thai relations.

The conference is to address a wide range of issues related to the study of Thailand. Russian and foreign researchers are invited to participate: representatives of the expert community, specialists in Thai studies, university teachers and researchers, postgraduate students, graduate and senior undergraduate students.

The event will be held in a mixed face-to-face and virtual (online) format. Working languages of the Conference: Russian, English and Thai. Time limit for presentation: 20 minutes (presenting and discussion). Following the conference, the Collection of articles will be published.

To participate in the Readings it is necessary to send an e-mail application by January 31, 2025 to the organizer of the conference, teacher of SPbSU Mikhail A. Ignatiev (Department of History of the Far East) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The application must include the following data:

  • full name,
  • affiliation,
  • title of the report,
  • language of participation (Russian/English/Thai),
  • information about the format of participation (in-person/remote),
  • abstract of the report (up to 1000 characters).