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.Olivier Roy, "The New Central Asia: The Creation of Nations", I.B.Tauris, 2000; ,
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External links Encyclopaedia Iranica article on I.M. Oranski