History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back The Role of the Scientifi c School of A.K. Kalzan in the Development of Spiritual Culture of the Tuvan People Samdan Z.B. The author proves for the fi rst time the concept of «scientifi c school Kalzan» on the basis of continuity of scientifi c traditions in Tuvan literary criticism and the science of folklore and reveals the practical signifi cance of this school in the development of spiritual culture of the Tuvan people. Keywords: Spiritual culture of Tuvan; scientifi c Kalzans school; Tuvan folklore literary criticism; the science of folklore; continuity of scientifi c traditions. Contacts: Е-mail: igi@tuva.ru Pp. 42-50.