Another thread that connected us to the beautiful era was broken

This paper is in commemoration of a talented researcher of the Tungus-Manchu languages, Alexei Alekseevich Burykin who died too early, at the peak of his career. His contribution to the preservation and development of the Soviet linguistic school traditions is outstanding, his educational role for young scientists is remarkable. As a leading researcher, he participated in scientific events in different regions of our country including remote ones, where he shared his precious knowledge concerning the issues he studied. Some of his major publications focused upon general linguistics issues, Russian and Altaic languages, folklore, ethnography and history.