This dataset provides digitized copies of the tables of contents of the two major Soviet journals for Oriental Studies (Vostokovedenie): Narody Azii i Afriki (Народы Азии и Африки, Peoples of Asia and
Chronology of French higher education and research policies from the 12th century to 2012 with focus on the years 2002 until 2012, compiled as part of my PhD on "Excellence and Égalité. French higher
