The article is dedicated to one of the first representatives of the Tuvan intelligentsia, the scholar-linguist of the Tuvan People's Republic Lopsan Sotpaevich Salchak, whose 115th anniversary will be celebrated in April 2024. The author comes to the conclusion that Lopsan Salchak played a significant role in the history of Tuva, becoming one of the compilers of Tuvan Latinized alphabet. S. S. Lopsan was involved in translating many books and textbooks into the Tuvan language. His works today are of great historical and cultural value. Archives of S. S. Lopsana are stored as valuable materials in the National Archive and the Aldan-Maadyr National Museum of the Republic of Tuva, in the scientific archive of the Tuvan Institute of Humanitarian and Applied Social and Economic Research under the Government of the Republic of Tuva
The article is devoted to o Shagdyr-Syuryun Oyun Sanaa who was one of the state, party and trade union acitivists of the period of the Tuvan People's Republic. The author has revealed some previously unknown evidences related to his professional and personal life. There is a conclusion that Shagdyr-Syuryun Oyun played a significant role in the history of Tuva, and was one of the representatives of the TPR intelligentsia. And if not for his sudden death, he could have brought even more benefits for the Tuvan People`s Republic.