▁Institute ▁of ▁Oriental ▁Man us cript s . ▁▁ ▁The ▁building ▁stands ▁well ▁preserved ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁major ▁rest oration ▁effort ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 - 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁former ▁st ables ▁were ▁recently ▁re construct ed ▁with ▁funds ▁provided ▁by ▁Q ab o os ▁bin ▁Sa id ▁al ▁Sa id ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁house ▁some ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Oriental ▁books ▁and ▁manuscript s ▁from ▁the ▁inst itute ' s ▁collection . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Pal aces ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁Category : H ouses ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁Category : 1 8 6 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire <0x0A> </s> ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁Sir ▁Ron ald ▁Vern on ▁Bro ck man ▁ ▁( 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁– ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 9 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁senior ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy . ▁He ▁served ▁under ▁Lord ▁Mount b atten ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁accepting ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Fle et ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Sir ▁Ron ald ▁was ▁the ▁elder ▁son ▁of ▁Engine er ▁R ear - Ad mir al ▁Henry ▁Staff ord ▁Bro ck man ▁C B . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁desc endant ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁Bro ck man ▁family , ▁and ▁was ▁Gent le man ▁U sh er ▁to ▁the ▁Queen ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Military