. N . ▁Mik l uk ho - M ak la i ▁Institute ▁of ▁Eth n ology ▁and ▁Anth rop ology ▁( ; ▁abbre vi ated ▁as ▁И Э А ▁in ▁Russian ▁and ▁IE A ▁in ▁English ) ▁is ▁a ▁Russian ▁inst itute ▁of ▁research , ▁special izing ▁in ▁eth n ographic ▁studies ▁of ▁cultural ▁and ▁physical ▁anth rop ology . ▁The ▁inst itute ▁is ▁a ▁constitu ent ▁inst itute ▁of ▁the ▁History ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁with ▁its ▁main ▁building ▁on ▁Len in sky ▁Pro spe kt , ▁Moscow . ▁ ▁The ▁Institute ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁ren owned ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁eth n ologist ▁and ▁anth rop ologist ▁Nicholas ▁Mik lou ho - Mac lay . ▁ ▁Institution al ▁History ▁The ▁Institute ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁by ▁the ▁am alg am ation ▁of ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Anth rop ology ▁and ▁Eth n ography ▁( MA E ) ▁and ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁Eth nic ▁Gr oups ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁( IP IN ) ▁in ▁aut umn ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁Its ▁first ▁director ▁was ▁Nikol ay ▁M ator in . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁he ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁by ▁the ▁Pres id ium ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁Ivan ▁M esh chan in ov ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 3