Museums are cultural institutions that preserve and promote culture through their collections, foster learning and research, and provide educational opportunities. In the past most museums rely heavily on private support and volunteers who intended to donate specific items to attract a diverse set of visitors.

The abstract below touches upon the contribution of Soviet watchmaker S.M. Nizhansky to the collection of regional museums in many areas of Turkistan in the early 20s. it is often noted that his passion for history and specifically to numismatics caused him to make a tremendous contribution to the history of the Council of People's Commissars of the Turkestan Republic by donating.

This donation included an outstanding collection of gold and silver coins, medals and other exorbitant antics. So in its turn lots of magazines and newspapers authorities expressed their gratitude for his good deed and for such a generous donation through their edition.

Collection of ancient coins, Council of the Committee for Museums and Protection of Antiquities, Art

ROSTA", Kokand July 13, 1920 No. 39

PRAVDA newspaper, Tashkent, March 17, 1923, No. 57,348

Turkestan newspaper “IZVESTIA" July 25, 1921 No. 43

Moscow Newspaper “IZVESTIA” 22/VIII-1924.

The newspaper ”TURKPRAVDA" of 1923 for No. 199.