The Russian Astrophysical Laboratory in Tashkent had been created out of the Tashkent Observatory and, in 1925, the Tashkent Observatory became independent again with Subbotin as the first Director of the newly re-established Observatory.
Ang Russian Astrophysical Laboratory sa Tashkent had been nilikha ng Tashkent obserbatoryo at, sa 1925, ang Tashkent obserbatoryo ay naging independiyenteng muli sa Subbotin bilang ang unang Direktor ng bagong muling-itinatag obserbatoryo.