The participants of InteRussia Oriental Studies program have just completed a remarkable deep dive into centuries of Eastern wisdom, hidden archives, and vibrant culture— and now it’s time to share what they uncovered.
Guided by scholars from the Institute of Oriental Studies RAS, the fellows decoded complex narratives and presented their research projects that bridge the past and present of Eastern civilizations.
They participated in discussions at the Valdai Discussion Club and the Russian International Affairs Council, and explored how natural sciences support archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology.
The participants also accessed the rare archival collections of the State Archive of the Russian Federation, the Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts, and the Pushkin Museum’s closed vaults.
In St. Petersburg, they met with Mikhail Piotrovsky, the director of the State Hermitage Museum, and travelled to the intellectual heart of the East, visiting the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, the Saint Petersburg Institute of History, and the legendary Kunstkamera.
Not just observers, our orientalists stepped into the rhythm of Russian cultural and spiritual life — from the halls of the State Historical Museum, the State Russian Library, and the silence of the Novodevichy Monastery to the call to prayer at the Moscow Cathedral Mosque and reflections inside the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia.
What will they take with them? A new understanding of the East, informed by context, complexity, and curiosity, that will become building blocks for the future of scientific cross-cultural dialogue.
Their research is almost ready to meet the world — and we promise it’s worth the wait
The InteRussia fellowship in Oriental Studies is implemented by the Mezhdunarodniki Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation in cooperation with the Gorchakov Fund and Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences with the grant support from the Presidential Grants Foundation.
Guided by scholars from the Institute of Oriental Studies RAS, the fellows decoded complex narratives and presented their research projects that bridge the past and present of Eastern civilizations.
They participated in discussions at the Valdai Discussion Club and the Russian International Affairs Council, and explored how natural sciences support archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology.
The participants also accessed the rare archival collections of the State Archive of the Russian Federation, the Russian State Archive of Ancient Acts, and the Pushkin Museum’s closed vaults.
In St. Petersburg, they met with Mikhail Piotrovsky, the director of the State Hermitage Museum, and travelled to the intellectual heart of the East, visiting the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, the Saint Petersburg Institute of History, and the legendary Kunstkamera.
Not just observers, our orientalists stepped into the rhythm of Russian cultural and spiritual life — from the halls of the State Historical Museum, the State Russian Library, and the silence of the Novodevichy Monastery to the call to prayer at the Moscow Cathedral Mosque and reflections inside the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia.
What will they take with them? A new understanding of the East, informed by context, complexity, and curiosity, that will become building blocks for the future of scientific cross-cultural dialogue.
Their research is almost ready to meet the world — and we promise it’s worth the wait
The InteRussia fellowship in Oriental Studies is implemented by the Mezhdunarodniki Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation in cooperation with the Gorchakov Fund and Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences with the grant support from the Presidential Grants Foundation.
