Abstract

Abstract It was not until China’s reform and opening-up that the study of Russian history in China really began. From the reform and opening-up to the present, the study of Russian history in China could be divided into two stages: from the reform and opening-up to the disintegration of the Soviet Union as the first stage; from the disintegration of the Soviet Union to the present is the second stage. During the first stage, Russian history researchers in China basically aimed to throw off shackles on their academic minds, set the chaotic academia straight, and break through the rigid research paradigm set by the History of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks): A Short Course. However, due to the lack of information exchange and new materials for reference, some articles published at that time appeared to be vague and general with very limited perceptions. Some articles completely broke the connection between Lenin era and Stalin era, and often judged Stalin by Lenin as a standard, and without taking Lenin and Stalin both as subjects for academic research. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, a large numbers of research results and new materials were published, which greatly promoted China’s Russian history studies into a new stage. Compared with the first stage before the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the second stage in Soviet history studies features more in-depth research and more specific research questions with basic innovation achieved in historical facts. China's study of Russian history in the future should focus on using new materials, sorting out historical facts and innovating research methodology, aiming to build an academic system, discourse system and discipline system for itself.

Highlights

  • It was not until China’s reform and opening-up that the study of Russian history in China really began

  • From the reform and opening-up to the present, the study of Russian history in China could be divided into two stages: from the reform and opening-up to the disintegration of the Soviet Union as the first stage; from the disintegration of the Soviet Union to the present is the second stage

  • Russian history researchers in China basically aimed to throw off shackles on their academic minds, set the chaotic academia straight, and break through the rigid research paradigm set by the History of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks): A Short Course

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Summary

From the Reform and Opening-up to the Collapse of the Soviet Union

The Construction, Achievements, and Issues of Initial Russian Historical Studies in China. Important manuscripts include the Seventy Years of Economic Development in the Soviet Union (Mechanical Industry Press, 1989) by Lu Nanquan et al, The History of Trade between China and the Soviet Union (China Foreign Economic and Trade Press, 1991) by Meng Chuan, and the Selected Documents from Archives Concerning SinoRussian Relations in Qin Dynasty, compiled by the First Historical Archives of China (series 1 and 3) (Zhonghua Book Company, 1981 and 1979) among many others This period marks China’s first explorations in reform and opening-up. Scholars contributed to different perspectives and put forward many unique opinions through their discussions This period is seminal for China’s Russian historical research, partly because it laid down a solid foundation for future research, and partly because the studies have prepared an academic basis and support for the reform and opening-up, making China ready for greater and faster Socialism developments. In the translation of historical materials, scholars went to Russia to collect new archival materials, and organized staff to translate, edit, and publish a series of documents.

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Future Research in China’s Russian Historical Studies
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