Abstract
Indian studies in Russia started with contemporary India surveys. D. G. Messerschmidt took lessons from Delhi merchant called Parasotamagire. G. Y. Kehr studied the dialects of Northwest India. G. S. Lebedev did his best to show resemblance of Hinduism and Christianity and to promote commercial relations, how- ever Russian society was hardly eager to know what real India was about. The keen interest arouse with the conquest of Central Asia and an advance towards the borders of British India. I. P. Minayev was the first Russian Indologist who studied both ancient and contemporary Indiа. He collaborated with the War Ministry sending them reports of his three travels around India that illustrated the public mood regarding the idea of Russian march towards the borders of British India. He appealed to both military and scientific circles in order to develop contemporary studies and founded Russian school of Indology although none of his students followed the path of their professor.
Highlights
Minayev was the first Russian Indologist who studied both ancient and contemporary Indiа. He collaborated with the War Ministry sending them reports of his three travels around India that illustrated the public mood regarding the idea of Russian march towards the borders of British India
He appealed to both military and scientific circles in order to develop contemporary studies and founded Russian school of Indology none of his students followed the path of their professor
А. Изучение Индии в России (очерки и материалы)
Summary
Аннотация: хотя изучение Индии в России началось с изучения современной Индии С. Лебедев старался показать схожесть христианства с индуизмом и способствовал налаживанию торговли), но у общества не было потребности в знании реальной Индии. Минаев был первым русским индологом, сочетавшим интерес к древней и современной Индии. Minayev was the first Russian Indologist who studied both ancient and contemporary Indiа He collaborated with the War Ministry sending them reports of his three travels around India that illustrated the public mood regarding the idea of Russian march towards the borders of British India. Н. Начало изучения современной Индии в России. Между тем изучение Индии в России началось, как ни странно, именно с изучения современной Индии. Общество не ощущало потребности в знании настоящей[2], современной ему Индии. XIX в. – это время изучения санскрита и литературы на нём, изучения философии и религий Индии, всё это, за небольшим исключением, было возможно благодаря европейским изданиям
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