Abstract
Relevance of the topic depends on the necessity to study the main directions, dynamics and logic of evolution of Russian-Indian relations, which show patterns of progress and regress of knowledge of India in Russia. This article aims to achieve the following goals - understanding of problems of historical and culturological image of India in Russia in the works of authors of our country. Leading approach to the study of this topic is to elucidate the genesis of knowledge about India in Russia, creation and reflection of historical and culturological image of India in Russia in domestic literature. The article deals with the phenomenon of historical-cultural perception of India in Russia, compiles and systematizes the studies of Russian authors of pre-revolutionary, Soviet and modern periods in which the number of research parallels is observed that marked their continuity, or representing the original author's positions on the designated topic. Article materials may be useful in determining the actual directions of traditional and new issues of the theme.
Highlights
The problem of reflection in Russian history and culture of the spiritual heritage of the East is a debatable one in the domestic oriental studies
One can wonder how early Russian-Indian contacts were found, as they are manifested in many ways, as organically image of India enters the ancient Russian literature
The first acquaintance of Russian culture with ancient India almost concurs with the beginning of the Russian literary tradition that arose after the introduction of Christianity into Russia, which simultaneously caused the needs in the texts constituting the Old Russian literature
Summary
The problem of reflection in Russian history and culture of the spiritual heritage of the East is a debatable one in the domestic oriental studies. Argumentativeness of the problems is determined by the fact that the scale of cultural contacts requires a strict scientific study. Efforts to see Russia "only from Europe" or "only from Asia" prevented a real understanding of its unique cultural subregion of "middle" position. Significance of the problem is due to the fact that the eastern basis of culture of ancient Rus and medieval Russia received a thorough and contradictory implementation at different stages of the country's history. The problem finds a special significance in the era of recession or revival of cultural exchange between East and West. The theme of "Russian East", and "Russia-India" received detailed coverage in the domestic humanities and disciplines
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