Persia as an Object of Study in Russia (19th - Early 20th Centuries): Language, Culture, History, Economy, Defense Capability

Persia during the 19th - early 20th century was studied comprehensively, the interests of Iranianists included issues of the Persian language and its dialects, geography, history, literature, culture, traditions and way of life, economy, the country's defense capability, its place in the geopolitical struggle of the Russian and British empires. A certain role in the study of the country was played by the Russian Geographical Society and the military departments of Russia. The Asian Museum at the Imperial Academy of Sciences, Kazan University, the Oriental Faculty of St. Petersburg University, the Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages in Moscow, the Educational Department of Oriental Languages at the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were centers of oriental studies in Russia.