CHINESE STUDIES at St

CHINESE STUDIES AT St. Petersburg University 2 3

lished at the university. In 1944, the Faculty was restored, and the Departments of Chinese Philol- ogy and History of Far East Coun- tries were opened. Our famous alumni of the 2d half of the 20th century include such outstanding sinologists as Acad. B. L. Riftin, L. N. Menshi- kov, V. V. Petrov, V. I. Semanov, A. S. Martynov, T. N. Nikitina, G. Y. Smolin and many others. St. Petersburg State University (SPbU) is one of Russia’s oldest centers for the study of China, Chinese culture and language. The beginning of Chinese studies and language teaching in Rus- sia dates back to the 18th century when the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission was working in Beijing, that united students some of whom became the first Russian sinologists opening first-ever Russian Chinese language schools affiliated to the Russian Academy of Sci- ences in St. Petersburg. In mid-19th century the center of Russian sinology was finally transferred to St. Petersburg. In 1854, Nicholas I signed a decree that established the Faculty of Oriental Languages at St. Petersburg University. In the second half of the 19th century the faculty opened a Chinese-Manchu division and active Chinese language, history and cultural studies began; Russian sinology school was also established during this period, headed by academician Vasily Vasilyev. After 1917, a major reconstruction of university education took place and various historical and philological departments of the university started teaching oriental subjects. During this period a strong sinology school headed by academician Vasily Alekseev was estab- Professors and graduates of Sinology, 1897 4 5

TODAY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES IN CHINESE STUDIES

In 1990s along with longstanding sinological tradition of the Faculty of Asian St. Petersburg State University pro- and African Studies, sinology was also introduced at the Faculty of Philosophy, vides training of sinology experts based and most recently the School of International Relations and the Faculty of Law on its own often unique methods tested established courses in Chinese studies. by decades of successful teaching ex- In 2007 SPbU launched in operation the Confucius Institute, which was es- perience. It is true about teaching both tablished in cooperation with Hanban and Capital Normal University and provided modern and classical Chinese and other considerable support to further development of sinology at SPbU. essential subjects, including, above all, Chinese history, literature, philosophy, In 2015 SPbU established the Center for Chinese Studies under agreement ethnography, religious faiths, ethnopsy- with Renmin University of China. chology and other subjects. At present, scientists working in various fields and areas are involved in Chi- nese studies at St. Petersburg State University. Over 40 sinologists are engaged For nearly two decades the training of sinologists is based on a two-level in research activities. Along with classical sinology areas SPbU actively develops system which includes bachelor (4 years) and master (2 years) degree courses. In new research projects and fields. addition, an overwhelming majority of students have an annual internship to Chi- nese universities, adding another year to their training. Main fields of study coin cide with key areas of sinology research at the University and above that training in applied fields such as tourism is provided. SPbU also offers PhD programmes (3 years) in various fields of Chinese Studies.

Concentrations: Chinese philology History of China Economics of China Cultural studies: Chinese culture All in all, sinological research is carried out in the following directions: Philosophy traditions of the Orient International relations • Chinese grammar and lexicology; • Chinese religions and faith traditions; Law (incl. Chinese law) • Modern and classical Chinese • Chinese philosophy; language (Wenyan); • Chinese economy; • Ancient and Middle Age Chinese • Traditional Chinese culture and art; literature, Modern Age literature; • Chinese history historiography; • Chinese literature of the XX–XXI c.; • Russian-Chinese relations; • Ancient, Middle Age, Modern Age • Chinese education history; Chinese history; • Cultural and social cooperation • Chinese history of the XX–XXI c.; between Russia and the East. 6 7

SPBU GORKY RESEARCH LIBRARY ORIENTAL DEPARTMENT SPBU GORKY RESEARCH LIBRARY ORIENTAL DEPARTMENT

It is one of the larg- est Chinese book depositories in Europe and Russia. The department has nearly 30000 Chinese language items, as well as 7500 Manchu, 2000 Tibetan and 1000 Mongolian language items.

The collection of Chinese books mostly oldest book in the deposi- dates back to the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), tory. There are particularly valu- while a small amount of units runs back to the able manuscripts among the books, Ming dynasty (1369–1644). The overwhelming for example, novel Flower-Laden Ship, majority of books are woodcuts. There are also which, excluding SPbU can be found 200 manuscripts. The books cover various areas only at the libraries of Peking Univer- of Chinese spiritual culture, including literature, sity, University of Tokyo and the British fine arts, religion, philosophy, history, geogra- Museum. Two books have an imprint phy, etc. One can also find medical or agricultur- of the red seal of the Kangxi Emperor. al treatises, reign calendars, encyclopedic and The Chinese library stock was collected lexicographic dictionaries and reference books by outstanding sinologists of the 19th– and other works. Until mid-20th century the 20th centuries, including N. Bichurin, Library had 11 volumes of the famous Yongle V. Vasiliev, I. Voitsekhovsky, D. Sivillov, Dadian encyclopedia which were given to the P. Kamensky, D. Pozdneev, M. She Chinese government in 1950’s. Today a Bud- velev, N. Popov, P. Popov, P. Ruda dhistic woodcut which dates back to 1418 is the novsky, G. Smykalov, and others. 8 9

RECENT PUBLICATIONS (2006–2016) RECENT PUBLICATIONS (2006–2016)

Alexey A. Rodionov. Lao She and Oksana P. Rodionova. Chasing Nikolay A. Speshnev. Introduction Yekaterina A. Zavidovskaya. Polina I. Rysakova. Educational sys- Alexander G. Storozhuk. Three the problem of national character in wisdom: life and creative work of to Chinese language: phonetics Temple communities and religious tem in Chinese society. Sociological doctrines and Chinese culture: Chinese literature of the 20th century. Zhang Xianliang. and spoken language. life of peasants in contemporary analysis of the sociocultural evolution. Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism St. Petersburg: Roza Mira Publishing St. Petersburg: Roza Mira Publishing St. Petersburg, Karo publishers. 2006 China. St. Petersburg, Aleteya Publishing house. in the Tang era artwork. house, 2006 house, 2006 St. Petersburg, SPbU publishing house. 2010 St. Petersburg, 2010 2009

Nikolay A. Speshnev. Chinese Boris G. Doronin. Constitutions Pang Ying. Textology of Chinese Alexander G. Storozhuk. Introduc- Marina E. Kravtsova. The history Yana V. Lexyutina. US and China: philology: selected papers. and Political System of the PRC. classical novels (“Shuihu zhuan” tion to Chinese hyerogliphics. of Chinese culture. Textbook. arenas of competition and St. Petersburg, SPbU publishing house. St. Petersburg, 2007 and “Hongloumeng”). St. Petersburg, Karo publishers, 2010 St. Petersburg: Lan Publishing house, 2011 contradictions. 2006 St. Petersburg, Nestor-History publishers. St. Petersburg, SPbU publishing house, 2008 2011 10 11

RECENT PUBLICATIONS (2006–2016) RECENT PUBLICATIONS (2006–2016)

Nikolay A. Speshnev. Chinese Vladimir L. Uspenskiy. Tibetan Alexander G. Storozhuk, Tatiana Igor A. Alimov, Marina E. Kravtsova. Yulia S. Mylnikova. Legal Status Tibetan literature in the Contem- people: features of national Buddhism in Beijing. I. Kornilyeva, Ekaterina A. Zavi- The history of Chinese classical of Women in the History of Medi- porary literary process in the character. St. Petersburg, NP-PRINT publishers. 2011 dovskaya. Ghosts and deities literature since ancient times till XIII eval China (VII–XIII Century). PRC / ed. by Pavel L. Grokhovskiy. St. Petersburg, Karo publishers. 2011 of the Chinese underworld. century: poetry and prose. V. 1–2. St. Petersburg: NP-PRINT, 2014 St. Petersburg, SPbU Philology faculty St. Petersburg, 2012 St. Petersburg: Peterburgskoe vostokovede- publishers. 2014 nie Publishing house, 2014

Liudmila V. Popova. Foreign eco- Ekaterina A. Zavidovskaya, Dmitry Manuscripts and woodblock Nikolay A. Samoylov. Russia and Dmitry I. Mayatsky. Gao Zecheng Manuscripts and woodblock nomic strategy of China. Issues I. Mayatskiy. The description of the prints in Asian languages at the China in the 17th — early 20th and his masterpiece “The Lute”. prints of the East. of formation and realization. Chinese books collection of Academi- scientific library of Saint Peters- centuries: tendencies, forms and St. Petersburg, SPbU publishing house. Essays on codicology / St. Petersburg, SPbU publishing house, cian Vasily P. Vasilyev in the stock burg State University / stages of socio-cultural interaction. 2015 ed. by Mikhail S. Pelevin. 2012 of the Oriental Department of SPbU ed. by Vladimir L. Uspensky. St. Petersburg, SPbU publishing house. St. Petersburg, SVOE Publishers, 2015 Gorky Research Library. St. Petersburg, SPbU Faculty of Philology 2014 St. Petersburg: SPbU Confucius Institute; Publishers, 2014 Studia NP-Print Publishing house, 2012 12 13

CONFERENCES SPBU CHINESE STUDIES PERSONALITIES

SPbU regularly hosts international scientific conferences that bring together lead- Outstanding PREDECESSORS ing sinologists and global experts, including:

Vasily P. Vasilyev Vasily M. Alekseev Yevgeny A. Serebryakov Nikolay A. Speshnev Ye. A. Tortchinov HISTORIOGRAPHY AND SOURCE (1818–1900) (1881–1951) (1928–2013) (1931–2011) (1956–2003) STUDIES OF ASIA AND AFRICA, which is held biennially and covers a wide LEADING SCHOLARS range of issues on historiography and source, literature and language stu dies in all regions and historic periods of Asia and Africa, from ancient to contemporary history. ISSUES OF FAR EASTERN http://www.orienthist.spbu.ru LITERATURES, which is biennially organized together with leading international universities or scientific institutions Boris G. Doronin, Doctor of His- Marina E. Kravtsova, Doctor Yana V. Leksyutina, Doctor and is as a rule dedicated to a jubilee of tory, Professor: Chinese history of Philology, Professor: Chinese of Politics, Associate Professor: and culture; Poetry and Culture; Sino-American Relations; a distinguished literary figure. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] http://www.ifel.spbu.ru

LESEWA — LANGUAGES OF FAR EAST, SOUTHEAST ASIA AND WEST AFRICA, which is biennially organized together with Lomonosov Moscow State University Irina F. Popova, Doctor of History, Nikolay A. Samoylov, Doctor Alexander G. Storozhuk, Doctor Professor: Dunhuang studies, of History, Professor: Chinese of Philology, Professor: classics, and is dedicated both to the results of fundamental research on most topical Chinese History; history and politics; spiritual culture; controversial issues of language learning and to cutting-edge typology studies. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 14 15

SPBU CHINESE STUDIES PERSONALITIES SPBU CHINESE STUDIES PERSONALITIES

LEADING SCHOLARS LEADING SCHOLARS

Alexandra E. Donskaya, Candidate Elena N. Kolpachkova, Сandidate Dmitry I. Mayatskiy, Сandidate Polina I. Rysakova, Candidate Nadezhda A. Somkina, Candidate Sergey E. Yakhontov, Сandidate of history, Senior lecturer: of Philology, associate professor: of Philology, associate professor: of Sociology, associate professor: of History, associate professor: of Philology, associate professor: environmental history, historical Chinese grammar, lexicology, Chinese theater, Chinese education and pedagogics in China; Chinese culture; Chinese linguistics; geography of China; ethnolinguistics; manuscripts; [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

LECTURERS

Marina V. Cherevko, Assistant: Chinese Poetry, [email protected] Yulia Y. Bulavkina, Assistant: late Qing fiction; [email protected] Maria E. Frolova, Assistant: Chinese culture; [email protected] Olga V. Khalina, senior lecturer: Chinese teaching methodology, [email protected] Evgeniy E. Kiy, Candidate of philosophy, senior lecturer: Chinese art and religion, [email protected] Yulia S. Mylnikova, Candidate Boris M. Novikov, Candidate of Lyudmila V. Popova, Candidate of Polina A. Komarovskaya, Assistant: Chinese popular art; [email protected] of History, senior lecturer: History, associate professor: economics, associate professor: Tatiana I. Kornilyeva, Assistant: Chinese literature and folksy beliefs; [email protected] Chinese history; CI director; Chinese history, secret societies; Chinese economics; Polina G. Krupnina, Assistant: Chinese culture; [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Alexandra V. Lebedeva, senior lecturer: Chinese music; [email protected] Liu Limei, Assistant teaching of Chinese language; [email protected] Tatiana S. Mironova, Assistant: Chinese literature, suicide in China; [email protected] Yevgeniya I. Mitkina, senior lecturer: Qing poetry and contemporary cinema; [email protected] Qiao Peng, Assistant: Chinese language teaching, [email protected] Natalia V. Petukhova, Assistant: Russian-Chinese relations; [email protected] Yulia Y. Pogudina, assistant: history of urbanization, [email protected] Andrey Y. Sidorenko, Assistant: contemporary Chinese literature; [email protected] Elena O. Starovoytova, Assistant: Chinese-Russian relations; [email protected] Anton V. Terekhov, Assistant: Chinese literature and philosophy; [email protected] Alexey A. Rodionov, Сandidate of Oksana P. Rodionova, Сandidate Zhang Rukui, PhD, Chinese Natalia N. Vlasova, senior lecturer: Chinese literature; [email protected] philology, associate professor: of Philology, associate professor: director of the Confucius Ekaterina Y. Zanina, Assistant: Chinese grammar; [email protected] contemporary Chinese literature; contemporary Chinese literature; Institute; Alexander D. Zelnitskiy, Candidate of philosophy, senior lecturer: Chinese philosophy and religions, [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Chinese studies at SPbU by numbers

• History since 1854 • Over 40 faculty members • Over 200 students, studying Chinese as a major subject • Over 300 students, studying Chinese as a second Oriental language • Over 200 students, studying Chinese at additional education courses • 24 published books on China in the past 10 years • Over 30 partner institutions in China

Address:

7/9 Universitetskaya Embankment, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia Tel.: (+7 812) 328-7732, 328-9640 Fax: (+7 812) 328-7732 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.spbu.ru