Arab Studies and Arab-Islamic Languages and Research in Imperial Russian Universities: Kazan and St. Petersburg Universities (1804 –1855)

The authors of this article focus on issues related to history, factors, and trends in the development Arab-Islamic studies Russian Empire. presents an overview systematization the main events, names, as well some features formation educational traditions teaching languages, key areas results historical cultural Muslim peoples Near Middle East Muslim at Kazan St. Petersburg Universities first half 19th century. Complex academic university courses subjects – Arab studies, Iranian Turkology – Empire century became important components disciplinary institutional modern Oriental are presented a certain historical, scientific, social phenomenon humanitarian research personas societies Islamic East. These Orientalist fields contributed knowledge national history state society, particularly territories, cultures Empire that were organically connected with world.