Obverse and Reverse of the Imagology: A New Monograph by St. Petersburg Orientalists on Peter the Great’s Image in East Asia, and Vice Versa

This publication aims to review and conceptually evaluate the collective monograph “The Image of Peter Great in East Asia countries”, published year 350th anniversary first Russian Emperor representing a new milestone science. The prepared by group well-known St. Petersburg orientalists testifies significant development comparative Imagology Oriental studies, caused rapid rapprochement Russians Asian peoples, growing number scholars, as well relevance, quantity quality their research this field. book can be put on par with “Leo Tolstoy Orient” (1971) — landmark for historiography, while topic “Peter is comparable scale Space great writer serves unique refraction Tolstoy’s “War Peace” paradigm, which extremely complicated, meaningful interesting academic study. As reveals, during study Great’s image countries, authors surpassed title theme quite positive creative way. But, considering fundamental immensity such it seems necessary issue second more expanded edition, enriched countries peoples Africa, just like monograph. imagological work could also continued foreseeable future (before 2037) international study, “Pushkin Orient: A. S. Pushkin’s Orient masterpieces poet”. groundwork an project already exists Orientology very long time.