About us
The International Russian-Turkish Center was established at the Russian State University for the Humanities on September 29, 2000, in connection with the development of oriental studies at the university for the training of Turkologists whose main specialization is the Turkish language, regional studies, history, literature, economics and political system of Turkey. The founder of the Center was the famous Turkologist, orientalist, and organizer of science D.D. Vasiliev. The Center is the only institution in Moscow that simultaneously carries out scientific and educational activities related to the regional studies of Turkey, language and teaching of Turkological disciplines. The Center has its own library of specialized literature in all areas of research. The tasks of the Center include the organization and implementation of joint Russian-Turkish educational programs, the development of teaching methods and the preparation of educational and scientific materials. In addition to the Turkish language, Ottoman and one of the Turkic languages of Russia and the CIS are also taught as an option. Classes are taught by leading Russian Turkologists, experienced Russian and Turkish teachers. The Center maintains and actively develops contacts with Russian and foreign scholars specializing in Turkology. The Center organizes seminars, conferences and round tables on current issues in relations between Russia and Turkey, as well as on various topics in the political, social, and cultural life of Turkey.
The Center actively maintains fruitful contacts with other research and educational centers of the RSUH and plans to conduct joint programs. For Turkish citizens living both in Turkey and in Russia, the Center, together with other faculties of the RSUH, has developed a master's degree program in the following specialties: international relations, political science, management, tourism, and others. Lecture courses in English are being prepared.
The Center's teachers - research fellows of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences and other well-known oriental scientific and educational institutions - are the authors of many publications in Russia and abroad, including fundamental scientific monographs, dictionaries, manuals on the Turkish language, research on history, source studies, and literature, and contemporary issues in Turkology.
Along with their studies, our students actively participate in various events organized by the Center. Joint trips and excursions are organized, exhibitions of Turkish folk crafts are held. Under the supervision of the Center's teachers, students prepare essays, term papers and theses on the history, philology, culture, economics, and contemporary issues of Turkey and the Turkish diaspora in the world. They do practical training at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Center for Oriental Literature of the Russian State Library, archives and museums, Turkish publishing, tourism and other commercial firms in Moscow, and other scientific and practical organizations.
The Center's staff maintains constant scientific contacts with their colleagues in Turkey. Our teachers and postgraduate students are annually invited to international congresses, conferences, and symposia held in Turkey, publish their scientific works there, and take part in scientific cooperation between the two countries.
Language practice is part of the mandatory curriculum for students. Students of the International Russian-Turkish Center regularly undergo practical training in language centers and major educational institutions in Turkey (Ankara, Kayseri, Erzurum). In addition, they are sent to undergo practical training in libraries, oriental research institutions, business structures in Moscow, as translators at exhibitions and international conferences, film festivals, and sports competitions. On the recommendation of the Center, students also participate in archaeological expeditions related to the study of the cultural heritage of the Turkic peoples.
Teachers of Turkish universities, Turkish scientists, public figures and writers visit the Center during official visits to Russia, are invited to give lectures and conduct seminars.
Vasilyev Alexander Dmitrievich - Director of the Russian-Turkish Educational and Scientific Center. Orientalist, Turkologist, graduate of the Institute of Asian and African Studies of Moscow State University. Speaks English, German, Turkish, Farsi. Candidate of Historical Sciences (2007), Doctor of Historical Sciences (2023).
Research interests:
- History of Central Asia and Turkey.
- Ethnicity, religion and politics in Central Asia and Turkey.
- Russian-Turkish relations.
- Turkic studies in Russia and abroad.
- Archival oriental studies.
Contacts
turkish@gmail.com
Moscow, Miusskaya square, house 6, building 5, office 423
8 (495) 250-63-03, 8 (495) 250-63-14
