Образ Японии в России в период Эдо (XVII-XIX вв) The present article aims first to examine the vision of Japan in Russia at the time when vague and imprecise information about Japan entered Russia mainly through Western sources. Secondly, it considers the first real contacts of the two people and how vague images of Japan turned into the more concrete ones. Thirdly, the article points out the factors which influenced some of these changes and, finally, it clarifies the imp...

Образ Японии в России в период Эдо (XVII-XIX вв) The present article aims first to examine the vision of Japan in Russia at the time when vague and imprecise information about Japan entered Russia mainly through Western sources. Secondly, it considers the first real contacts of the two people and how vague images of Japan turned into the more concrete ones. Thirdly, the article points out the factors which influenced some of these changes and, finally, it clarifies the imp...