Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences

The Institute of the Far East of the Russian Academy of Sciences was created on the basis of a resolution of the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences in September 1966. His main task was to comprehensively study the problems of China, Japan, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Republic of Korea, the relations of the Soviet Union / Russia with these states, the experience of the socio-economic development of these countries, their history and culture, and the promotion of inter-civilization dialogue with NEA countries. Over the past years, the Institute has become the leading research institution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, one of the largest research centers for the comprehensive study of the problems of China, Japan, Vietnam and other ASEAN countries, the situation on the Korean Peninsula and relations between Russia and the countries of this region. The Institute conducts a study of international organizations and dialogue structures such as APEC, SCO, RIC, BRICS, ASEAN.