7th Congress

1887, Iaroslavl, 7th

8th Congress

1890, Moscow, 8th

11th Congress

1899, Kiev, 11th

4th Congress

1877, Kazan, 4th

6th Congress

1884, Odessa, 6th

1st Congress

1869, Moscow, 1st

2nd Congress

1871, St. Petersburg, 2nd

Society of Russian Orientalists

Turkestan Circle of Lovers of Archeology

Imperial Society of Eastern Studies

The Society declared as its goal: “The dissemination among the Eastern peoples of accurate and correct information about Russia, as well as familiarizing Russian society with the material needs and spiritual life of the East.” It had sectors from Japan and Kharbin, through Tashkent, Teheran, and Tiflis.