The book is devoted to the history of the study of the countries of Central and Southeast Europe in pre-revolutionary, Soviet and partly foreign historiography. It examines the problems of the formation of Soviet Slavic studies, as well as the formation and development of Slavic studies in Russia from the 16th to the beginning of the 20th century. The articles of the collection are based on a wide range of published and archival sources, first introduced into scientific circulation. Designed for historians, Slavists and readers interested in Slavic issues.