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Uspensky V. Keynote: Tibetan Studies in Saint Petersburg: Past and Present // Revue d’Etudes Tibétaines. New Currents on the Neva River: Proceedings of the Fifth International Seminar of Young Tibetologists. Number 55, Juillet 2020. P. 1–14.
Dear colleagues, young and not very young!
It has been a great honor for me to welcome the congregation
of Tibetologists who came to Saint Petersburg both to share
their scholarly achievements with their colleagues and to acquire fresh
knowledge during the Fifth International Seminar of Young
Tibetologists. Saint Petersburg1 was originally founded not only to be
“a window on Europe,” but with the particular purpose of becoming
the capital of the Russian Empire to unite many peoples and cultures.
Today, Tibetan Studies is a special branch of Oriental Studies. You
will not find Tibet on the political map of the world. However, in the
same way that many great rivers flow to the oceans from the glaciers
of Tibet, her spiritual accomplishments spread in all directions,
crossing mountains and deserts, as well as political boundaries. For
this reason, it is my opinion that when preceding the word “studies,”
“Tibetan” should be understood not just in its geographical or ethnic
meaning, but in its cultural and religious meaning. Tibetology is thus
a world-embracing subject and is in no way limited to the hardly
accessible mountainous country with “high peaks and pure earth.”
Russia is especially fortunate geographically since it is located in
both Europe and Asia. Therefore, Asian languages and cultures are not
something external and foreign—as they may be considered in
Europe—but they are an inseparable and important part of Russian
national culture. As a result, the study of Asian languages has always
been seen as indispensable, and this emphasis has greatly contributed
to the progress of Oriental Studies in Russia...
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