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New Eastern Outlook
''New Eastern Outlook'' (''NEO'') is an internet journal published by the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. According to its website, this journal looks at world events "as they relate to the Orient." According to a 2020 report from the United States Department of State, US State Department, ''NEO'' is "a pseudo-academic publication... that promotes disinformation and propaganda focused primarily on the Middle East, Asia, and Africa." According to the United States Department of the Treasury, ''NEO'' is run by Foreign Intelligence Service (Russia), SVR, Russia's foreign intelligence agency. ''NEO'' is included in the EUvsDisinfo project, which tracks online disinformation. Background The Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oriental Studies (IOS), formerly Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences, is a Russian research institution affiliated with the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institute Of Oriental Studies Of The Russian Academy Of Sciences
The Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (russian: Институт востоковедения Российской Академии Наук), formerly Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences, is a Russian research institution for the study of the countries and cultures of Asia and North Africa. The institute is located in Moscow, and formerly in Saint Petersburg, but in 2007 the Saint Petersburg branch was reorganized into a separate Institute of Oriental Manuscripts. History The Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) history began in 1818, when an Asiatic Museum under the Imperial Academy of Sciences was set up in St. Petersburg. It was a depository of oriental manuscripts, a museum with exposition for visitors, a scientific and organizing center for oriental studies as well as a library for academic research. At the beginning of the 20th century, by the 100th anniversary of its foundation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |