Novy Vostok

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Novy Vostok
CategoriesOriental studies magazine
FounderAll Union Scientific Association for Oriental Studies
Founded1922
Final issue1930
Country Soviet Union
Based inMoscow
LanguageRussian

Novy Vostok (Russian: New Orient or New East) was a Russian language semi-official Soviet Oriental studies magazine which existed between 1922 and 1930. It was the organ of the All Union Scientific Association for Oriental Studies (VNAV). [1]

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History and profile

Novy Vostok was started by the VNAV in Moscow in 1922. [2] [3] The VNAV was also established the same year and headed by M. Pavlovich Veltman, pseudonym of Mikhail Veltman. [2] The magazine was a semi-official review, [4] and in the first issue the editorial declared that Asian territories had been part of Russia which was also an Asian state. [5] Novy Vostok featured articles on the Oriental studies which guided the activities of the Soviet policy makers. [2] Political events in not only Asian countries but also Arab countries were discussed in detail in the magazine. [6] It also covered discussions about the internal topics such as the role of national bourgeoisie. [7] One of the contributors was Viktor Arkadevich May who published articles under the pseudonym Mokhtadir Sendzhabi. [8]

Novy Vostok folded in 1930 after producing a total of 28 issues. [3] [9] There was no significant publication concerning the Oriental studies in the Soviet until the end of World War II. [8]

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