About the book: year / The monograph for the first time in domestic and foreign historiography presents in a systematic and generalized form the history of the study of Eastern languages ​​in the Russian Imperial Army. Based on a wide range of archival documents, many of which are being introduced into scientific circulation for the first time, the work examines the evolution of the system of military orientalist education in Russia, reconstructs the history of military educational institutions with a linguistic profile, their educational and scientific activities. A significant place in the work is given to the activities of graduates of military oriental educational institutions, their contribution to the development of general and military oriental studies in Russia. The uniqueness of the publication is determined both by the use of a wide archaeographic and source study base in developing the topic, and by the novelty and originality of concepts and approaches. The work is offered to the attention of specialists and a wide range of readers interested in the history of the Russian imperial army and military oriental studies, as well as issues of Eastern philology, relations between Russia and neighboring countries of the East. The publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format.