俄罗斯东欧中亚研究所是中国社会科学院所属的国际问题研究所之一，是国内最大的以俄罗斯和东欧中亚为研究对象的综合性学术研究机构。1965年6月30日建所，1966年划归中共中央联络部所属，1981年1月改属中国社会科学院。曾用名苏联研究所、苏联东欧研究所、东欧中亚研究所，2002年10月改用现名。
从20世纪80年代至今，俄罗斯东欧中亚研究所适应对象国的变化和国内需要，先后围绕原苏东国家的政治经济体制改革、苏东剧变、俄罗斯东欧中亚国家的政治经济转轨、对象国的外交走向及其与中国的关系等重大历史性课题，展开了全面系统的深入研究，撰写、翻译和编纂了数百部专著、译著和大型工具书，撰写了上万篇论文和研究报告等。俄罗斯东欧中亚研究所的研究成果受到国内外各界的高度重视，党和国家领导人以及政府有关部委给予高度评价。俄罗斯东欧中亚研究所与俄罗斯、美国、日本等30多个国家建立了各种形式的学术交流关系。
俄罗斯东欧中亚研究所现有在职人员89人，其中专业技术人员77人，管理人员12人。下设8个研究室，即俄罗斯政治社会文化研究室、俄罗斯经济研究室、俄罗斯外交研究室、战略研究室、中亚研究室、中东欧研究室、乌克兰研究室和俄罗斯历史文化研究室。设有俄罗斯东欧中亚杂志社，共出版两种刊物，即《俄罗斯东欧中亚研究》和《欧亚经济》。代管中国社科院图书馆国际研究分馆，馆藏图书22.7万册。设有科研组织处、办公室两个管理部门。俄罗斯东欧中亚研究所管理全国一级学会中国俄罗斯东欧中亚学会，同时管理三个院属研究中心和一个智库：中国社会科学院俄罗斯研究中心、中国社会科学院上海合作组织研究中心、中国社会科学院“一带一路”研究中心和中俄战略协作高端合作智库。
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institute of russian, eastern european and central asian studies, chinese academy of social sciences is the largest research institute in china focusing on russian, eastern european and central asian studies. it was founded on june 30, 1965 and incorporated into chinese academy of social sciences in january, 1981. formerly, the institute was called the institute of soviet studies, institute of soviet and eastern european studies, and institute of eastern european and central asian studies. it changed to the current name in october, 2002.
with regional specializations in eastern europe and eurasia, the institute has published hundreds of monographs, translations and large-scale reference books, and thousands of papers and research reports involving the political and economic reforms in the communist period, the fall of communism in eastern europe and disintegration of the soviet union, comprehensive transition in the new stage, and the diplomacy of russia, eastern european and asian countries and their relations with china. the research results are highly valued by the academic circle at home and abroad as well as political leaders of communist party of china and the chinese government. in addition to that, the institute has established various kinds of academic exchanges with universities and academic institutions in more than 30 countries including russia, the united states, japan, etc.
currently, the institute has 89 employees, including 77 professional researchers. it consists of 8 research divisions, namely division of russian political, social and cultural studies, division of russian economic studies, division of russian diplomatic studies, division of strategic studies, division of central asian studies, division of central and eastern european studies, division of ukrainian studies and division of russian history and cultural studies. an editorial office is placed under the institute, which is responsible for the publication of two academic journals, namely the journal of russian, east european and central asian studies and journal of eurasian economy. the institute also hosts the international studies branch of the library of chinese academy of social sciences with a collection of 227,000 volumes and a national first-level association, the china association of russia, eastern europe and central asia. moreover, 3 research centers and 1 think tank, including the center of russian studies, the center of shanghai cooperation organization studies, the center of belt and road studies as well as the council on china-russia strategic coordination are affiliated to this institute.