OBJECTIVE CAUSES FOR THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARMENIAN STUDIES IN RUSSIA
The article is devoted to the formation of Armenology in Russia as a special humanitarian discipline. By applying a historical genetic method and analyzing the works of Russian thinkers and scholars about Armenians and Armenia written in the period from the 12th to the early 20th centuries, the author of the article shows how the research interest gradually shifted from everyday and social issues of the life of the Armenian people to Armenian history, culture and philosophy. The article reveals the objective conditions for the emergence of Armenian studies in Russia.