我校的俄罗斯问题研究历史悠久。 上海外国语大学的前身是上海俄文专科学校，成立于1949年，是我国重要的外语院校之一，其俄语语言文学学科是全国第一个获得俄语语言文学博士学位授予权（1983）的学科点。
1980年，俄语系成立了苏联研究所，以苏联社会学和苏联教育学为主要研究方向，成为国内最早从事国际问题研究的专业机构之一，迈出了从单一的语言教学型院系向教学-科研相结合学科转型的第一步。1992年5月，在苏联研究所的基础上成立了国际问题研究所，研究方向拓展到国际关系，研究范围增加到除俄罗斯以外的美国研究、德国研究、法国研究、中东阿拉伯研究等领域。俄罗斯问题研究长期以来一直是主要的研究领域之一，在国内有着一定的影响力。
上海外国语大学俄语系俄语言文学专业1987年被国家教委列为全国俄语语言文学唯一的重点学科，2001年被上海市教委评定为上海市重点学科。2002年和2007年又连续被列为国家重点学科，2009年入选国家级特色专业，在国内同类学科中占有重要的地位，综合实力位居全国前列。
2011年12月，上海外国语大学俄语系和国际关系与外交事务研究院积极整合校内俄罗斯研究资源，相互协调与配合，将俄语语言文学、跨文化研究、外语战略研究与国际关系研究等学科有机结合。在我校悠久的俄罗斯研究传统的基础上，共同组建成新的俄罗斯研究中心，并获批成为教育部俄罗斯研究培育基地。·
2012年6月2日，俄罗斯研究中心学术委员会成立。
俄罗斯研究中心在与校内外专家多次深入交流的基础上，就基地的发展规划和研究方向达成了共识，即：充分汲取国内外俄罗斯教学和研究的经验，努力发挥上海外国语大学长期积淀的俄罗斯文化研究、语言与文学研究、中俄关系史研究、俄罗斯思想研究的优势，以国家文化发展战略为导向，构建一个方法创新、学科交叉融合、专业优势互补的新型的、跨学科的对俄研究和人材培养的新格局。
Introduction of Center for Russian Studies of
Shanghai International Studies University
The Russian studies at Shanghai International Studies University（SISU）has a long history.
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) formerly named Shanghai Russian College founded in 1949, is one of the most prestigious foreign studies institutions in China.SISU launched the first national Ph. D. program in Russian Language and Literature nationwide in 1983.
In 1980, the Russian Department established Institute of Soviet Studies orienting on Soviet sociology and education, which is one of the earliest research-oriented institutes committed to the studies in international affairs in China; it was a milestone for SISU’s discipline transformation from language-teaching orientation to teaching-researching oritation. Previously known as the Institute of International Studies of SISU and established in May 1992, it has seen a steady-fast extension of research fields, covering Russian, American, Germany, French, and Middle East studies. Particularly, Russian studies as one of the main research fields at SISU, is of great influence in China.
The Russian Language and Literature of the Russian Department at SISU was ranked as national key discipline by the Ministy of Education in 1987, and assessed as key discipline at municipal level by Shanghai Education Commission in 2001. It was listed as national key discipline in 2002 and 2007 as well as National characteristic major in 2009. SISU Russian studies occupies an important position in domestic similar disciplines and ranks in the top level within China.
The Russian department and the School of International and Diplomatic Affairs of SISU positively integrated Russian research resources，and organically combined the subjects of the Russian language and literature, cross-cultural studies, foreign language strategic studies and international relations research. based on SISU’s traditional Russian studies, the Center for Russian studies（CRS） was founded in December 2011, and approved by the Ministry of Education as Russian Research Training Base. Afterwards, the Academic Commission of CRS was established in June 2012.
Recently, CRS has reached a consensus on the development planning and research orientation on the basis of numerous in-depth exchanges with internal and external experts, which is to utilize domestic and international experience in Russian studies, to give full play of the long-term accumulative advantages of the Russian cultural studies, language and Cultural Studies, the history of Sino-Russian relations research, and Russian Thought at SISU, RRC will strive to build an innovative and comprehensive Russia studies pattern with interdisciplinary integration, professional complementary advantages under the guide of national strategy to highlight the depth of the studies and the students training.
