Comp. by I. N. Vasilyeva-Yuzhin, Moscow: Rudomino Publishing House, 2007, 319 p. The 200th anniversary of establishing contacts between Russia and Australia was widely celebrated in 2007 in both countries. Scientific conferences were held, and books dedicated to the anniversary date were published. Thus, on October 25-26, 2007, the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted the 28th International Scientific Conference on the Study of Australia, New Zealand and Oceania, which was attended by the Ambassadors of Australia and New Zealand to the Russian Federation. The conference was dedicated to the 200th anniversary of contacts between Russia and Australia, the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Australia and the USSR, and the 100th anniversary of New Zealand's acquisition of dominion status. page 210In preparation for the memorable date, scientists of the Institute of International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences have stepped up their study of Australia and published a number of books that explore various spheres of life on the "green continent". A. S. Petrikovskaya's monograph "Russian Echo in the Culture of Australia" (Moscow, 2002) and the first study on Australian culture in Russian science "Culture of Australia: XIX-XX centuries" (Moscow, 2007) are devoted to Russian-Australian and Australian-Russian literary and cultural relations. The economic development of Australia at the present stage is considered in V. Y. Arkhipov's book " Australia in the World Economy "(Moscow, 2005) 3. The second edition includes N. S. Skorobogatykh's university textbook " History of Australia "(Moscow, 2006) and her monograph " Milestones of the Constitutional Path of Australia (1788-2000) (Moscow, 2006), which examines the problems of the formation of the modern state system of the Australian Union and the evolution of its constitutional structure. The second, significantly expanded edition is the book " Ru ... Read more