Chinese linguistics in Russia is represented by the studies of several generations of scholars starting in the 18th century (Skačkov 1960; 1977; Dacyšen 2000; Yán 2006).

The first data on Chinese in Russia were published by Gottlieb Siegfried Bayer (1694–1738). He came from Königsberg to St. Petersburg at the invitation of the Science and Arts Academy founded by Peter the Great in 1724, which was subsequently renamed Imperial Academy of Sciences, USSR Academy of Sciences and Russian Academy of Sciences (hereinafter abbre…