Introduction: 本所奉教育部於79年9月核准成立，為國內第一所研究蘇聯區域之學科整合研究所，是淡江大學全球區域性研究的第六個研究所。創立之初即在以區域研究方法，培養通曉蘇聯政治、經濟、社會和文化的人才，以利朝野開拓與蘇聯關係；民國80年12月因應蘇聯瓦解，為使研究範圍更明確，本所於81學年度第2學期申請更名為俄羅斯研究所。本所聘有精通漢語之俄籍學者專家擔任教學與研究的工作，課程規劃上兼顧理論與實務，致力培養精通俄情之人才，提供政府與國人正確的俄羅斯訊息及溝通方向，在國內各大學系所中具有相當的特色。自98學年度起，本所與歐洲研所合併，改為歐洲研究所俄羅斯研究組。

The Institute was founded by the decision of the Ministry of Education in September of 1990. It was the first Institute in Taiwan to focus on the studies of the Soviet Union and the sixth Institute within Tamkang University specializing in regional studies. In the second term of 1992 academic year it was officially named the Institute of Russian Studies. The Institute is providing complex educational agenda. With Russian history being the basic course, it also provides specialized courses dealing with the politics, society, economics, diplomacy and the military issues of Russia and other independent states of the former Soviet Union. It also deals with foreign relations of modern Russia and other independent states of the former Soviet Union with the rest of the world, paying the special attention to the development of the Sino-Russian bilateral relations. The Institute is training high-class specialists in Russian affairs and offers necessary information concerning Russia and the ways of dealing with her to the government and the public of the R.O.C.