Streltsov Dmitry (born June 29, 1963).

Graduated from the Institute of Afro-African Studies of Moscow State University (1986). PhD (Candidate of Science) in History, the Institute of Oriental Studies, the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, the theme of thesis ‘The Nuclear Issue in Japan’s Foreign Policy of Japan (1980s)’. Doctor of Sciences in History (2003), the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, the theme of thesis ‘The System of Public Administration of Japan in the Post-war Period (1945-2001). Historical and Political Aspects’.

Professor of History (2013).

Dmitri V. Streltsov is the Head of the Afro-Asian Department and a Professor of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University), Russia.

Dmitri V. Streltsov is the Leading research fellow of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Institute of Far East, Russian Academy of Sciences. His research interests embrace the spheres of domestic politics, foreign policy, economy and society of contemporary Japan, postwar Japanese political history, international relations in East Asia, Russian diplomacy in Asia.

Editor-in-Chief of ‘Ezhegodnik Yaponiya’ (Yearbook Japan). Editor-in-Chief of the quarterly e-journal ‘Yaponskiye Issledovaniya’ (Japanese Studies in Russia). Editor-in-Chief of the semi-annual English-speaking journal ‘Russian Japanology Review’.

Since 2008, he heads the Russian Association of Japanologists.

In the 1990-2010s he has been a visiting research and professor at several Japanese Universities including Hosei University, Hitotsubashi University, Keio University, and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.

The author of more than 300 academic works, including seven individual monographic books.

Major publications in English:

The National Interests of Russia in the Asia Pacific Region (Chapter in a peer-reviewed monographic book) / G.Balachandran , R.Bhonsle, S.Lounev etc., ed. by Nivedita Das Kundu // India-Russia Strategic Partnership. Challenges and Prospects /) // New Delhi: Academic Foundation , 2010.

Political Parties in Disarray (Chapter in a peer-reviewed monographic book) / D.Streltsov, T.Inoguchi, W.Smirnov etc., ed. by Inoguchi Takashi // Japanese and Russian Politics. Polar Opposites or Something in Common? NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. P.33-52. https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781137488442

Russian views of Japanese history // The ASAN Forum. 2016. July–August. Vol.4. No.4. http://www.theasanforum.org/russian-views-of-japanese-history/

Russia’s Approach to Japan under Vladimir Putin: A Strategic Perspective (Chapter in a monographic book) / D.Blair, D.Bob, G.Rozman, ed. by Gilbert Rozman //Japan-Russia Relations: Implications for the U.S.-Japan Alliance. Washington: Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA, P. 51-60. https://www.fpri.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Sasakawa_Japan-Russia.pdf

Russo-Japanese Relations: A Skeptical View (Chapter in a monographic book) / H.Arai, J.D.J.Brown, O.Danilova etc., ed. Victoria Panova and Artyom Lukin// Russia and Japan. Looking together into the future. Vladivostok. Far Eastern Federal University, 2016. P.24-32. http://en.civilshos.ru/news/news_post/russo-japanese-relations-a-skeptical-view

Interdependence of Russo-Japanese Relations and Mutual Images of Japan and Russia / S.V.Chugrov, D.V.Streltsov // Japanese Journal of Political Science. 2017. Vol. 18. No.1. P. 22-40. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/japanese-journal-of-political-science/article/abs/interdependence-of-russojapanese-relations-and-mutual-images-of-japan-and-russia/F4CEE0E48039AC62EB290C4CE57A0CF0

Social Protest in Postwar Japan: Types of Political Manifestation (Chapter in a peer-reviewed monographic book) / C.Jones, D.Streltsov, M.Muller etc., ed. by Alive Pichettei // Protests and Riots: Past, Present and Future Perspectives. N-Y: Nova Science Publishers, 2018. P.21-46. https://novapublishers.com/shop/protests-and-riots-past-present-and-future-perspectives/

Russia’s View on the International Security in Northeast Asia/ D. Streltsov, A. Kireeva, I. Dyachkov // The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis. 2018. Vol. 30. No. 1, March 2018. P. 115–134. http://www.kida.re.kr/frt/board/frtNormalBoard.do?sidx=707&depth=3

Russian-Japanese relations: Systemic crisis or new opportunities? // Russian Japanology Review. 2018. Vol.1. P. 110-119. http://japanreview.ru/images/rjr/2018/rjr_2018_1_110-119.pdf

A History of Russo-Japanese Relations. Over Two Centuries of Cooperation and Competition/ ed. by Dmitry Streltsov and Nobuo Shimotomai. Leiden ; Boston. Brill, 2019. https://brill.com/view/title/36335

Maverick of Japanese Politics in Cold War Era (commemorating the centenary of Yasuhiro Nakasone) // Russian Japanology Review. 2019. Vol.2. No.1. P.7-28. DOI: 10.24411/0235-8182-2018-10001. http://japanreview.ru/images/rjr/2019/rjr_2019_1_7-28.pdf

Reasons behind the Stability of Abe Administration // Silva Iaponicarum. — Summer/AutumnWinter/Spring 2018/2019. — Vol. 56/57/58/59. — P. 302-311. http://silvajp.home.amu.edu.pl/Silva%2056575859.pdf

The Russian Vector of Japan’s Policy in the Arctic// Russian Japanology Review. 2021;4(2):5-28. https://doi.org/10.24412/2658-6444-2021-2-5-28

National Identity, Collective Memory and History Wars in East Asia / S.Grishachev, D.Streltsov. // Vostok (Oriens). 2022. 1. P. 196–205. https://vostokoriens.jes.su/s086919080015325-4-1/

Conflicts in East Asia: How Are They Different from Europe’s? // Russia in Global Affairs. — 2023. — Vol. 21. №2 (82). — P. 180-191. https://eng.globalaffairs.ru/articles/conflicts-in-east-asia/

Handbook of Japan-Russia Relations /ed. by Dmitry Streltsov, Kazuhiko Togo. Amsterdam University Press, 2024. https://www.aup.nl/en/book/9789048563425/handbook-of-japan-russia-relations