On the outside, the direction of Soviet Sinological research was extremely clear. In the 1950's, whatever Communist China said, it was necessary for Soviet scholars to nod their heads and agree. In the 1960's, the winds suddenly changed, and whatever viewpoint Communist China put forth, it was necessary for Soviet scholars to criticize it, often even before seeing it firsthand.
形之於外，蘇聯的漢學研究顯得風向極為清楚：一九五○年代，中共提出什麼看法，蘇聯學者都必須點頭稱是；六○年代，風向乍轉，中共提出任何看法，蘇聯學者往往還沒見到白紙黑字，就先批判。