"Guided by the passion for research": life and work of Vladimir Arseniev in public and scientific discourse

The article analyzes a series of publications specifically devoted to the life and work of Vladimir Arseniev, which came out of print in the XXth - early XXIst century. The author traces how ambiguously the image of the famous explorer was shaped in the public and scientific discourse, how the details of his biography were interpreted, his contribution to the study and development of the region, features of his artistic style were assessed depending on the ideology and political context of the time.