A logo on products ranging from chopsticks and toilet paper to cell phones and automobiles, the panda is one of the most ubiquitous images in China and throughout the world. Yet the panda holds little notable historical significance in China. Although it has existed in the territory of present-day China since the Pliocene epoch, its widespread popularity there is not only recent, but almost sudden.
In Panda Nation, E. Elena Songster links the emergence of the giant panda as a national symbol to the development of nature protection in the People's Republic of China. The panda's transformation into a national treasure exemplifies China's efforts in the mid-twentieth century to distinguish itself as a nation through government-directed science and popular nationalism. The story of the panda's iconic rise offers a striking reflection of China's recent and dramatic ascent as a nation in global status.

本书在大量事实数据的基础上，对中国在俄形象进行了历时性与共时性研究，将中国在俄形象分为不同维度展开探寻，系统展示出俄罗斯人眼中的中国历史形象、政治形象、经济形象、商业形象和社会文化形象；并尝试通过两国文化的差异，解析中国在俄形象形成的文化缘由。
本书以事实说话，深入浅出，集学术性与可读性为一身，对于中国读者加强自身定位以及进一步了解俄罗斯和中俄关系大有帮助。