The article serves as the introduction to the special issue focusing on ethnographic shows and the production of knowledge regarding Others in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It aims at presenting the characteristics and conditions of research in Central and Eastern Europe, which may be considered an extension of Western Europe in terms of geography, communication, economy, technology and culture. The juxtaposition of the data and conclusions presented by several scholars from the region highlights the theoretical and practical problems they faced in their research. The text also lists the fundamental differences between the region in question and Western Europe which affected the emergence of local contexts and, consequently, shaped the cultural phenomenon of ethnographic shows.

本文是19世纪末和20世纪初有关民族志展示和有关他人知识产生的专刊的引言。它旨在介绍中欧和东欧研究的特点和条件，在地理，通讯，经济，技术和文化方面，可以将其视为西欧的延伸。来自该地区几位学者的数据和结论的并列凸显了他们在研究中面临的理论和实践问题。文本还列出了相关地区与西欧之间的根本差异，这些差异影响了当地背景的出现，因此塑造了人种志展示的文化现象。