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Studies on extraterrestrial civilisations in Russia date back to the end ofthe 19th century. The modern period of SETI studies began in the USSR in theearly 1960s. The first edition of the I.S. Shklovsky's book {\it Universe,Life, Intelligence} published in 1962 was a founding stone of SETI research inthe USSR. A number of observational projects in radio and optical domains wereconducted in the 1960s - 1990s. Theoretical studies focused on defining optimalspectral domains for search of artificial electromagnetic signals, selection ofcelestial targets in search for ETI, optimal methods for encoding and decodingof interstellar messages, estimating the magnitude of astro-engineeringactivity of ETI, and developing philosophical background of the SETI problem.Later, in the 1990s and in the first two decades of the 21st century, in spiteof acute underfunding and other problems facing the scientific community inRussia and other countries of the former Soviet Union, SETI-oriented researchcontinued. In particular, SETI collaborations conducted a number of surveys ofSun-like stars in the Milky Way, searched for Dyson spheres and artificialoptical signals. Several space broadcasting programs were conducted too,including a radio transmission toward selected stars. Serious rethinking wasgiven to incentives for passive and active participation of space civilisationsin SETI and CETI. This paper gives an overview of past SETI activities. It alsogives a comprehensive list of publications by authors from Russia, the SovietUnion and the post-Soviet space, as well as some SETI publications by otherauthors. The rich heritage of SETI research presented in the paper might offera potentially useful background and starting point for developing strategy andspecific research programs of the near future.

SETI in Russia, USSR and the post-Soviet space: a century of research