The article is devoted to the study of the formation of the Orthodox landscape in the Far East countries, with which Russia since the nineteenth century was inan active cross-cultural communication on trade and diplomatic level. Main purpose of the article is a comparative analysis of the main characteristics of its formation. For comparison were taken China, Mongolia, Japan, Korea - countries where the missionary activity of the Russian Orthodox Church has left a significant mark in the overall religious landscape. The article deals with the history of its formation in the study area, geography and the main religious centers in the diachronic aspect. The role of frontiersmen from Orthodoxy - leading missionaries in the formation of the Orthodox landscape in each of these countries is analyzed. The influence of the personality of missionaries on the specificity of the Orthodox landscape is shown. The main locations of the landscape in each of these countries are analyzed. The study allows us to identify the main trends in its formation.
