This volume presents the introductory part of a symposium that took place at the Faculty of “Artes Liberales”, University of Warsaw, on July 1, 2019. The symposium, entitled “Nature and Culture in Inner And North Asian Perspectives,” was opened by a key-note speech delivered by Professor Ulyana Vinokurova, which was followed by a commentary of Professor Jan Kieniewicz. A translated and edited transcription of the two talks constitutes the content of this volume.