Setting a high value on such component of historical studies as the history of science theudauthors refer to the history of astronomical surveys development. In current paper specialudattention is given to the establishment and development of scientific institutions in the sphere ofudlatitude observations. Particularly, the activity of Poltava Gravimetric Observatory, which wasudestablished in 1926 and played a role of fundamental gravimetric post connected to the worldudgravimetric network, is covered separately.udThe correspondence between astronomical scientists could be used as a valuable sourceudfor studying latitude investigations in the 20s century. In this work we present the texts of nineudletter written in English, which are a part of correspondence between Ukrainian Sovietudastronomical scientist E.P. Fedorov and Chinese scientist Tsou Yi-Hsin. The correspondenceudtook place from 1957 to 1965 and ended up with the beginning of the Cultural Revolution inudChina in 1966-1976. Letters presented in the article contain information concerning the trainingudof Chinese astronomers in the Soviet Union and establishment of latitude observations in China.
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