Аннотация:The Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ; Preece et al., 2018) is a recently developed24-item self-report measure of alexithymia. Originally created in English, the questionnairewas designed to assess all facets of alexithymia and do so across both negative and positiveemotions. This study aimed to introduce and examine the psychometric properties of thefirst Russian version of the PAQ. Our sample was 229 Russian-speaking adults aged 18–60(M = 28.59, SD = 9.41) from the general population. Confirmatory factor analysis was usedto verify the PAQ’s factor structure. The convergent and divergent validity of thequestionnaire was assessed via relationships with other measures of alexithymia,emotional reactivity, mental health symptoms, and trait vitality. The questionnairedemonstrated strong factorial validity, and convergent and divergent validity was alsoempirically supported. Internal consistency reliability was good for all subscales and thetotal score. Overall, the Russian version of the PAQ therefore appears to have strongpsychometric properties, thus supporting the cross-cultural applicability of the alexithymiaconstruct and this instrument. The capacity of the PAQ to assess alexithymia across bothnegative and positive emotions should usefully advance alexithymia assessments inRussian settings. The clinical relevance of appraising positive emotions seems to beimportant for future investigations in Russian samples.