Using the “path-dependence” concept and D. Slater’s thesis on the consolidation of elites around national threats, the author examines the factors infl uencing the formation of diff erent authoritarian political systems in the Central Asian states.
Tomohiko Uyama
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The perestroika-time public discussion about the “white spots” of history in the Kaliningrad region focused on the history of East Prussia, which had previously been under a tacit ban.
Angelina V. Saenko
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Eesti perestroika keeled (1986–1988) [PDF]
Artikkel uurib Eesti poliitilise mõtte tärkamist perestroika perioodil (1986â1988) ning väidab, et see toetus olemasolevale teadusavalikkusele ja sealsele teoreetilisele mõistestikule, mis võimaldas Eesti teadlaskonnal ja ekspertidel arendada ...
Juhan Saharov
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Friendship and Cooperation Agreements between Russia and Central Europe Countries: 30 Years later [PDF]
30 years have passed since the full-scale renewal of relations between Russia and the countries of Central (at that time Eastern) Europe. With an error of one year plus/minus, in 1991, 1992 and 1993, fundamentally new agreements on friendship and ...
Shishelina, L.N.
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“In the Name of Socialism”: Russian Theme in the Plays byTony Kushner [PDF]
The paper deals with Tony Kushner’s plays Perestroika and Slavs!, which consider the questions of Russian history. Perestroika is Part II of Kushner’s Angels in America, and the play is not actually devoted to the ‘Russian theme’, but forms parallels ...
Elena G. Dotsenko
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30th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Between Russia and South Africa [PDF]
On March 14, 2022 the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences held a round table discussion to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Africa,
SKUBKO Yury Sergeevich
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Meanings of Culture and Books. From “Marriage of Convenience” to Signs of “First Love”
The article examines the polygraphic prerequisites for social reflection of the late Soviet and post-Soviet intellectuals and the connection between the autonomy of intellectual work and the autonomy of the publishing cycle.
Alexander Markov
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Представления о „Перестройке” в современном российском обществе
Author present results of the sociological researches conducted between years 1995 and 2015, concerning Russian society’s attitude toward Perestroika. Perestroika era not only fundamentally transformed Russian history, but also drastically changed vector
Дмитрий Кузнецов
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Pozicija mezhdunarodnogo soobshhestva po voprosu «vosstanovlenija» nezavisimosti Baltijskih respublik [The position of international community on the restoration of independence of the Baltic States] [PDF]
The separation of the Baltics from the Soviet Union was a difficult process accompanied by both political and economic conflicts. The third party in the negotiation process was represented by Germany and the USA.
Portnyagina Maria
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Nostalgia for the Soviet Past in the Mass Historical Consciousness of Modern Russians [PDF]
In modern Russia, there is a clear discrepancy between the official policy of historical memory and the mass historical consciousness. In the politics of official memory, Joseph Stalin is a tyrant, a dictator who killed millions of people. In the mass
Vladislav Kokoulin
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