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This article provides an overview of the historiography of the Russian Civil War, discussing the ongoing debates and different perspectives surrounding the conflict. It highlights recent publications by Russian authors that offer new insights based on archival sources. The article also mentions three specific studies that focus on different aspects of the war, including the role of antisemitic violence, the peasant resistance movement, and the struggle for independence in a specific region. These studies contribute to a better understanding of the complexities of the Russian Civil War. [Extracted from the article]

This article explores the changing perspectives on the Brezhnev era in the Soviet Union, with a particular focus on the non-Russian republics of Central Asia and the Caucasus. It discusses various topics such as international relations, cultural exchanges, gender, agriculture, and environmental history. The article challenges traditional narratives and offers new insights into the history of the Soviet Union. It emphasizes the need to understand the complexities of Soviet society and the interpretations of promises made by the Soviet system. The article also highlights the importance of collaborative research and interdisciplinary approaches in understanding the social history of the region. [Extracted from the article]

The article provides an overview of the research conducted on Leonid Brezhnev's rule and domestic policies during the Brezhnev era in the Soviet Union. It discusses the shift in research focus from political scientists and dissidents to historians, who have explored various aspects of everyday life during this period. The article challenges the perception of stagnation and highlights the normality of Soviet life under Brezhnev's leadership. It also discusses the emergence of a socialist welfare state and the social and cultural changes that occurred during this time. The text emphasizes the need for further research on topics such as dissident women, the everyday lives of workers and peasants, and the role of the economy in Soviet society. It also raises questions about the impact of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine on future research. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses two books that examine the concept of civilization and the reign of Catherine II in 18th century Russia. The authors argue that despite military conquests and social inequalities, Russian imperialism during this time was a civilized endeavor. They analyze Catherine's governance, reforms, and relationships, emphasizing her ambition, courage, and pragmatism. The books also explore her approach to diversity and the management of her empire. While acknowledging limitations and critics, the authors provide a nuanced and insightful account of Catherine's reign, highlighting the complexities and ironies of the Russian civilizing mission. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the discrepancy between official Soviet ideology regarding state property ownership and the actual practices revealed in studies of the Soviet economy. Topics include the hierarchy of state property ownership during Stalinism, with the dictator at the top, followed by managers and officials, shedding light on power dynamics and economic decision-making in the late Soviet and post-Soviet periods.

The article focuses on criticism directed at Western scholarship on the Soviet Union during the Cold War for its Moscow-centric perspective and neglect of the diverse nationalities and policies towards the Soviet periphery. Topics include the renewed attention on this issue amid calls to "decenter" and "decolonize" Russian and Eurasian studies, with historian E. H. Carr's works standing out as an exception, as his writings, including his 14-volume History of Soviet Russia.

The article focuses on the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God, "The Life-Giving Spring," near the village of Kosmos, emphasizing its significance as a sacred site for Orthodox Christians. Topics include the church's construction and restoration, the healing properties attributed to its spring water, and its role as one of many sacred sites in Central Asia revered by the Orthodox community.

The article focuses on the landing of Soviet troops in Anzali in 1920 and the subsequent establishment of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Iran (SSRI), highlighting how Bolshevik ideology and Soviet interests influenced these events. Topics include the role of regional actors like the Caucasian Bureau and Soviet Azerbaijan leadership, the internal conflicts within the revolutionary coalition in Gilan, and Moscow's shift towards diplomatic.

The article discusses about the security agency for the Soviet Union Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnost (KGB). It discusses how specific visual technologies developed by the KGB created a image of the "people's enemy" and shaped socialist imaginations; photography was one of the surveillance and espionage technologies used by "agent-operational measures" of the Soviet security services; and that the officers photographed crime scenes and used them as evidence against repressed individuals.

The article offers information on the historiography of the Russian Empire and the history of imperialism. It further discusses the importance of cooperation and collaboration in sustaining imperial venture; the weakness of tsarist rule in Central Asia and its consequent dependence on local power structures; and imperialist notions of modernity, civilization and progress.

A literary criticism of the book "Pipe Dreams: Water and Empire in Central Asia's Aral Sea Basin" by Maya Peterson is presented. It outlines the human and environmental consequences of tsarist and Soviet policies and activities; the potential of irrigation and cotton to shape a better, more modern future in the region; and revitalizing an ancient and romantic Golden Age for colonized Asia.

The article explores Papirosy nowadays are often associated with Belomorkanal, the (in)famous Soviet brand that was named after a Stalinist construction project using forced labor. But papirosy are by no means a Soviet invention. As Tricia Starks shows in her rich study, the smoking of papirosy was already widespread in the late Russian Empire: workers and intellectuals, peasants and citizens, men and women, adults and children—everybody smoked them.

The article explores in early 2019, an English-language translation of Guzel Yakhina's Zuleikha otkryvaet glaza (Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes) was first published in the West. The novel, recipient of the Iasnaia Poliana and Bol´shaia Kniga literary awards, has become, practically overnight, perhaps the best-known nonacademic work about ethnic Tatars to ever appear in English.

The article discusses appearing autobiographical accounts of Soviet politicians, government officials, and even "ordinary" people have significantly informed aspect of Soviet historiography. Topics include accounts have been based upon, and concerned with, ethnic Russian actors; and the range of languages needed to access non-Russian-language accounts, the limited production and haphazard circulation of autobiographical writing.

The article discusses the various forms of resistance to and noninvolvement in strategies of national mobilization in early 20th-century Bessarabia. It mentions attempts to attract the local Romanian-speaking peasantry to Russian monarchist and right-wing organizations, which succeeded to a much greater extent than similar efforts by nationalist activists. It also mentions multiple forms of national indifference in Russian borderlands before World War I.

The article explores the history of taxation in the Russian empire and the state metallurgy factory system in the Urals region of Russia. The author reflects on the collection of direct taxes under the government of emperor Peter I. Emphasis is given to topics such as the introduction of the soul tax, the development of specialized factory administrative bodies, and peasants in the labor market.

The article discusses the responses of ethnic Russians to the Second World War, with a particular focus on the Russian peasantry. The author examines peasants' attitudes towards the Soviet Union and the meaning of patriotism. It is suggested that peasants were motivated to support the war by the organizational and disciplinary influence of the army and the state, including repression, and by the threat of German occupation and Nazi atrocities. Antisemitism and ideology are also discussed.

The article discusses Russian peasant migration to Russian Siberia and the Russian Far East from the late-19th century to the mid-20th century, with focus given to the importance of the khodok, or scouts who traveled ahead of migrating groups to find land suitable for settlement, to the process. The author examines the way in which these scouts acted to promote the Russian imperial governments' territorial expansion efforts and helped to connect settlers with government administrative officials, particularly those of the Russian Resettlement Administration, and local officials associated with the zemstvo.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the authors discuss topics addressed in the issue related to imperial Russian Siberia, including its use as an exile and penal colony, Russian peasant migration to the region, and territorial integration.

This historiographical article examines the relationship between emperors, elites, and the peasantry in Imperial Russia. The author begins buy addressing the periodization of Russian history, and then explores the impact of the Enlightenment on Russian imperial authority and state power. She goes on to explain historians' studies of Russian Emperor Peter the Great and Empress Catherine II, as well as the development of civil society during this period. The effects of modernity on the power of the Russian nobility is also examined.

The article explores land reforms in late imperial Russia and the role of individualism in property rights for peasants. The author reflects on the policies of legislator Petr Stolypin introducing individual ownership while avoiding direct reference to private property. Emphasis is given to direct state intervention in Russian villages and the development of peasant mortgage credit systems and institutions such as the Peasant Land Bank. Other topics include the role of cooperatives in local bank networks, parliamentary debate on financing land reform, and conferences on agricultural credit.

This article presents an interview with Viktor Petrovich Danilov, a historian of the Soviet peasantry. He describes how his early research was difficult due to official restrictions on academic freedom. He also recounts the struggle to accurately record the famine and the full effects of collectivization.