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Another one of Osokina's goal was to demonstrate that, for Stalin's Soviet Union, pragmatism was more important than ideology, which regularly led the Soviet government to prioritize economic goals over socialist principles. Elena Osokina was one of the first researchers to work with the newly-opened Soviet archives in the early 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union. [Extracted from the article]

A review of a two-volume collection of essays by modern Russian writers on their classical predecessors raises questions of the importance of fiction in post-Soviet culture, especially given that Russian standard tests in literature classes no longer include an essay component. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews the book "Academician V. Vinogradov (1895-1969). Traditions and Innovation in Russian Language Science," by Yu. Belchikov.

Reviews the novel "The Slynx," by Tatyana Tolstaya.

The article reviews the book "Main Factors of National Innovation System Development: Lessons for Russia," by Oleg Golichenko.

The article reviews the book "Otto Ludwigovich Struve, 1897-1963," by Marat Arturovich Balyshev.

The article reviews the book "The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A Guide to the Debate," by Andrew E. Dessler and Edward A. Parson.

The article reviews the book "Bitie v prevoda: Bălgarska literatura na nemski ezik XIX-XX v" by Liubka Lipcheva-Prandzheva.

Several book reviews are presented, including "The Chinese Cinema Book," edited by Song Hwee Lim and Julian Ward, "Cinematic Geopolitics," by Michael J. Shapiro and "The Passion of Montgomery Clift," by Amy Lawrence.