Restless Empire
Ian Barnes Restless Empire A Historical Atlas of Russia From the first Slavic migrations to the Romanovs’ rise to the Putin era, Russia has endured for centuries as a nation whose sheer size and diversity have challenged its rulers and shaped its identity. Restless Empire illuminates the epic sweep of Russian history in a beautifully illustrated full-color atlas depicting the essential cultural, political, economic, and...
Vodka Politics
Mark Lawrence Schrad Vodka Politics Alcohol, Autocracy, and the Secret History of the Russian State Russia is famous for its vodka, and its culture of extreme intoxication. But just as vodka is central to the lives of many Russians, it is also central to understanding Russian history and politics. In Vodka Politics, Mark Lawrence Schrad argues that debilitating societal alcoholism is not hard-wired into Russians’ genetic code,...
CfP: First International Conference for Young Scholars of Russian Studies
First International Conference for Young Scholars of Russian Studies: Alternatives, Turning Points and Regime Changes in Russian History May 19-20, 2014. Submission of abstracts: February 28, 2014 The conference is organized by the Center for Russian Studies’ Doctoral Program at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest. We invite graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from the field of history, social sciences, law and all...
Political Symbols in Russian History
Lee Trepanier Political Symbols in Russian History. Church, State, and the Quest for Order and Justice Political Symbols in Russian History is one of the few works that presents an analytical and comprehensive account of Russian history and politics between the years of 988 to 2005. From Kievan Rus to Putin’s Russia, this book traces the development, evolution, and impact that political symbols have had on Russian society. By...
CfP: Early Russian Itineraries
EARLY RUSSIAN ITINERARIES : MOVEMENT AND THE SPACE OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE DEADLINE: November 30th, 2012 The Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center (REEEC) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign has opened a call for papers to present at the Ralph and Ruth Fisher Forum, to be held in Urbana, Illinois on Friday June 14th and Saturday June 15th, 2013. This year’s conference, “Early Russian Itineraries” will focus on the...
