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Q&A with Saglar Bougdaeva, translator of Jangar
Mar 06 2023
This is the first English translation of Jangar, the heroic epic of the Kalmyk nomads, who are the Western Mongols of Genghis Khan’s medieval empire in Europe. Today, Kalmykia is situated in the territory that was once the Golden Horde, founded by the son of Genghis Khan, Juchi. Although their famed
How Ukraine Fights Back (And What It Means for Russia)
Oct 14 2022
While characterizing this annexation as the start of the partition of Ukraine, Moscow in fact has contributed to the consolidation of Ukrainian society around the goal of returning these and other areas lost since 2014.
Darra Goldstein: What Russian Food Reveals About the Country’s History and Politics
Jul 08 2022
A much celebrated author and food scholar, Darra Goldstein has devoted her career to interpreting Russian culture, and presents a new look into how Russian cuisine has developed in response to economic hardship and political oppression. Her newest book, The Kingdom of Rye, takes readers on a vivid t
China, Russia, & Ukraine
Mar 24 2022
The Impact of the Ukraine War on Asia: a special double issue from Asian Survey
The Environmental and Health Dimensions of the Ukraine War
Mar 16 2022
by Erika Weinthal and Jeannie Sowers, authors of "Health and Environmental Tolls of Protracted Conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa" Current History (2021) 120 (830): 339–345.The Russian invasion of Ukraine has exposed the brutal strategy of seeking to bombard cities into submission
Ukraine and Russia: A Current History Virtual Issue
Mar 09 2022
The beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022 shocked the world, setting off the largest-scale land war in Europe since at least the Balkan wars of the 1990s, and driving more than 1.5 million civilians to flee to countries to the west. Russian President Vladimir Putin had deli
Russia, Ukraine and the West: A CPCS Virtual Issue
Feb 22 2022
A virtual issue of Communist and Post-Communist Studies presents a range of articles published during the last decade that highlight the drivers of Russia’s foreign policy towards Ukraine and the West.
Understanding Power and Protest in Kazakhstan: A Communist and Post-Communist Studies Special Virtual Issue
Jan 10 2022
During the past week, Kazakhstan has seen the rapid spread of demonstrations and violence across the country after protests first emerged in western regions on January 1, 2022 as a result of the sudden rise in the price of gas.
Elections, protest, social movements, contentious politics: a Q&A with CPCS Associate Editor Margarita Zavadskaya
Nov 19 2021
"I am still convinced that these days it is of utmost importance to see the complexity and ambiguity of what is going on within the civil society of authoritarian states, i.e. grassroot activities, bottom-up initiatives, people’s attitudes"