The NATO–Russian relations remain to be one of the major strands of global security in the twenty-first century. Given the more complex threats to global security today, the rising energy demand and d
Russian foreign policy during 2001 – 2002 has taken on an entirely new approach. President Vladimir Putin and his Foreign Minister, Igor Ivanov have expanded the scope of Russian external relations bo
This collection of articles addresses the legal and symbolic features of monarchical rule in Russia, as presented in Scenarios of Power, to show how representation and a culture of representation affe
Russian Monarchy, Representation and Rule is devoted to studies of the political culture of Russian monarchy as it influenced various aspects of Russian historical development such as law, representat
How can you understand Energy War led by Russia against Europe without knowing the history of pipeline construction? How can you understand what is happening today in Ukraine without knowing the expan
This series of books is a translation of Flora Evropeiskoi Chasti SSR, which provides information on the wild and most important cultivated plants growing in the European portion of Russia and its bor
How was it possible to write history in the Soviet Union, under strict state control and without access to archives? What methods of research did these 'historians' - be they academic, that is based a
Samizdat, the production and circulation of texts outside official channels, was an integral part of life in the final decades of the Soviet Union. But as Josephine von Zitzewitz explains, while much
How and why does the stage, and those who perform upon it, play such a significant role in the social makeup of modern Russia, Ukraine and Belarus? In New Drama in Russian, Julie Curtis brings togethe