Révéler et démasquer by François-Xavier Nérard

“…The Soviet newspapers in the Stalinist USSR are not simple instruments, designated to enhance the campaigns of the power. …”
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“Новая литература не возникает как пистолетный выстрел в ночи”. Об институциональных границах первых советских массовых писательских объединений... by Dar’ia Moskovskaia, Vagif Guseinov

“… The article discusses early Soviet literary institutions that took on the mission of uniting the writers’ forces: VAPP (the All-Russian Association of Proletarian Writers), whose institutional practices exhibit a pronounced sectarian nature and confrontational strategies, closely related to the early Proletkul’t, and demonstrate a distinctly ‘creative’ class-based nature; FOSP (the Federation of Soviet Writers), whose institutional nature was instrumental and artificial, this institution being “the first real example of the party’s concern for establishing basic conditions for the growth of new culture in the early years of the new regime” (Metcalf); and the Organizing Committee of the Union of Soviet Writers (SSP), which, despite sharing some similarities with FOSP, fundamentally differed from the latter through direct party leadership and funding, and gradually became a state structure – the Union of Soviet Writers. …”
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THE USSR AND FRG’S “NEW OSTPOLITIK” by A. M. Filitov

“…The positions of the détente supporters both in the USSR and in the FRG turned out to be strong enough for a conclusion of the Moscow Treaty on August 12, 1970,– a hall-mark of Soviet-West German rapprochement. The historical experience of overcoming the “enemy image” in the relationship between the Soviet Union and the FRG has a great practical value for the solution of the present-day international conflicts.…”
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‘You Choose No Time to Live and Die’: Dinmukhamed A. Kunayev and His Time by Ziyabek Y. Kabuldinov, Konstantin V. Cherepanov, Didar B. Kassymova

“…Kunayev ― a prominent Soviet statesman and party activist, who was long in charge of the Kazakh SSR Party Organization and greatly contributed to socioeconomic development of the Republic (and the whole Soviet Union) in 1942–1986. …”
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The Question of Baltic States in the Policy of the Great Westem Powers in 1944-1945 by Ramojus Kraujelis

“…Participation of the Soviet Union in these postwar plans was an essential condition. …”
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«Siberian Satrap» M. M. Lashevich and his death in Harbin by M. V. Krotova

“…The article is dedicated to the Soviet politician M. M. Lashevich (1884–1928), a participant in the revolution and the Civil War, chairman of the Siberian Revolutionary Committee. …”
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ON VARIETY OF INTEGRATION PROCESSES IN EUROPE by L. S. Voronkov

“…On the basis of analysis of integration processes between Nordic, Benelux countries and post-soviet states in Europe the author expresses hesitations in accepting the integration experiences gained by the EU as the criterion of efficiency and the pattern for the post-Soviet space. …”
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L’effort de guerre des exploitants non-professionnels du cinéma en URSS (1939-1949) by Irina Tcherneva

“…This paper is specifically aimed at introducing the Soviet case into historiography, devoted to the use of cinema by churches, political parties and trade unions in European countries. …”
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STATE-BUILDING PROCESS IN UZBEKISTAN: MANY MILES TO GO by Gürhan Ünal

“…However, it becameevident that current transition literature which solely focuses ondemocratization and marketization lacks the explanatory power on transitionprocess of post-Soviet states due to the Soviet legacy which left its marks notonly in terms of democracy and economy but also on national-identity andreligious affairs. …”
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Development of scientific concepts on abuse of law in national jurisprudence by K. M. Hurtova

“…In a retrospective perspective, an analysis of the development of scientific ideas cientific concepts on abuse of law in national jurisprudence in the pre-Soviet and Soviet periods has been carried out. In addition, normative legal documents that determined the specifics of law enforcement of this category during the formation of domestic law have been considered. …”
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Diplomatic History of the Great Patriotic War and the New World Order by A. Y. Borisov

“…The decisive role of the Soviet Union and its armed forces in the defeat of Nazi Germany and its allies was the strong foundation on which to build the strategy and tactics of Soviet diplomacy during the war. …”
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The Impact of “China-Central and Eastern Europe Cooperation” and “Belt and Road Initiative” on Sino-Albanian Relations by Rahman NURDUN

“…Subsequently, China and Albania forged an alliance against Soviet Union in 1950s until Albania fell out with China in 1978. …”
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Československo-polská (kon)federace by Jan Němeček

“…Project of confederation was not realized because of the Soviet Union´s resistance. Czechoslovak government was subordinated by Soviet standpoint. …”
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The question of Baltic states in the policy of the Great Western powers in 1943 by Ramojus Kraujelis

“…The year 1943 brought changes not only in the military fronts but also to international relations. On the eve of Soviet military victories in the East, the Soviet Union shifted the focus of foreign policy to postwar domination in Europe. …”
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Philosophical and Legal Interpretations of the Deformations of Legal Awareness in the XX - Early XXI Century by M. V. Melnyk

“…It has been stressed that the topic of philosophical and legal interpretations of the deformations of legal awareness in the XX – early XXI century is actively developed by scholars of the countries of the post-Soviet space. Emphasis has been placed on the development of the doctrine on legal nihilism that has been developed in Western European philosophical and legal thought, as well as on the problem of totalitarian legal awareness that has emerged in Soviet society. …”
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Medical staff training system development in the Republic of Kazakhstan (1990s) by G.F. Galina

“…The paper considers the issue of providing qualified medical specialists as one of the key problems of the public healthcare system in post-Soviet Kazakhstan. The main activities for medical staff training in the context of the process of development of the public healthcare system in Kazakhstan after the collapse of the Soviet Union have been analyzed. …”
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Neglected Questions on the “Forgotten War”: South Korea and the United States on the Eve of the Korean War by Mark Caprio

“…The breakup of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s prodded open the archival doors of once closed regimes releasing interesting information on Soviet-North Korean-Chinese relations during the Cold War. …”
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The role of the Hygiene Department of Stephen Bathory University in the development and promotion of Public Health in Vilnius in the years 1922–1939 by Aistis Žalnora

“…Social hygiene in the Soviet Union was highly politicized; it could only be interpreted in a frame of Soviet models. …”
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Перформативный поворот в постсоветской культуре by Yaroslav Polishchuk

“…The author of the article considers the elements of performance in the literary works of the post-Soviet period. His attention is focused on three East Slavic nations, whose literatures belonged to the area of “Soviet literature” for a long time. …”
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ON SCIENCE HERITAGE OF CORRESPONDING MEMBER А.D. ZAKREVSKIJ by P. N. Bibilo, Yu. V. Pottosin, L. D. Cheremisinova

“…Arkadij Dmitrievich Zakrevskij was at the beginnings of cybernetics origin in the Soviet Union. He is the founder of one of the known schools of logical design in the Soviet Union and all the world. …”
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