1922 — the best year of the Comintern. Soviet Russia, German communists and the Genoa conference by A. Yu. Vatlin

“…The signing of the Declaration on the formation of the Soviet Union on December 30, 1922 marked a new stage in the history of international relations, and, at the same time, took stock of intense domestic and international political struggle unfolding in the previous years. …”
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A CENTURY OF CONSTITUTIONALISM by Cornelia Beatrice Gabriela ENE-DINU

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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 CAUCASIAN DIMENSION OF THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP IN 2009-2016 by P. A. Barakhvostov

“…Such uneven transformation reflects the long-standing search for an optimum way of cooperation with the European Union. This complex multi-aspect and long-term process constitutes an integral part of the effort to grasp new national and regional identities made by post-Soviet states. …”
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Dream of European Army: Is It a Feasible Objective or Not? by Sevil Şahin, Mustafa Ozan Şahin

“…The European Union’s (EU) defense initiatives have changed over time, reflecting both the pursuit of security and defense goals and the shifting dynamics of European integration. …”
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International Aspects of Investment Liberalization in the PRC: A Case of EU-China Cooperation by D. A. Potapov

“…The paper examines the role of investment cooperation and national foreign investment regime as a means to promote China’s economic and political interests and to respond to new global challenges that the country faces nowadays. …”
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Venezuela: Political Confrontation and the World Community by Z. W. Iwanowski, D. M. Rozental

“…The United States, China, Russia and the European Union compete for the energy resources of the country and pursue their own strategic interests. …”
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No longer euroskeptics: the evolution of the strategy of «Brothers of Italy» by Maria O. Shibkova, Alena I. Nebyanskaya

“…However, being a vivid example of a populist and personalized party, «Brothers of Italy» in this election campaign bet not only on the image of Meloni herself, but also on a new strategy of building relations with the European Union. …”
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Search for the turning points in the Soviet Lithuanian historiography: 1956 (?) by Aurimas Švedas

“… The XX Congress of the Soviet Union Communist Party which took place in February 1956 became a symbol of radical reforms in the Soviet Union. …”
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Juozas Jurginis in 1961 was criticized by Moscow by Arūnas Vyšniauskas

“… This study discusses the secret Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) on 16 August 1961. …”
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University proceedings. Volga region. Social sciences by A.D. Gulyakov, A.Yu. Salomatin

“…On-ly such an approach, with the leading role of the Bolshevik Party, could prevent the danger-ous confederalization of the organized union state and the integration of numerous ethnic groups that were at different stages of social development. …”

“HOW GRAND IS OUR DESIGN FOR EUROPE?”: INTEGRATION PLANS OF THE GREAT BRITAIN IN THE LATE OF 1950S by E. V. Khakhalkina

“…Modern United Kingdom appeared in the new European realities after the Referendum on the country’s membership in the European Union and returns to the starting point on the path of supranational integration and to the search for its place in Europe. …”
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Nossos passos vêm de longe: Almerinda Farias Gama e o ativismo político de uma mulher negra na construção da luta feminista brasileira by Patrícia Cibele Tenório

“…She led the association proposed by the Ala Moça do Brasil, joined the founding of the Socialist Proletarian Party of Brazil (PSPB), and also turned into a combative activist in the union movement in Rio de Janeiro, in the first years of government of President Getúlio Vargas. …”
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Hybrid Decision-Making Frameworks under Complex Spherical Fuzzy N-Soft Sets by Muhammad Akram, Maria Shabir, Ahmad N. Al-Kenani, José Carlos R. Alcantud

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Political determinants of centre-state transfers: An empirical analysis across Indian states by Deepti Kohli

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FEATURES OF DECENTRALIZATION IN THE UK: EXPERIENCE OF INTERACTION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY FOR UKRAINE by Olha Andrieieva, Nataliia Larina, Yurii Ruban

“…However, if we consider the UK as a union, there are many similarities between it and the EU. …”
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Legal and Organizational Principles of Militia Activities of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1956 by V. A. Grechenko

“…There was a change of the heads of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR and the Ukrainian SSR, which was another step in clearing the state leadership of the most odious Stalinist personnel and meant strengthening the control of the communist party agencies over the militia. The new leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs believed that the main shortcoming in the activities of the militia was the lack of activity in the fight against crime and the significant level of crime among police officers themselves. …”
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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Maria Lenk, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche

“…As an alternative, he proposes the creation of incentives for young people to join parties and trade unions, such as free membership. …”
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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. If the educational approach and the project of spreading ideas through films resonate particularly in the Soviet Union, the trajectory of these non-professional film exhibitors is singular. …”
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Mnemonic diplomacy in Russian-Serbian relations: The limits of the possible by A. M. Ponamareva

“…The paper examines the key stages, internal and external drivers of this mnemonic union development, as well as identifies contradictions and conflicts inherent to this process. …”
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