Central Asia, Euro-centrism and Colonialism by N. T. Nurulla-Khodzhaeva

“…In the process of such explication, the most important role is allocated to the modern culture, which encouraged the formation of the paradox, represented to us via the paraphrased Soviet aphorism: modernity and coloniality are twin brothers. …”
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Balances of Power, Threat, and Interests: The Logic behind China-Russia Strategic Alignment in the Post-Cold War Period by A. N. Korolev

“…Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, China-Russia relations have demonstrated a significant and consistent progress on a number of issues advancing to the strategic alliance. …”
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Research on Lexical Usage and Lexicographical Practice by Vilma Zubaitienė

“…In addition, various articles in language journals as well as the structure and editorial principles of the journal “Kalbos patarėjas” are reviewed. The research in the Soviet era is mainly associated with the lexicographical activities of Jonas Kruopas and Kazys Ulvydas and the editorial work on both the (historical) “Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language” and the “Dictionary of the Present Lithuanian Language”. …”
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At the Turn of the Nuclear Ages: Strategic Stability and Contours of a New World Order by V. A. Veselov

“…Special focus is on such issues as the achievement of strategic parity between the Soviet Union and the United States and the role of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks Agreement and the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in the development of the concept of strategic stability and informal code of conduct of nuclear powers. …”
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Nicolai Vasilyevich Ivanov: addition to biography of chekist-transport worker by V. P. Vasilevsky, A. V. Sushko

“…Ivanov secured his career promotion in the Soviet transport security agencies, and received many national honorary awards for his service, successfully surviving mass political repressions…”
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The icon of Ukrainian Nazis: on the question of the historical assessment of the «heroes» under the Protection of the Virgin Mary and their modern admirers by A. V. Sushko

“…In addition to the image itself, which became the reason for writing this article, the source for the study is the forensic investigative documentation of the Soviet state security agencies, during and after the end of the Great Patriotic War, interrogating captured employees of the German special services, Ukrainian nationalists and witnesses to their war crimes. …”
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School museum of combat glory of the 75th Guards brigade: history, experience and importance of patriotic work by A. V. Sushko, N. V. Leader

“…Particular attention is paid to the comparative historical study of the forms of work on the patriotic education of youth in the Soviet and modern Russian periods of national history. …”
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ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY OF TURKEY IN THE CONTEXT OF POLITICS OF PRESTIGE IN FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS by Uğur Ünal

“…States are obliged toadjust their foreign policy according to circumstances like relaxation in the conflicts between the in-block orinter-blocks caused by the socio-political, socio-economic and socio-psychological developments; change ofpower balance; and emergence of new strong states as these circumstances can present new possibilities or, onthe contrary, hazards before the world states.States living between two double-poled blocks from the World War I to the late 1950s witnessed China pullingitself out of the Soviet Socialist system in the early 1960s and beginning to increase its effectiveness as a thirdmajor in its region. …”
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One More Time about the Age of Teachers in Russian Universities: Old Problems and New Trends by V. F. Pugach

“…The paper presents results of analyzing age structure of Russian state universities teaching staff and its dynamics in the post-Soviet period. It is shown that due to the rapid decline after 2010 in the proportion of young people under 30 years of age and increasing share of population over 65 years of age, the imbalance is growing in favor of older people. …”
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Transport Corridors in the Russian Integration Projects, the Case of the Eurasian Economic Union by O. A. Podberezkina

“…The article discusses the political importance of transport corridors in terms of the development of integration projects in the post-Soviet space. The world is witnessing the formation of a single market and transport and communication infrastructure, which intensifies competition among regional and world leaders, both states and non-state actors, such as businesses, markets over the routes of transporting goods. …”
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State tax policy in Ukraine: historical and legal aspect (based on the example of the XX century) by G. L. Gufman

“…The author has established that a financial and tax system, from the moment of declaration of the Soviet power in the territory of Ukraine, underwent serious transformation, the economic policy was directed to maintenance and strengthening of the power, preservation of an economic mechanism and creating favorable conditions for economic recovery. …”
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Wem gehört die Interkulturalität? Über das Verhältnis von linguistischen Teildisziplinen und Kulturforschung by Csaba Földes

“…Subsequently, the paper focuses on culturally oriented linguistic approaches, specifically three current and differing research directions that are investigated critically regarding their content profiles, namely (a) the Russian/post-Soviet linguoculturology (LC), (b) the Anglo-American cultural linguistics (CL), and (c) intercultural linguistics (IL) – situated primarily within the field of German Studies – which focuses on interculturality and multilingualism. …”
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Retrospective of legislation on the acquisition (purchase) of wild animals for the purpose of their maintenance and breeding in semi-free conditions or in captivity by O. Yu. Onishchenko

“…The key point is the author’s position, that the formation of a retrospective of legislation in the field of acquisition (purchase) of wild animals for the purpose of their maintenance and breeding in semi-free conditions or in captivity should be divided into four main periods: the ancient period, medieval period, the period of the influence of tsarist Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire on Ukrainian lands and the period of formation and development of legislation within the Soviet Union. In the conclusions the author summarizes the analysis of the development of environmental legislation in the field of acquisition (purchase) of wild animals for the purpose of their maintenance and breeding in semi-free conditions or in captivity.…”
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The historical nature of the legal tradition by Ilyn L.

“…At the same time, the need to eliminate the negative vestiges of Soviet law, such as the administrative-command style of governance, legal nihilism, corruption, formalism, and disregard for the rule of law, can be considered a challenge. …”
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Macroeconomic model of safe functioning of the national economy of Azerbaijan in the long-term period by M. R. Ayyubov

“…In the 90s of the twentieth century, due to the formation of new independent states in the post-Soviet space, as well as a change in the constitutional foundations of Eastern European countries, the governments of the countries were faced with the task of ensuring economic security of the countries.In the scientific literature, there are three main paradigms for solving the problem of the country’s  economic security: the paradigm of the country’s national interests; the paradigm of independent and independent development of the national economy; paradigm of sustainable development of the national economy. …”
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«CULTURAL REVOLUTION» IN THE USSR IN 1929–1932 AND THE EARLY ATTACKS AGAINST N.I. VAVILOV’S SCHOOL. A STUDY BASED ON DOCUMENTS FROM ST. PETERSBURG ARCHIVES by E. I. Kolchinsky

“…The principal characteristics of «Lysenkoism» as a social-political practice in Soviet science formed before the struggle between geneticists and Lysenkoists. …”
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Regional Press and Local Authority Structures: History of Its Establishment and Relations (1930–2000). On the example of the Omsk Region by S. V. Novikov

“…After the collapse of the Soviet political system, temporarily freed the editorial board from the influence of the regional leadership. …”
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Strategic Stability: Dynamics and Factors of Transformation by K. V. Bogdanov

“…The author highlights the limitations of the latter model applicability to the present strategic landscape, and outlines the key factors that erode the current understanding of strategic stability (as it was stipulated in the 1990 U.S.–Soviet Joint Statement). In particular the author emphasizes the increasing complexity of international landscape as compared to the Cold War period: new and unanticipated challenges have affected all three above-mentioned groups of factors. …”
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INITIAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF WORKERS' AND PEASANTS' MILITIA OFFICERS OF THE RSFSR PROVINCES IN THE 1920S (BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF THE FAR EASTERN REGION) by Tatyana A. Ornatskaya

“…It was transformed in line with the gradually forming Soviet legal field, was built in accordance with the national, intradepartmental, scientific, pedagogical and educational trends developing in the country, but in the Far East it had its own unique features. …”
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The Entente’s Support for the White Armies in Southern Russia (Late 1918–1919) by G. G. Popov, T. G. Chshiev, O. Yu. Kazenkov

“…The study aims to delineate the scope and nature of the Entente’s support and to understand why this assistance failed to secure a victory for the White forces.Post-Soviet historiography commonly posits that the Red Army enjoyed an economic advantage in terms of weapons and ammunition supply for most of the Civil War. …”
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