In Intent to Destroy, political scientist Eugene Finkel uncovers these deep roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Ukraine is a key borderland between Russia and the West, and, following the rise of Russian nationalism in the nineteenth century, dominating Ukraine became the cornerstone of Russian policy. Russia has long used genocidal tactics—killings, deportations, starvation, and cultural...

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Victoria Amelina was busy writing a novel, taking part in the country’s literary scene, and parenting her son. Now she became someone new: a war crimes researcher and the chronicler of extraordinary women like herself who joined the resistance. These heroines include Evgenia, a prominent lawyer turned soldier, Oleksandra, who documented tens of...

An examination of the fundamentalists movements present in Islam, Christianity and Judaism and their commonalities.

The book by philosopher and historian N.A. Benediktov discusses the system of values of the Russian people. In addition to general ideas about Russian shrines, it describes key periods in the formation of the people. Without knowledge of national life-meaningful values, it is impossible to govern the country, which the current leaders of Russia seem to be unaware of.

The author is a popular political commentator, winner of a number of journalism awards, has been working for Izvestia for the last few years, and is familiar to most people from his comments on the Odnako program. Although the title says ‘the Rhine is wonderful’, the book will focus on ‘Russian topics’ – after all, what else can Russians talk about when they meet by chance on the banks of a...

The book by the famous Russian orientalist Alexander Ignatenko examines theoretical and practical issues of the relationship and mutual influence of Islam and politics based on extensive factual material. The author analyzes the historical circumstances of the emergence, driving forces and ideology of religious and political movements appealing to Islam at the turn of the 20th and 21st...

What did Russia gain and what did Russia lose from three centuries of autocratic rule?

This monograph presents—for the first time in domestic scholarship—a systematic study of the inaugural addresses delivered by Russian presidents, as well as their addresses to the Federal Assembly. The analysis is conducted primarily from cognitive and rhetorical perspectives. The author focuses on elements of the schematic and thematic structure of discourse, as well as on linguistic phenomena...