This volume in the series is dedicated to the theoretical and practical problems of racial studies and ethnographic anthropology.

For twenty-five years, China has been transitioning from a planned to a market economic system with Chinese characteristics. Profound progressive changes in the economic and social spheres, brought about by gradual reforms in China, are taking place against the backdrop of dynamic development of social production and a consistent increase in the income and living standards of a significant...

The book you hold in your hands is a true gift for all sincere patriots of the USSR, from veterans to young people, who are still ready to joyfully and proudly raise a toast To our Victory! in World War II. This collection consists of thorough research by leading patriotic scholars who assess the leading role of the Soviet Union in defeating German fascism, Japanese militarism, and in...

This book, based on identified patterns of human perception of the world, provides an explanation of the religions and value systems of various peoples and civilizations, models the historical process, and examines possible scenarios for globalization and the future of Russia. It substantiates the need to form a new universal value paradigm to ensure the sustainable development of humanity.

The right of nations to self-determination is what formed the basis of the USSR and what ultimately led to its collapse. But what did the founder of the USSR think about the national question? This collection includes works by V.I. Lenin: ‘On the Right of Nations to Self-Determination,’ ‘Critical Remarks on the National Question,’ ‘On the National Pride of the Great Russians,’ and others.

Why did European, and later Euro-Atlantic, civilizations achieve the most spectacular successes in the history of mankind? Why was it Europe, first independently and later together with the United States of America, that created the world in which we live today? What predetermined the global hegemony of the European worldview – industry, military power, or something else? And what influence...

In this landmark account, renowned historian Barbara W. Tuchman re-creates the first month of World War I: thirty days in the summer of 1914 that determined the course of the conflict, the century, and ultimately our present world. Beginning with the funeral of Edward VII, Tuchman traces each step that led to the inevitable clash. And inevitable it was, with all sides plotting their war for a...

Hans-Georg Maaßen diniert mit Donald Trump, JD Vance verteidigt in München die AfD, ein rechter Polit-Neuling aus Polen wird im Oval Office empfangen. Rechte Parteien und Interessenvertreter vernetzen sich international schneller als je zuvor, offen und hinter den Kulissen wird intensiv am Export des Trumpismus nach Europa gearbeitet – mit potenziell dramatischen Folgen für die Zukunft des...

Friedrich Merz steht vor gewaltigen Aufgaben. Während Trump und Putin die alte Weltordnung zerstören, droht die AfD die politische Mitte in Deutschland zu sprengen. Der neue Bundeskanzler will ganz anders regieren als die abgewählte Ampel-Koalition. Dabei sind die Herausforderungen, an denen die Ampel krachend gescheitert ist, dieselben geblieben: Wirtschaftskrise, Klimawandel, Migration und...

Drei Freundinnen, ein Küchentisch, vor den Fenstern die Nacht: Annett Gröschner, Peggy Mädler und Wenke Seemann reden. Über sich als „Ostfrauen“, was auch immer diese Schublade bedeutet, über das Glück krummer Lebensläufe, über die Gegenwart mit ihrer sich ständig reindrängelnden Vergangenheit. Es wird getrunken, gelacht und gerungen, es geht um Erinnerungsfetzen und Widersprüche, um die...