This collection of articles, based on the materials presented at an international academic conference in 2002, examines the current problems of methodologym historiography and source studies for local history in the context of modern historical sciences. The participants included scholars from Russia, Switzerland and Germany.

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

The authors in this scholarly work, examine the history of village and two self-government in the Urals during the last century of Tsarist Russia.

Research of the studies of historic sources. In 2 volumes. Published by Russian Historic Institute.

Proshloe i budushchee rossiisko-iaponskikh otnoshenii: po sledam Katsura Taro, Goto Simpei, Nitobe Inadzo. Materialy Simpoziuma (Moskva 4 Okt 2004 g)

Russia's economic development in the second half of XX century.

This two volume history examines the life of Russia and its population during World War Two. Attention is paid to the effects of major battles to the surrounding areas. The principles of leadership of the armed struggle, economic confrontation of the parties, foreign policy and diplomacy of the Soviet state are reviewed. The conditions of life of all strata of the population and their...

The author maintains that the epoch of Russian history of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich was as bright and as interesting as the era of the musketeers in France or revolutionary England. He seeks to enlighten and introduce the colorful figures of this time to the reader.

The author, using Russian history as a guide, makes a scandalous proposal for understanding the formation of the present Russian government based on the development of the Russian (Tsarist) state.