When the Bolsheviks seized power in 1917, they set themselves the task of building
socialism in the vast landscape of the former Russian Empire, a territory populated by …

How was the Soviet Union like a soup kitchen? In this important and highly revisionist work,
historian Sheila Fitzpatrick explains that a reimagining of the Communist state as a provider …

The story of the Russian intelligentsia after Stalin is poorly chronicled. Zubok turns a
compelling subject into a portrait as intimate as it is provocative. Zhivago's children, the …

–The most famous Russian psychologist, whose life and ideas are least known?–A pioneer
of psychology who said virtually nothing new?–A simple man who became a genius after he …

World-class science and technology developed in the Soviet Union during Stalin's dictatorial
rule under conditions of political violence, lack of international contacts, and severe …

From the late nineteenth century to the eve of World War II, America's experts on Russia
watched as Russia and the Soviet Union embarked on a course of rapid industrialization …

Much recent scholarship has seen Soviet Central Asia as directly comparable to the
overseas colonies of modern European states. In this article, Adeeb Khalid takes issue with …

Most narratives depict Soviet Cold War cultural activities and youth groups as drab and
dreary, militant and politicized. In this study Gleb Tsipursky challenges these stereotypes in …

Historically, the university was an alien establishment for Russia, reflecting the political
ambition of its leadership, not the organic impetus of Russian society. In Soviet academia …

An “endlessly rewarding” contribution to the study of Jewish life in the Soviet
Union:“Fascinating... nuanced and respectful of human limitations”(Slavic Review). Minsk …