The revolutionary movements in late tsarist Russia inspired a reaction by groups on the right. Although these groups wer
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Modern Occultism in Late Imperial Russia traces the history of occult thought and practice from its origins in private s
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How a society defines crimes and prosecutes criminals illuminates its cultural values, social norms, and political expec
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Andrey Shabanov’s seminal reinterpretation of the Peredvizhniki is a comprehensive study that examines in-depth for the
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A groundbreaking investigation of Anton Chekhov's portrayal of children and its connection with the prevalent views
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This is the first comprehensive biography in any language of Russia’s leading statesman in the period following the Revo
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In 1903 Tsar Nicholas II issued a decree allowing the confiscation of Armenian Church property, marking the low point in
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Russia’s Great Reforms of 1861 were sweeping social and legal changes that aimed to modernize the country. In the follow
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Rural fires were an even more persistent scourge than famine in late imperial Russia, as Cathy Frierson shows in this fi
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Between the 1880s and the 1930s, children became the focus of unprecedented scientific and professional interest in mode
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