Historiographical Review Research Articles

Regions in the context of the constitutional-political crisis of 1992-1993: A historiographical review

Regions in the context of the constitutional-political crisis of 1992-1993: A historiographical review

Денежные знаки Юга России при А.И. Деникине: историографический обзор

The aim of the study is to present a historiographical review and identify the peculiarities of the issue and circulation of Rostov paper money signs of A.I. Denikin. The article examines the issuance of various banknotes in Southern Russia during the Civil War years, predominantly focusing on the Don rubles and Denikin’s currency. It is emphasized that, in comparison with other regional currencies, these notes remained relatively stable due to both their higher quality and a stringent exchange rate tied to the German mark (up until early 1919). Furthermore, A.I. Denikin himself understood the significance of the financial issue and endeavored to address the financial difficulties through various measures. However, scientists cite a number of reasons why a full-fledged solution to this issue could not be found, and Denikin’s money quickly lost value because of the unsecured issue. Scientific novelty of the study lies in the fact that there is currently no separate article addressing Denikin’s banknotes which also includes a historiographical overview on this subject.

Belarusization in Russian Regions in the 1920s in Modern Russian Historiography

The article presents a historiographical review of publications on the policy of Belarusization carried out in the Russian regions in the 1920s. This work does not address the publications of Belarusian and foreign researchers on the practice of implementing the new Soviet national policy within the territorial borders of the Belarusian Republic. The main attention is paid to the three Russian provinces bordering Belarus – Pskov, Smolensk and Bryansk. At the same time, the eastern territories of the RSFSR – the Urals, Siberia, and the Far East, where Belarusians found themselves as a result of the resettlement policy, especially at the beginning of the 20th century during the Stolypin agrarian reform, were not ignored. Belarusization, as part of the general policy of Korenization, proclaimed in 1923 at the XII Congress of the Russian Communist Party (b), in modern research is closely linked to the need to show new principles and directions of Soviet national policy for the development of Belarusian statehood and culture in contrast to the all-out polonization carried out by the Pilsudski government in Western Ukrainian and Belarusian lands ceded to Poland by the Riga Peace Treaty of 1921. A significant role in this process was assigned to the expansion of the state borders of the BSSR at the expense of Russian territories, especially in 1924 and 1926. However, Belarusization did not find any real support from the local authorities, who considered Belarusians to be part of the Russian population until the end of the 1920s, as well as due to the significant self-Russification of the Belarusian population in the Russian regions that had already taken place by the middle of the decade. Formally, these tasks were constantly on the agenda of the party and Soviet authorities in the second half of the 1920s. But they have not received any significant practical implementation.

The Influence of Soviet State Policy on School Everyday Life in Kazakhstan (1945–1955)

Introduction. The work reconstructs the ideological component of Soviet children’s everyday school life in Kazakhstan, which had a huge impact on their socialization. Methods and materials. The methodological basis of the study is the theory of the sociologist P. Sztompka about the significance of “cultural trauma” in the biography of any generation of people – social tension associated with changes in society, the transformation of its values. The method of narrative interview was used in the work. Interviews were conducted with over 20 respondents whose childhood was spent in Kazakhstan in 1945–1965. Analysis. Archival data and recollections of respondents show that the school, which traditionally carried out a certain order of society, was the main mechanism in the formation of the “new Soviet person.” During the period under study, the “order” was to form a Soviet identity, with which the Soviet school and socio-political organizations represented by the pioneers and the Komsomol in Kazakhstan successfully coped. Everyday school practice reflected the ideological component of school education – all respondents, assessing their childhood from today’s standpoint, are aware of the degree of this influence. Results. A number of mechanisms were analyzed through which the official Soviet authorities formed the consciousness of the future “builders of communism”: the school, ideologized and, in fact, obligatory children’s organizations, and propaganda. The identified correspondence between the propaganda ideal and the real image of a Soviet schoolchild indicates the acceptance and assimilation of socialist values by children in Kazakhstan. The data obtained open up prospects for new research on the history of Soviet children’s everyday lives. Authors contribution. A.A. Bimoldanova proposed the idea and concept of the article and wrote the final text. M.J. Bekmagambetova prepared a historiographic review, was engaged in the identification and analysis of documentary sources from the Archive of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and R.K. Bekmagambetov carried out the transcription and interpretation of the interview materials and the technical design of the text of the article. All three authors interviewed respondents.

In Pursuit of the Analytical Unit. Island Archaeology as a Case Study

The present study offers an epistemological and ontological historiographical review of the concept of the unit of analysis using island archaeology as a case study. We carry out a critical investigation to lay out the main ideas used to define units of analysis, and we consider the discourse that has emerged between this and other fields when defining such a concept. From an epistemological point of view, we can define three distinct strategies: first, those that define units of analysis by their outer limits, their borders; secondly, those that make the definition based on the internal dynamics taking place within the units of study; and in third place, strategies that focus on defining the analytical unit as a set of interactions between agents. From a more ontological point of view, we can differentiate between strategies that take on a categorical perspective and those that take on a more relational perspective. Ultimately, we reflect on the conceptualization and function of the unit of analysis in the process of interpretation, and in so doing, we provide evidence of the great theoretical richness of the concept and the multiple interrelated factors involved in its development.

A Historiographical Review of the Arts and Culture of Ampa Fare -Uma Lengge Tradition of the Maria Wawo Community in Indonesia

The Ampa Fare Uma Lengge tradition of the Maria Wawo community in Indonesia is a unique cultural practice reflecting its deep connection to its agricultural heritage and environment. The tradition involves the ceremonial storage of harvested rice in a communal barn known as the 'Uma Lengge', which embodies the values of thrift, cooperation and respect for Nature. This paper examines the evolution of this tradition and its associated architectural forms from a historical perspective. It focuses on how this tradition reflects three forms of culture: ideas, activities, and artifacts in the Maria Wawo community. This study uses a qualitative approach. It collects data through interviews, field observations and literature studies. The findings show that the Ampa Fare Uma Lengge tradition not only functions as a means of food storage, but also plays an important role in strengthening the community identity and solidarity, and reflects their adaptation to the environment. The unique architectural form of Uma Lengge also demonstrates the craftsmanship and aesthetic values of the community.

Migration and Technological Dialogue in Early Modern East Asia: A Historiographical Review

ABSTRACTBy reviewing historiographical trends within existing scholarship on migration and movement, and knowledge and technological dialogue in early modern East Asia, this article demonstrates how these bodies of work have become increasingly interdisciplinary and inclusive, thereby challenging prior characterisations of the region. Recent trends within the field combined with considerations of embodiment are, however, laying the groundwork for more meaningful integration by examining how migrants actually transferred, adapted, and leveraged their knowledge and skills. This article concludes by pointing to the potential to fully bring to the fore the complex nature of both migrants and technological dialogue.

Unnoticed Women Architects in the Spanish (South)Eastern Mediterranean Region

This paper reveals the first results of the study carried out within the framework of the research project «A Situated View: Women’s Architecture in Spain from Peripheral Approaches, 1978-2008», in the context of the regions of Valencia and Murcia in Eastern and Southeastern Spain. It deals with the architectural production effectuated exclusively by women architects—alone or together with other women—in the period spanning from 1978 to 2008, i. e., between the democratic transition and the global financial and economic crisis beginning late in 2007. The research brings together bibliographical survey and fieldwork based on direct contact and conversations with women architects, many of whom were absent from the specialised media. Works of different type, use and scale are explored to reveal their increasing production in the last decade of the study, a record of diversity of uses in which residential buildings and works with an average surface area between 1,000 m2 and 10,000 m2 prevail, as well as new buildings as opposed to renovations or refurbishments. This research vindicates the names of women architects, such as Pilar Amorós, Lola Alonso, Lourdes García Sogo, Anna Bofill, and Rufina Campuzano, among other women architects from several generations, and architecture from the Spanish geographic periphery, with the aim of exposing and highlighting a plurality in the ways of making and understanding architecture that completes the historiography. This paper thus consists of a historiographical review open to new contributions and to fill the gaps detected to date.

Социально-культурный аспект развития советской космонавтики: современная историография

The article is a historiographical review of the works of modern researchers whose studies are devoted to the socio-cultural aspect of the development of Soviet cosmonautics. Analyzing domestic and foreign works of recent years, several topics are highlighted, which the authors usually focus on. An attempt is being made to develop and rethink knowledge about the history of Soviet cosmonautics.

Этноархеологическое изучение памятников эпохи бронзы Центрального Предкавказья (на примере Камлюкского кургана)

The article discusses the problems of ethnogenetic interpretation of archaeological cultures and the chronological determination of burial complexes using the example of the Kamlyuk mound. The source used is materials stored in the scientific archive of the Institute for Humanitarian Re-search of the Kabardino-Balkarian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. A short historiographical review of the history of the study and discovery of archaeological monuments on the territory of Kabardino-Balkaria is presented. The study applies methods of ethnographic and archaeological study, and uses the concept of “ethnoarchaeology”. Typological features of burials are highlighted, similar and distinctive features are compared and analyzed, and an ethnographic description of the funeral rite is given. The question of the relationship between the concepts of “archaeological culture” and “ethnicity” is considered. The ethnicity of burial complex builders is discussed in relation to ancient Bronze Age archaeological cultures (Maikop and North Caucasus) and the ethnic communities that have lived in this territory since antiquity. Attention is focused on the need for additional research, considering an interdisciplinary approach.

Russia and the United States as Constitutive Others in the National Identity Discourses

This article explores the imagological foundations of the ongoing confrontation between the United States and Russia. Utilizing a historiographical review of US–Russia relations and the author’s extensive research, it employs a constructivist approach to examine the enduring patterns in their mutual representations. The analysis uncovers the cyclical nature of these perceptions, swinging between value-driven and pragmatic narratives. It suggests that throughout history, the US and Russia have consistently served as each other’s “constitutive Other” within their identity discourses. This involves the creation of meaning repertoires that align with their domestic and foreign policy goals. Moreover, the article argues that the current confrontation mirrors a clash between their respective value systems and messianic ambitions. This dynamic contributes to the development of a new kind of imagined reality, reinforcing the enduring dichotomous worldview that defines the relationship between the two nations.

Educational Activities of the First Special Meteor Expedition of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1921–1922

Investigating the activities of the First Soviet Meteorite Expedition of 1921–1922, the paper aims to analyze the objectives of the expedition and fill in some gaps in the Quest for the Tunguska Meteorite. Aiming to recover either the fragments of the Tunguska meteorite or any other meteorite, the expedition was launched by the Russian Academy of Sciences and led by Leonid A. Kulik. The Yenissei province in Siberia was among several territories where the Expedition worked. The paper hypothesizes that the First Soviet Meteorite Expedition (1921– 1922) was a factor that contributed not only to the development of the new Soviet space science but became a unique driving force behind the vigorous attempt of the Soviet state to shift the backward mental paradigm full of prejudices and cognitive misconceptions and introduce the new one that prioritized scientific knowledge. The paper identifies the legal basis for the Expedition, its overall educational impact on ordinary people. The paper argues that the First Soviet Meteorite Expedition of 1921–1922 became a factor in transforming the sociocultural space and an incentive for further scientific research. The paper presents a historiographical review within the framework of the topic and introduces some new data obtained from the documents stored in the local archives (the towns of Yeniseisk and Minusinsk, Krasnoyarsk Territory).

The Studies of the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Cultures of Southern Siberia by Chinese Archaeologists in the First Half of the 20<sup>th</sup> Century

Purpose. The article present the study of the cultures of the Bronze and Early Iron Ages in Southern Siberia by Chinese archaeologists in the first half of the 20th century and gives historiographical review of this study. The date of liberation, namely 1949, is an obvious chronological reference point for Chinese history and for the scientific development of China as well. But as for studying of Siberian cultures of Bronze and Early Iron ages in the 1950s, Chinese archaeologists simply continued previous tendencies. During this decade there was a quantitative increase in publications and even the first direct contacts were made, but external political obstacles prevented the transition of research to a higher level of quality.Results. We can state now that only the materials of Yinxu at Anyang were used by Chinese scholars for comparative analysis with Bronze Age finds from Southern Siberia. Consequently, in our investigation we address the period from 1920s to 1950s as one historiographical stage.Conclusion Nevertheless, it was in the 1950s that the foundation was laid for the subsequent rapid growth of scientific interaction in the field of archeology in general and in the study of the paleometal age of Southern Siberia in particular. The period of active research began in the late 1970s and early 1980s and continues to the present day.

F.M. Dostoevsky’s Nationalism: History, Historiography, and Politics. An Old Controversy in a Post-2022 Context

Abstract Dostoevsky’s nationalism has long been a sensitive and controversial topic in Western scholarship. At the core of the controversy is the problem of explaining the stark contrast between Dostoevsky’s philosophical message of universal love and the explicitly xenophobic, chauvinistic and war-glorifying statements found in many of his journalistic articles. Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine has reignited the old controversy in ways that have brought to light the profound political implications involved in interpreting Russian history in a post-2022 context. Many Ukrainian intellectuals and public figures have come to question not only the appropriateness of Dostoevsky’s title as a “great humanist” but also the conventions of Dostoevsky’s reception in Western scholarship, which serve to maintain this image of the writer in the public mind, despite many of his unpalatable ideas. These sentiments are echoed by (as yet) a small group of Russianists in the West who argue for the need to reconsider Dostoevsky from a more critical, decolonizing perspective. This essay offers a historiographic review of the theme of Dostoevsky’s nationalism in Western and Russian scholarship over the past two decades. It also highlights the way in which Dostoevsky’s nationalist ideas have been used by Russian propagandists in popular media since Russia’s first invasion of Ukraine in 2014.

Социально ответственная коммуникация бизнеса: генезис и эволюция

Introduction. In the modern world, socially responsible communication and the social policy of business in relation to the state and society play a key role on which the growth of the company’s intangible assets and its financial well-being depends. The purpose of the article is to analyze the prerequisites for the emergence of socially responsible business communication in Russia and abroad, consider the stages of their development and draw up a periodization. Methodology and methods. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study was a systematic approach that promotes ordering and systematization of many historical events and facts of social business initiatives into an integral unity. Research methods: analysis of literary sources, retrospective analysis, comparative analysis of Russian and Western practices of socially responsible communication and social business initiatives, synthesis, generalization. Results. Using a systematic approach, an analysis of Russian and global methodology for socially responsible behavior of companies and a historiographical review of communication activities in the context of social responsibility of business were made, and a periodization of the process of development of socially responsible communication of business in Russia and abroad was compiled. Scientific novelty lies in the systematization and periodization of the prerequisites and facts of the origin and development of socially responsible communication in Russia and abroad. Practical significance. The results of the study may be useful for improving socially responsible business communication.

Dissident Sounds: Electronic music in Venezuela from the notions of radical education

Based on the theories of radical education, this article discusses the education of electronic music in Venezuela. After a historiographical review of the state of music education in the country, which shows that there is little information on the subject, the institutional life that has promoted electroacoustic music in Venezuela is approached from a critical perspective. This documentary research gathers and analyses data provided by a bibliographic review and unstructured interviews with experts in the field. Among the most salient findings is the discontinuity in the teaching of electroacoustic music, as well as a critical review of the notions of radical education in the case of Venezuela, where the educational system shows stagnation in the face of the global context.

Reflection of the Taiwan Issue in the Diplomatic Discourse of Russia, China and the United States at the Present Stage

The article deals with the actual problem of reflecting the Taiwan issue in the diplomatic discourses of Russia, China and the United States. The source of the analysis was the texts of the diplomats' speeches for 2023. The following diplomats and politicians' interviews, speeches, and statements were examined: US Secretary of State — A.J. Blinken, Chinese Foreign Ministers — Qing Gang and Wang Yi, Russian Foreign Minister — S.V. Lavrov. As part of the studied issue of diplomatic discourse, an article by Russian diplomat V.F. Pryakhin about the upcoming visit of E. Blinken to Beijing was also analyzed. For the authors, key characters and words used in the speeches of diplomats who carried emotional and expressive connotations were of immediate interest. Considering diplomatic discourse as a form of communication between diplomatic officials and studying it by analyzing the specific language used in spoken or written language of diplomats, allows us to notice even minor changes in relations between states. When, instead of the usual and accepted emotionally restrained style, diplomats begin to use emotionally colored phrases in speech, we can talk about an increase in tension in communication between states. The works of domestic and foreign scientists were analyzed in a brief historiographical review of the issue under consideration. The purpose of the analysis was to study how the attitude to the Taiwan issue affects the diplomatic discourse of the main parties to the conflict: China and the United States, as well as the diplomatic discourse of a third party — Russia. Content analysis as a research method was used. The results of the study are presented in the form of a table of the three countries’ diplomatic discourses’ main elements, as well as in the form of a graph of expressiveness in the texts of different speeches. It was revealed that the Russian and Chinese diplomatic discourses are the most expressive.

Gender and Deindustrialization: A Transnational Historiographical Review

AbstractThis contribution takes stock of the growing research on deindustrialization from a gender perspective. Much of the work in deindustrialization studies is rooted in local studies, within single national contexts. This article provides a perspective that cuts across case studies and national historiographies. It reviews findings on the implications of deindustrialization for working-class masculinities and considers the extent to which research has privileged a focus on white masculinity in crisis (a theme which is more present in some national contexts than others). The article goes on to show how a more complex and nuanced understanding of gender, class, and race is emerging. It highlights women workers’ experience of deindustrialization and considers the ways in which deindustrialization is associated with a restructuring of gender relations. Acknowledging some of the limitations of the current state of research, the article points to a number of potential avenues for further enquiry.

TRANSFORMATION OF COOPERATION BETWEEN KAZAKHSTAN AND UZBEKISTAN (ON THE EXAMPLE OF MODERN GEOPOLITICAL PROCESSES)

In a global world, the influence of imperialist powers on the development and prospects of states that hold a special place on the Eurasian continent and on the world stage is imminent. The Russian-Ukrainian war and its consequences will undoubtedly leave an indelible socio-economic mark. Considering the consequences of the sanctions of European countries and international organisations against Russia, Kazakhstan faces the choice of building a new foreign policy based on appropriate policy decisions. The methodological aspects of the study of transformational processes of cooperation between neighbouring states represented by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in the context of interstate associations are not sufficiently reflected in the scientific literature, especially after the change of power. In this regard, researchers, analysts and other institutions confront the great challenge of scientifically reconsidering the prospects of transformation processes in the context of global changes that have caused a close relationship as a result of Russian sentiments in the region. This research paper is devoted to the problems of transformational processes in the relationship between the two states, which in one way or another have been and will be influenced by contemporary geopolitical reconstructions, especially in foreign policy and the oil and gas sector. The methods of comparative and statistical analysis, as well as comprehensive study of the objective are an integral part of this study. The historical background to post-Soviet relations and the transformation processes of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are at the core of the study. Despite the agreements on political-economic interactions and gradual cooperation, first on a regional level and later within the SCO, there were problems of regional rivalry between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan after the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). Russian geopolitics provided some impetus to rethink foreign policy and the need for close cooperation between the two states, which prompted new transformational trends. Therefore, the historiographical review and the source base provide an opportunity to reconsider the contemporary aspects of Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan interactions within the framework of contemporary geopolitical processes.

Thinking with Paul Kramer's “Power and Connection”

I am delighted to have an opportunity to reflect on Paul Kramer's rich and highly influential “Power and Connection: Imperial Histories of the United States in the World.” Since its publication in 2011, “Power and Connection” has been a cornerstone of my graduate U.S. in the World classes and has been invoked in every graduate qualifying exam. The essay has had a direct and indirect influence on the wave of innovative scholarship that has been produced in the past decade. I first want to note some of the essay's important interventions. Then, rather than attempting to extend or update Kramer's extensive historiographical review, I want to think with “Power and Connection” by taking up two of Kramer's suggestions and discussions. First, I take up his suggestion to think about imperial power through a Gramscian frame of domination and consent, arguing that the concept of hegemonic struggle is critical for thinking about power within empires and shifts in global imperial formations. Second, I engage Kramer's discussion of the relationship between imperial and transnational histories, arguing that scholars need to consider transnationalism as a highly specific and contingent political formation, as well as an analytic category and sometimes actors' category.