Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Serija 4 Istorija Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye otnoshenija
Journal Data
| Type | JOURNAL |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Volgograd State University (RU) |
| ISSN | 1998-9938 / 2312-8704 |
| Scopus | 21100927978 |
| Wikidata | Q50668754 |
| OpenAlex | S2739207624 |
| MAG | 2739207624 |
| Website | http://hfrir.jvolsu.com/ |
| Total publications | 843 |
| Coverage period | 2010 - 2026 |
| Country | RU |
| Language | EN |
| Access | Open Access • Diamond OA |
| Indexing | DOAJ indexed • Scopus indexed |
| Cited by | 3 |
| Impact factor | 0.078 |
| SJR | 0.236 (Q1) |
| SNIP | 0.664 |
| CiteScore | 0.3 |
| h-index | 1 |
| Female authorship share | 38.6% |
This journal covers history, regional studies, and international relations. While social and cultural history and area studies are cognate fields, the inclusion of international relations and the general university bulletin format suggest a broader social science scope with regular but not central anthropological intersection
History · Cultural Studies · Political Science and International Relations · Sociology and Political Science · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · Byzantine Studies and History
Nato’s Going on Geographically Global Activity
Introduction. Today, the West attempts to hold NATO accountable for issues that extend far beyond the alliance’s geographical and functional responsibilities, similar to the situation in the 2000s–2010s. This issue is crucial for establishing a West-orientated global order. Methods and materials. The goal is to explore the strategies of the 2000s–2010s and, since the mid-2020s, the geographical globalisation of NATO’s activity. The concept of sec…
The Euphrates Shield Military Operation in Northern Syria (2016–2017)
Introduction. The paper examines the background, reasons, beginning, and course of Operation Euphrates Shield, which Turkey conducted in northern Syria in 2016–2017. The immediate reason for the operation was the terrorist threat in the territories bordering Turkey. Methods and materials. Due to the relative recency of the events, their historiography is in its infancy. The main source base for this study is news and analytical materials from Ame…
Beyond Us Hegemony
Introduction. The current paper studies the networked security cooperation between China and Russia within the emerging fragmented world order, where American hegemony is on the verge of decline. A multipolar structure relies on the heart of this emerging order, in which clusters of states form autonomous, interlinked “archipelagos” based on shared strategic interests. Methods and materials. Using the theory of Networked Security Complexes (NSC) …
Sports Discourse in (De)constructing the Cold War Image of the Enemy
Introduction. Using the example of representations of the Olympic Games, the article analyses the creation and deconstruction of the image of the enemy through Soviet and American sports discourse as a component of the Cold War. The relevance of the study lies in the need to explore both the technologies used to construct and deconstruct the image of the enemy in international politics and the historical dimension of Russia – USA relations. Metho…
The Narrative of Metus Hostilis (“Feeling of the Enemy”) as the Basis of Contemporary International Developments in the Middle East
Introduction. The article examines the features of current international processes in the Middle East region, which are largely associated with the ongoing antagonism of various regional actors. Arab-Israeli contradictions and the confrontation between Iran and the Arab states and Israel are one of the key variables in the analysis of the military-political situation in the Middle East. These collisions are often based on the narrative of metus h…
The Making of Lou Henry Hoover
Introduction. The introduction outlines the author’s reasoning about the influence of various factors on the personality development of one of the most remarkable American women of her era – Lou Henry Hoover. The purpose of the study is to analyze this process through her upbringing, education, and the development of her key character traits. Methods and materials. The methodology of this study relies on both general scientific and specialized me…
Participation of Kazakhstan Youth in Humanitarian Cooperation Projects Within the Framework of the Eaeu
Introduction. The relevance of the topic is determined by the need to assess how youth initiatives are included in the humanitarian dimension of Eurasian integration and what place Kazakhstan occupies in these practices. The scientific novelty of this study lies in the development of a Kazakhstan-centric analytical framework for classifying these institutions based on their function, degree of institutionalization, format of participation, and ve…
Hierarchy and the Revolutionary Crisis in a Subordinate Polity
Introduction. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s (Shah) downfall in early 1979 raises questions about U.S. policy on regime change in its allies. Despite the Shah’s expectation that the U.S. would intervene to support him against rising opposition, Washington made minimal efforts to restore his authority. This is surprising given the Shah’s significant stockpiles of advanced American military equipment. The key issue is why the U.S. allowed the Shah’s regim…
Homo Americanus vs Homo Soveticus
Introduction. For the first time, the article examines the contemporary Russians’ and Americans’ social views on how the Soviet and US Cold War mass culture represented “us” and “them”. Materials and methods. The article is based on an analysis of data from an in-depth interview conducted in the USA and Russia (n = 27, autumn 2023 – spring 2024). To verify the results obtained, projective techniques were employed. Results. The interviewees from b…
Problems of International Positioning of Brazil in the 21st Century
Introduction. Today, the world is undergoing “revolutionary changes, and the formation of a more equitable, multipolar” world order continues. Against the background of globalization, the changing balance of power, and growing competition between different players, the issue of world order and the role of various states in it, especially regional leaders such as Brazil, remains relevant. Methods and materials. The author’s objective is to determi…
Kazakhstan’s Multi-Vector Geopolitics in the Context of a Global Hybrid War
Introduction. This article examines the issues of Kazakhstan’s multi-vector foreign policy in the context of a global hybrid war, which is deployed and implemented through various methods of political-diplomatic, financial-economic, information-psychological, and information-technical pressure on the country from such superpowers as the USA, Russia, and China. The peculiarity of such a hybrid war is that all countries are involved in it through t…
Images of the Symbolic Other in Cultural Communication Between the Ussr and the Usa During the Cold War
Introduction. The article examines cultural communication between the USSR and the USA from the 1960s to the 1980s. The case selected for the study includes criticism of the most significant aspects of the socio-political life of the USA – specifically, the political system, the institution of the presidency, and civic values – during the Cold War period. Methods and materials. The analysis uses historical constructivism and a range of supporting…
Peacekeeping as a Power Projection
Introduction. Since the inception of the United Nations peacekeeping missions in 1948, the United States has been involved in them through significant financial contributions and on-ground logistical support. This trajectory of dependence on the US has also shaped the scope, strategy, and objectives of peacekeeping, reflecting a political overture of the United States’ geopolitical interests. Methods and materials. Through contextual analysis of …
Specifics of the Humanitarian Aspect of Türkiye’s Foreign Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Introduction. This article is devoted to identifying the specific features of Türkiye’s humanitarian policy in Latin America and the Caribbean. Despite the fact that Türkiye’s humanitarian policy in LAC is insignificant, it has been growing in recent years. The growing presence of Türkiye in Latin America and the Caribbean fits into the model of the country’s multi-vector foreign policy. Methods. The authors determine the dynamics of official dev…
The Possibility of Apocalypse
Introduction. This article analyses the representation of the nuclear threat in Peter Watkins’s The War Game (1965) in the context of mass consciousness of the Cold War period. Unlike non-documentary films, where the event of a nuclear explosion is located in the zone of fiction, The War Game offers a hybrid form, combining fact and fiction. The film is seen as a response to historical events such as the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam War, …
“Culture Wars” in Us and Canadian Universities
Introduction. This article analyzes the phenomenon of culture wars using events reflecting sociocultural conflict at universities in the United States and Canada over the course of half a century. It examines the evolution of the term “culture wars” in its theoretical and methodological implications. It outlines the main directions and trends in the contemporary historiography of “culture wars” and general issues concerning the evolution of highe…
The Theme of the Nuclear Threat in Western Video Games of the 1980s and 1990s
Introduction. The presented study explores how the theme of nuclear threat was represented in Western video games during the 1980s and 1990s. The research problem is the lack of a conceptualization of the impact of the narrative component and procedural rhetoric of video games of the relevant period on the perception of the threat of nuclear war and the events of the Cold War. Materials and methods. The empirical basis of the study was formed by …
Prerequisites for the Spread of Islamist Terrorism in Central Asia at the Turn of the 20th – 21st Centuries
Introduction. The Central Asian region has attracted the attention of international terrorist organizations since the end of the 20th century. These organizations gain the support of the local population, increase the number of participants, and put pressure on legitimate political institutions. The radical changes they propose are supported by the youth community. Methods and materials. The methodological basis of the study is the theory of soci…
A Foreign Policy Strategy’s Formation by United States President Donald Trump in 2025
Introduction. The presidency of Donald Trump’s second term is significantly different from his first term. Therefore, the article’s objectives were to analyze a foreign policy strategy’s formation and the political technologies used by the American president’s administration on the international arena in cooperation with other countries in the first year of his presidency. Methods and materials. The scientific principle of objectivity and the evo…
Organization of the Collection of Monetary Income for the Sovereign Treasury in Great Perm in 1605–1608
Introduction. The article is devoted to the study of the organization of the collection of monetary income for the sovereign treasury in Great Perm in 1605–1608. The identified regional features of Eastern Pomorye, where state peasants predominated, are of interest, as well as an idea of the office management system, types of fees and duties, legislative regulation of taxation in the Perm Region, and the problems faced by local managers and in Mo…
Voronezh Customs and Tavern Books of the 50–70s of the 17th Century as a Historical Source
Introduction. Customs and tavern books are the main mass sources on the history of trade, customs, and the drinking business of the 17th – the first half of the 18th century. In Voronezh, one of the largest cities in southern Russia, 18 such documents have been preserved. The article analyzes the structure and content of ten Voronezh customs and tavern books in the 50s and 70s of the 17th century, which have so far been ignored in Russian histori…
Scientific Works by R.G. Skrynnikov, Published in 2009–2025
This work is a bibliographic list of R.G. Skrynnikov’s published works from 2009 to 2025 and can be used as reference material for researchers studying the history of medieval Russia in the 16th to early 17th centuries and studying the scientific legacy of Professor R.G. Skrynnikov
On the Question of Classification of Zhileckie Lists of the First Half of the 17th Century
Introduction. The main source for studying the composition of the court rank of zhiltsy in the 17th century is the zhiletskie lists. Despite the existence of special works devoted to the study of zhiletskie lists (works by M.P. Lukichev, E.N. Gorbatov, and other researchers), questions about their composition and classification remain controversial and not fully resolved. This article is devoted to consideration of these questions. Methods and ma…
Interrogation Speeches as Information on the Organization of the Intelligence of the Russian Army During the Great Northern War (Based on the Materials of the Russian State Archive of the Navy)
Introduction. The Great Northern War (1700–1721) had a significant impact on the development of military affairs in the Russian Empire, where intelligence played an important role in the course of military operations. One of the sources revealing the organization of military intelligence in the army of Peter I is the so-called interrogation speeches. The funds of the Russian State Archive of the Navy contain a large array of such sources. The stu…
Lists From the Novgorod First Chronicle of the Younger Edition. The Place of the Trinity List
Introduction. The article offers a new solution to an important issue of Russian chronicles – the relation of the Trinity list of the Novgorod First Chronicle of the younger edition to two other lists of the chronicle – Commission and Academic. In previous historiography, there is no consensus on the relationship of the three lists of the Novgorod First Chronicle of the younger edition. Methods and materials. The analysis is carried out using the…
Climatic Optimum as a Factor of the Economic Crisis of Steppe Nomads in the 4th Century AD
Introduction. Archaeological sites of the 4th century AD absent on most of the area of the Late Sarmatian culture. This may be both due to the difficulties of their identification and absence of chronological indicators and due to migrations of nomads from the steppe zone. Perhaps unfavorable climatic conditions for nomadic cattle breeding affected the decrease in the number of nomadic population in the 4th century AD. Methods and materials. The …
Morphological Patterns of the Early Mediaeval Population of the Eastern Aral Region (Based on the Materials of Altyn-Asar Burial Sites)
Introduction. Morphological studies of ancient peoples are associated with traditions of physical anthropology classifying data of similarity and differences of appearance of humans in the past. The use of standard measurement techniques contributed to the accumulation of a data array that allows drawing conclusions about the origin and environment of paleopopulations even with a small number and preservation of skeletal material. Archaeological …
The Theme System and Byzantine Provincial Armed Forces at the Early Palaeologian Period (1259–1328)
Introduction. The purpose of the paper is to reveal the state, nature and the leadership system of stratiotic forces as part of the Byzantine provincial armed forces of the Early Palaeologian period. The paper aims to determine the methods of organizing Byzantine provincial armed forces in the context of the characteristic of the early Palaeologian armed forces and the institute of pronoia. The author defines the military-strategic, social and ec…
Early Byzantine Baldenheim-Type Helmets in the Dnieper Region
Introduction. Recent finds of Baldenheim-type helmets in the Dnieper (Klimovsk district of Bryansk region, Boldyzhsky Forest and Cherkasy region) indicate the proliferation of prestigious weapons in the territory of the Kolochin and Penkovka cultures, that is, in the zone of settlement of Slavs in the post-Hun time. Helmets of this type are well known in Europe, both in the West, primarily among the Merovingians, and in the Balkan-Danube region, …
Life of Saint Nikephoros of Sebaze as an Illustration of the Perception of the Iconoclastic Era by the Byzantines in Later Times (Including Russian Translation of the Life)
Introduction. This work is concerned with the perception of the iconoclastic era in the Life of St. Nikephoros of Sebaze preserved in the form of enkomion written by an anonymous author presumably in the mid 10th century, and to clarify some details of Nikephoros’ biography. Methods. Source research and analysis, philosophical hermeneutics, comparative textological and historical research are the methods employed in this work. Sources on the subj…
Society of North Africa on the Eve of the Empire’s War with the Vandals and Its Attitude to Justinian’s Reconquista
Introduction. The article presents an analysis of North African society on the eve of Belisarius’s campaign against the vandals in North Africa (533–534). The campaign directed by Justinian under the leadership of Belisarius aimed to return the territory of North Africa to the Roman Empire. Methods. The methodological basis of this work is the concept of the Late Antiquity, the core of which is studying the people’s mentality, since the existing …
About the Bosporos Oil of Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus and the Byzantine “Greek Fire”
Introduction. The article discusses information sources of the 10th – 11th centuries about the oil fields in the area of the Bosporus needed to produce the secret offensive weapon of the Byzantine Empire, i.e. the famous “Greek fire”. Methods. The study is comprehensive. Along with a review of written sources allowing to establish the chronology of the most active period of using the Byzantine “Greek fire”, their material evidence of the oil fiel…
Pirates of the Aegean
Introduction. Geopolitical changes in the Eastern Mediterranean following the Fourth Crusade destabilized the situation in the region which became the area of conflict of the Greeks, Latins, and Turks. Their rival caused the power vacuum which influenced political and economic development in the region under study. This article addresses the phenomenon of the 15th-century piracy in the context of ethnopolitical changes in the Aegean. Methods. Tak…
Wargaming as a Form of Historical Simulation
Introduction. Wargames are an ancient invention of humankind. A new type of wargames was made in the 19th century. Further it went through the evolution from a military application to historical simulation that can be used as a mathematical model in researching some issues of historical science. Methods. The authors base the research on the tradition of “cliometry” and “quantitative history”, which apply the following methods: variative analysis,…
On the Issue of the Baptism of Princess Olga
Introduction. More than once researchers will address this issue and related subjects. Where, how and why did Princess Olga receive holy baptism? When and in what capacity did she travel to Constantinople? What was the meaning of Olga’s baptism for Rus? Was the blessed princess the ruler of a pagan state? The author proposes to share his thoughts on this subject in this article. Methods. The method of considering this issue ultimately comes down …
Practices of Interaction of State and Non-State Actors in the Context of Regulation of the Mass Communication System in the Russian Federation
Introduction. The article represents the author’s interpretation of the actor composition of implementing information policy in modern Russia. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the main conditions of interaction between state and non-state structures of the Russian Federation in the process of determining priorities and strategies for ensuring information security in Russia. The problem of this research is actualized by increasing depe…
Students and Superintendents
Introduction. The authors attempt to trace the evolution of relations between students and superintendents based on archival materials of Pedagogical Institute and St. Petersburg University. Methods. The research is carried out within the framework of the systems approach using historical methods to determine the specifics of the power relations in Russian universities in the first half of the 19th century. Analysis and results. University relati…
Fear in University Policy of the United States and the Soviet Union in Guatemala and Cuba
Introduction. The United States’ and Soviet Union’s respective Americanization and Sovietization of other countries’ universities during the Cold War were motivated by political fear. Methods. While realism often accentuates political fear as a driver of hard-lined policy, this paper embraces cooperative policy of states changing their initial political goals in order to appease target states. The comparative analysis and system approach are appl…
Contemporary Historical Literature on Family and Motherhood in Postwar Decades (1945–1965)
Introduction. The paper offers an analysis of historical studies on family and motherhood in post-war decades published in the 21st century, gives an account of the achievements of modern historiography on the subject, outlines the tasks for further studies. These topics have become compelling because of the declining value of motherhood and a prolonged demographic crisis in Russia. Methods. The historiographic analysis in this article is based o…
Status of the Southern Kurils
Introduction. After the end of World War II, a peace treaty between Russia and Japan was never signed. The reason for this lies in the dispute between the two states about the ownership of the Southern Kurils. The intensification of Russian-Japanese negotiations on this issue in recent years actualizes the topic of this study in the context of ensuring the interests of Russia and the inviolability of its territory. Methods and materials. In this …
Reform of the Network of Preschool Institutions in the Soviet Union in the Second Half of the 1950s to the Mid-1980s (On the Materials of the Lower Volga Region)
Introduction. The paper is devoted to analyzing the main lines of modernization of kindergartens and nurseries in the Lower Volga region in the second half of the 1950s to the mid-1980s. Materials. The article is based on the factual material extracted from the funds of the central and local archives, reporting and paperwork, legislative documents, and statistical collections. Methods. The study is based on a set of methodological techniques, inc…
Character of Protest Political Mobilization in the Regional Public Space of Volgograd Region
Introduction. The article is devoted to the analysis of the protest political mobilization in the regional political space of Volgograd region. Particular attention is paid to the study of the main conditions and causes of protest activity in the context of implementing public policy in Volgograd region. The relevance of the problem field is due to the need for a political analysis of the characteristics of the population mobilization at the regi…
Risks in the North Caucasus
Introduction. Positive dynamics in the ethnopolitical sphere of the North Caucasus does not mean that there are no further risks of the escalation of the ethnopolitical tension and stabilizing processes are irreversible. The goal and objectives of the article are the identification of the current ethnopolitical situation in the North Caucasus and assessment of the achievements or failures of the decade-long implementation of programs of reconstru…
Non-Use of Force Agreement as a Factor of Influence on Security Issues in the System of International Relations (On the Example of Georgian-Ossetian Conflict and Conflicts in Europe
Introduction. In recent decades, the issue of security has remained very acute and most pressing in modern international relations. Security is the key word that defines domestic and foreign policies of states in both the Caucasus region and a number of European regions. In the late 80s of the 20th century, the collapse of the Soviet Union was painful, accompanied by the economic collapse, the rupture of socio-economic and political ties, awakeni…
Stalingrad on the Eve of Industrialization
Introduction. The article deals with the issue of the situation in the urban economy and the socio-cultural sphere of the city of Stalingrad in the mid-1920s, on the eve of the beginning of socialist reconstruction. Methods. The authors use the historical-descriptive (idiographic), historical-genetic, historicalcomparative methods, as well as quantitative methods in the study of statistical sources. Analysis and results. By this time, urban infra…
To the Issue of Anthropological Contacts Between the Populations of the Srubnaya and Alakul Cultures of the Late Bronze Age in the Southern Urals and Western Kazakhstan Steppes
Introduction. The work focuses on anthropological materials of the border between two areals: the Srubnaya and Alakul cultures of the Bronze Age. New data is based on the burial grounds of the Kozhumberdy type of the Alakul culture from Western Kazakhstan. Methods and materials. The authors compare the craniological series which are formed according to the geographical localization of the monuments and modern archaeological ideas about their cult…
Cultural and Morphological Differentiation of the Population of the Middle Bronze Age in the Lower Volga Region and Adjacent Territories
Introduction. The author of the article considers the cultural and morphological differentiation of the population of the Middle Bronze Age in the Lower Volga region and adjacent territories. Methods and materials. The researcher has analyzed 18 male craniological series, which were compiled from published and new materials. The authors contribution is more than 230 skulls. The comparative analysis has been carried out by the canonical method to …
Elite Military Belts of the 8th – 9th Centuries from the Stavropol State Museum Reserve Funds
Introduction. The article is devoted to the typological and chronological analysis of the details of three prestigious belt sets stored in the funds of the G.N. Prozritelev and G.K. Prave Stavropol State History, Culture and Natural Landscape Reserve Museum. Methods and materials. The comparative typological method is used as a working one. It is based on the classification by material, processing method, shape, ornament, as well as on the select…
Morphological Patterns of the Early Mediaeval Population of the Eastern Aral Region (Based on the Materials of Altyn-Asar Burial Sites)
Introduction. Morphological studies of ancient peoples are associated with traditions of physical anthropology classifying data of similarity and differences of appearance of humans in the past. The use of standard measurement techniques contributed to the accumulation of a data array that allows drawing conclusions about the origin and environment of paleopopulations even with a small number and preservation of skeletal material. Archaeological …
God, King, Fatherland – and Elections. The Introduction of the Municipal Self-Government in Prussia in 1808 Seen Through the Perspective of the Protestant Sermon
Introduction. The current study focuses on a number of sermons preached by the Prussian Protestant ministers on the occasion of the first municipal elections in Prussia in 1809–1810. The paper seeks to show that the Prussian Protestant clergy supported the introduction of the municipal self-government and inspired the population to take part in elections. Methods. The paper presents a case study dealing with the problem of the interaction between…
Kuldja Under Russian Rule
Introduction. The article is devoted to the review of the situation in Kuldja in the first half of the Russian domination there (1871–1876). Modern Russian historiography does not know the works that would describe the real measures of the Russian administration in this part of Russian possessions in Central Asia. Methods and materials. The article analyzes the main source – a note by N.N. Pantusov with information about Kuldja District. Regulato…
Landscape, Memory, Heritage and Identity (Historiographical Overview)
Introduction. UNESCOs adoption of the Convention “Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage” of 1972 led to the discussion on the issues of mutual influence and interdependence of humankind and nature and human perception of the environment and his own ecological niche. As a result of these discussions, the term “cultural landscape” came into use, and became part of the world cultural heritage. Methods and materials. Th…