Иван Курилла
Biographic Data
| ID | 5937040 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Иван Курилла |
| GIVEN NAMES | Иван |
| FAMILY NAME | Курилла |
| SIGNATURE | КУРИЛЛА И |
| AFFILIATIONS | Volgograd State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7144-2007 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Douglas C. Nord. Sister City Diplomacy
Douglas C. Nord's book on sister city diplomacy in the late Cold War era and beyond has many merits. It represents an important turn from the traditional study of diplomacy and strategic competition toward a focus on non-state actors. The emergence of such actors—especially in the Soviet/Russian context, where they were never fully independent—signaled more than the growing influence of grassroots initiatives or the weakening of the state. It und…
“Reluctant Diplomat”
Introduction. The article analyzes the biography and diplomatic activities of Nikolai Vasilievich Novikov (1903–1989), a Soviet diplomat who represented the USSR in Cairo and in Washington during World War II and took part in the efforts to establish a new system of international relations at the beginning of the Cold War. Methods and materials. The article is based on published texts by Nikolai Novikov himself, diplomatic documents, periodicals,…
Jade McGlynn. Memory Makers
Лингвистический поворот, произошедший в эпистемологии несколько десятилетий назад, привнес в изучение общественных процессов внимание к языку, которым говорят политики и которым говорят о политике. Любые политические действия нуждаются в объяснительных моделях, а также требуют соответствующего языка, способного объяснить эти действия не только принимающим решения лицам, но и более широкому кругу людей. Такой язык должен быть понятен и признаваем …
Evaluating the Demise of the Soviet Union
Editor's Introduction: The disintegration of the Soviet Union in late December 1991 was one of the most remarkable events of the twentieth century. The Cold War had ended two years earlier, in 1989, with the collapse of East European Communism, but the dissolution of the Soviet Union in late 1991 made clear that the Cold War was truly over and that a new phase of international politics had begun. To be sure, the advent of the post–Cold War era di…
Understanding the Immortal Regiment
The Immortal Regiment is the most popular phenomenon and yet the most understudied institution to have emerged in Russia in the last decade, having been described variously as state propaganda, a popular movement hijacked by the state, a cult of the dead, a religious procession and a manifestation of genuine patriotism. The article suggests seeing the Immortal Regiment as a memory-based social movement distinct from the NGOs and GONGOs that strug…
Policy Toward Russia
Introduction. Contemporary Russian-U.S. relations have reached freezing point, but expert community continues to analyze possibilities and produce recommendations for the Russian policy of the incoming administration. The study of the debate is important not only for the political and diplomatic purposes but also for better understanding of the mechanisms shaping Russia’s image in the United States. Methods and materials. The article provides an …
Debates About Russia, America, and New World Order
Introduction. The first major crisis of the international relations system founded in Vienna after Napoleonic wars emerged with the series of European revolutions of 1848–1849 and Crimean War of 1853–1856. Not only diplomatic alliances required to be re-evaluated, but also politicians and thinkers challenged the philosophical foundations of the world order. As Russia was the guarantor of the old system, and the United States appeared as an attrac…
The “Immortal Regiment”
The history of the Great Patriotic War has become post-Soviet Russia’s universal language for political discussion and the only effective “bond.” As the most advantageous narrative from the perspective of the regime’s interests, it is this narrative of war that the Kremlin seeks to control above all. Memory of the war has been “appropriated” by the state, and the more freedom it has to manipulate this, the less veterans are able to challenge its …
Empire Maker
Russian celebrations” and American debates about Russia in 1813
In the article, the author uses a sociocultural approach to analyze debates in the US press that accompanied “Russian celebrations” in 1813. During the War of 1812, the Federalist opposition to President Madison's administration organized several celebrations of Russia's victories over Napoleon, who was a de facto ally of the USA in its war against England. As a result, harsh debates arose about the relative merits of the Russian nation. Madison'…
Reply from a Scholar in Russia
Reply from a Scholar in Russia Ivan Kurilla (bio) The state of Russian politics in the aftermath of the winter protests of 2012–13 and return of Vladimir Putin to the presidency may be described in various ways, but it is far from stable. On the one hand, ideological innovations coupled with new legislation are reviving conservative and traditionalistic ideals in the public sphere. New restrictions and new levels of control were imposed upon NGOs…
Americans Experience Russia
The problem of mutual interest and mutual misunderstanding between Russians and Americans can be traced back through the two centuries of their official encounters. The decades of the Cold War worsened the problem by accentuating the differences but also induced the governments of both countries to foster serious study of the “most probable enemy,” the other side. Since the end of the Cold War, new generations of scholars have emerged, unhindered…
An Assessment of John Lewis Gaddis's George F. Kennan
Nine experts on Cold War history offer commentaries about John Lewis Gaddis's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of George F. Kennan, the first head of the U.S. State Department's Policy Planning Staff. The commentators come from several countries and offer a wide range of perspectives about Gaddis's George F. Kennan: An American Life, published by Penguin Books in 2011. Although most of the commentators express highly favorable assessments of the …
Teaching U.S. History in Russia
Alexander N. Fursenko and Nikolai N. Bolkhovitinov, two patriarchs of Russian American studies, died in 2008.1 Their achievements were probably the highest points of Soviet studies of history of the United States, and their deaths have become a watershed in modern Russian scholarship. A new generation of scholars is now taking the lead in studying and teaching U.S. history in Russia. The approaches and favorite topics of this new group of scholar…
A Regional Approach to International Research
The many issues facing the United States and Russia offer opportunities for comparative and collaborative research
Understanding the Immortal Regiment
The Immortal Regiment is the most popular phenomenon and yet the most understudied institution to have emerged in Russia in the last decade, having been described variously as state propaganda, a popular movement hijacked by the state, a cult of the dead, a religious procession and a manifestation of genuine patriotism. The article suggests seeing the Immortal Regiment as a memory-based social movement distinct from the NGOs and GONGOs that strug…
A Regional Approach to International Research
The many issues facing the United States and Russia offer opportunities for comparative and collaborative research
Teaching U.S. History in Russia
Alexander N. Fursenko and Nikolai N. Bolkhovitinov, two patriarchs of Russian American studies, died in 2008.1 Their achievements were probably the highest points of Soviet studies of history of the United States, and their deaths have become a watershed in modern Russian scholarship. A new generation of scholars is now taking the lead in studying and teaching U.S. history in Russia. The approaches and favorite topics of this new group of scholar…
An Assessment of John Lewis Gaddis's George F. Kennan
Nine experts on Cold War history offer commentaries about John Lewis Gaddis's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of George F. Kennan, the first head of the U.S. State Department's Policy Planning Staff. The commentators come from several countries and offer a wide range of perspectives about Gaddis's George F. Kennan: An American Life, published by Penguin Books in 2011. Although most of the commentators express highly favorable assessments of the …
Reply from a Scholar in Russia
Reply from a Scholar in Russia Ivan Kurilla (bio) The state of Russian politics in the aftermath of the winter protests of 2012–13 and return of Vladimir Putin to the presidency may be described in various ways, but it is far from stable. On the one hand, ideological innovations coupled with new legislation are reviving conservative and traditionalistic ideals in the public sphere. New restrictions and new levels of control were imposed upon NGOs…
Americans Experience Russia
The problem of mutual interest and mutual misunderstanding between Russians and Americans can be traced back through the two centuries of their official encounters. The decades of the Cold War worsened the problem by accentuating the differences but also induced the governments of both countries to foster serious study of the “most probable enemy,” the other side. Since the end of the Cold War, new generations of scholars have emerged, unhindered…
Russian celebrations” and American debates about Russia in 1813
In the article, the author uses a sociocultural approach to analyze debates in the US press that accompanied “Russian celebrations” in 1813. During the War of 1812, the Federalist opposition to President Madison's administration organized several celebrations of Russia's victories over Napoleon, who was a de facto ally of the USA in its war against England. As a result, harsh debates arose about the relative merits of the Russian nation. Madison'…
Debates About Russia, America, and New World Order
Introduction. The first major crisis of the international relations system founded in Vienna after Napoleonic wars emerged with the series of European revolutions of 1848–1849 and Crimean War of 1853–1856. Not only diplomatic alliances required to be re-evaluated, but also politicians and thinkers challenged the philosophical foundations of the world order. As Russia was the guarantor of the old system, and the United States appeared as an attrac…
The “Immortal Regiment”
The history of the Great Patriotic War has become post-Soviet Russia’s universal language for political discussion and the only effective “bond.” As the most advantageous narrative from the perspective of the regime’s interests, it is this narrative of war that the Kremlin seeks to control above all. Memory of the war has been “appropriated” by the state, and the more freedom it has to manipulate this, the less veterans are able to challenge its …
Empire Maker
Policy Toward Russia
Introduction. Contemporary Russian-U.S. relations have reached freezing point, but expert community continues to analyze possibilities and produce recommendations for the Russian policy of the incoming administration. The study of the debate is important not only for the political and diplomatic purposes but also for better understanding of the mechanisms shaping Russia’s image in the United States. Methods and materials. The article provides an …
Evaluating the Demise of the Soviet Union
Editor's Introduction: The disintegration of the Soviet Union in late December 1991 was one of the most remarkable events of the twentieth century. The Cold War had ended two years earlier, in 1989, with the collapse of East European Communism, but the dissolution of the Soviet Union in late 1991 made clear that the Cold War was truly over and that a new phase of international politics had begun. To be sure, the advent of the post–Cold War era di…
Understanding the Immortal Regiment
The Immortal Regiment is the most popular phenomenon and yet the most understudied institution to have emerged in Russia in the last decade, having been described variously as state propaganda, a popular movement hijacked by the state, a cult of the dead, a religious procession and a manifestation of genuine patriotism. The article suggests seeing the Immortal Regiment as a memory-based social movement distinct from the NGOs and GONGOs that strug…
“Reluctant Diplomat”
Introduction. The article analyzes the biography and diplomatic activities of Nikolai Vasilievich Novikov (1903–1989), a Soviet diplomat who represented the USSR in Cairo and in Washington during World War II and took part in the efforts to establish a new system of international relations at the beginning of the Cold War. Methods and materials. The article is based on published texts by Nikolai Novikov himself, diplomatic documents, periodicals,…
Jade McGlynn. Memory Makers
Лингвистический поворот, произошедший в эпистемологии несколько десятилетий назад, привнес в изучение общественных процессов внимание к языку, которым говорят политики и которым говорят о политике. Любые политические действия нуждаются в объяснительных моделях, а также требуют соответствующего языка, способного объяснить эти действия не только принимающим решения лицам, но и более широкому кругу людей. Такой язык должен быть понятен и признаваем …
Douglas C. Nord. Sister City Diplomacy
Douglas C. Nord's book on sister city diplomacy in the late Cold War era and beyond has many merits. It represents an important turn from the traditional study of diplomacy and strategic competition toward a focus on non-state actors. The emergence of such actors—especially in the Soviet/Russian context, where they were never fully independent—signaled more than the growing influence of grassroots initiatives or the weakening of the state. It und…
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