Background Article "Wherever the Russian settles in Asia, the country immediately becomes Russian." (Dostoevsky) The Russian Empire's conquest of Central Asia began with the capture of the city of Tashkent in 1865. Numerous reasons have been put forward for the gradual but continual expansion that followed, but the term “civilizing mission” stands out in particular. What was the intention behind this conquest in the second half of the 19th century and how did it relate to colonization efforts?
Cultural office Cultural Office for Russian Germans Who are the Russian Germans? What were their experiences in the Soviet Union? How has their integration in Germany taken shape in the past and how is it continuing to evolve today? Russian-German repatriates are one of the largest migrant groups in Germany. Nevertheless, the majority of the...
Interpretive Knowledge and Russia’s War of Aggression against Ukraine Russia's full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine poses new research challenges in the humanities and social sciences. Given the low level of knowledge about the background of the current war, politics, media, and the society as a whole are facing significant challenges to deliver orientation...
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