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The Books section explores the literary world of Eurasia, from classic masterpieces to contemporary works. It provides reviews, author profiles, historical context, and analyses that connect literature with the region’s cultural, linguistic, and geopolitical landscapes. Readers gain insights into how literature reflects and shapes Eurasian societies across time.
In “Natasha’s Dance: A Cultural History of Russia”, Orlando Figes crafts a sweeping, evocative narrative that seeks to capture the elusive “Russian soul.” Rather than a dry recitation of tsars and battles, Figes focuses on the tension between Russia’s European-facing elite and its deeply rooted peasant traditions.
Based on new archival material, the monograph examines the attempts of the autocracy to reform its foundations (to begin the liberation of serfs and limit the autocracy to constitutional institutions), the struggle around the project and their collapse.
The book is organized as a series of “conversations”—essay‑like chapters that explore key facets of aristocratic life from Peter the Great’s Westernizing reforms to the aftermath of the 1812 Patriotic War. Lotman moves fluidly between macro‑historical trends and micro‑historical vignettes.
The second book in the joint series by Myth (МИФ) and the online lecture series “Stradarium,” authored by art critic and historian Kirill Svetlyakov, explores Soviet and post-Soviet painting, cinema, and architecture. The book delves into the consciousness and unconsciousness of the 20th-century human being, intertwining art, psychology, and culture to capture the spirit of […]
RIAC Report No. 99 (May 2025) analyzes how external actors—namely Russia, the United States, the European Union, China, and India—are projecting influence in the Middle East and how their strategies are evolving under changing geopolitical conditions. The report explores both their policy objectives and the responses of regional states, which seek pragmatic and balanced engagement with these […]
Pierre Albert’s Histoire de la presse stands as one of the most comprehensive and authoritative surveys of French journalism from its origins to the modern era. First published in the 1970s and regularly updated, this work traces the evolution of the press from handwritten newsletters in the 16th century through the revolutionary pamphlets of the 18th century, the golden age of political newspapers in the 19th century, and into the multimedia landscape of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Death’s End, the final installment of Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, is an epic and mind-bending conclusion that pushes the boundaries of speculative fiction. Picking up after the fragile truce between humanity and the Trisolarans established in The Dark Forest, the novel explores what happens when that peace is threatened—and ultimately shattered.
The Dark Forest, the second installment in Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, is a masterful continuation that dramatically expands the scope of the story introduced in The Three-Body Problem. While the first novel introduced an existential threat from an alien civilization, this volume delves deeper into humanity’s psychological, political, and philosophical response to […]
Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem is a groundbreaking entry into the realm of hard science fiction, bringing with it a distinctly Chinese perspective and a deeply philosophical approach to humanity’s place in the cosmos. The novel, the first in the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, explores humanity’s first contact with an alien civilization through a […]
Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky’s literary debut, Metro 2033, is a gripping dystopian novel that transforms the Moscow metro network into the last bastion of humanity after a devastating nuclear holocaust. This seminal book spawned a cult franchise, inspiring successful video games and literary sequels. Glukhovsky manages to create a claustrophobic yet incredibly vivid world, where […]