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Dedicated to critical, interdisciplinary inquiry into the history and culture of Russia and Eurasia since 2000. We publish forums, discussions, and special issues; translated works; and review articles on Russian, Eurasian, and European subjects.

Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History

In this piece, Prof. Kalinovsky reassesses the Brezhnev era from the perspective of Soviet Central Asia and the Caucasus to reorient our understanding of stagnation and relationships between various Soviet states and their actors. Give it a read on Project Muse or wherever you access Kritika!

Last but not least of the spring issue teasers! In this review, Ryan Reed (University of Helsinki) assesses the state of the art of Gulag studies, placing recent short introductory pieces on the history and memory of the Gulag in conversation with the future and past of the field.

We briefly interrupt your reading of the new spring issue for #throwbackthursday! Today, we are spotlighting "The 'Soviet South' in the Brezhnev Era" by Artemy M. Kalinovsky, from vol. 25, no. 3 (2024).

The pieces under review make for an excellent introduction to the cumulative approaches and knowledge about the Gulag for any person new or unfamiliar, but also provide valuable historiographical insights not fully expected from this form of scholarly content. Keep an eye out for the spring issue!

At the same time, funding cuts, political attacks on higher education, and shrinking access to archives threaten the future of the field in both the East and the West. For our editors' analysis and response to this growing issue, give the new issue of Kritika a read.

A new issue means a new Letter from the Editors! In the opening of the new spring issue of Kritika, our editors reflect on the mounting pressures put on Slavic Studies from multiple directions.

New Russian laws targeting “undesirable” and “extremist” organizations have criminalized cooperation with major scholarly networks, forced research institutions to close, and isolated academics across borders.

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Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History