Construction of national identities in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Ukraine in Soviet historiography (1936-1953) by Yilmaz, S, Harun Yilmaz

Opera after Stalin: Rodion Shchedrin and the search for the voice of a new era by Schneider, H

“…In this thesis, I analyse the development of operatic style and culture in Russia between 1953- 2020 by examining four operas by the most prominent late Soviet and post-Soviet composer, Rodion Shchedrin, and by bringing these operas into conversation with those of his peers during each phase of his career. …”

From resurrection to rehabilitation: Laurence Sterne and his readers in Soviet Russia (1919-1941) by Budrin, P

“…By studying individual encounters with Sterne in the context of wider biographical, cultural, and social narratives, it examines the microhistory of Sterne’s reception as a reflection of the larger history of intellectual autonomy in Soviet Russia.…”

An analysis of Soviet Jewish emigration in the 1970s by Salitan, L

The effect of rapid privatisation on mortality in mono-industrial towns in post-Soviet Russia: a retrospective cohort study by Azarova, A, Irdam, D, Gugushvili, A, Fazekas, M, Scheiring, G, Horvat, P, Stefler, D, Kolesnikova, I, Popov, V, Szelenyi, I, Stuckler, D, Marmot, M, Murphy, M, McKee, M, Bobak, M, King, L

“…</p> <h4>Interpretation</h4> <p>The rapid pace of privatisation was a significant factor in the marked increase in working-age male mortality in post-Soviet Russia. …”

Deng Xiaoping and Jimmy Carter: technology transfer and the origin of U.S.-China anti-Soviet cooperation during the Cold War, 1977-1981 by Peng, S

The relationship between Russia and Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan from 2000-10: A post-Imperial perspective by McDowell, D, Daragh McDowell

The historical and political significance of the reconstruction of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow by Préneuf, FM, Préneuf, FM

“…In the intervening years it was one of the "blank spots” in official Soviet history. The way silence was broken and information about the cathedral became widespread, is part of the case I wish to make, but, for the purpose of this introduction, a very brief summary of the cathedral’s biography is useful.…”

By us alone: army veterans, patriotic values and re-militarization of Russia, 1991-2022 by Racheva, E

The Russian Empire and the Soviet Union: too soon to talk of echoes? by Morrison, A

“…As political circumstances within and outside the former USSR have changed, so, inevitably, have interpretations of Russian imperial history. Immediacy is what makes the Russian case truly distinctive: Russia’s relations with the former republics are far from postcolonial, and the Russian federation remains an imperial polity rather than a nation-state. …”

From Aleshkovsky to Galkovsky by Ready, O

“…If Aleshkovskian folly develops in a sharply drawn historical context (Stalinism and its aftermath) and bears a markedly Christian flavour, Mamleev seeks to exclude Soviet and Christian thematics entirely, seeking deliverance from thought and reason. …”

Gender, education and Russia’s tobacco epidemic: A life-course approach by Quirmbach, D, Gerry, C

“…While a number of studies, based on cross-sectional data for Russia, have documented strong increases in female smoking during the past two decades, the analysis of longer-term trends in smoking prevalence is hampered by the lack of representative data for the Soviet era. …”

The heresy of the Judaizers and the problem of the Russian reformation by Howlett, J, Howlett, J.R.

From bilateralism to Cold War conflict : Pakistan's engagement with state and non-state actors on its Afghan frontier, 1947-1989 by Siddiqi, A

Britain and Revolutionary Iran 1906-1909 and 1976-1979: a comparative study by Andic, S

“…Key themes relate to how the decline of (Edwardian) Liberalism, the transformation of the Left in the twentieth century and Britain's decline as an imperial power affected its perceptions and policy-making in Iran; how civil society and public opinion exerted a disproportionately strong influence in the earlier period before Britain was even a fully democratic society; how notions of Orientalism and Aryanism shaped official and public perceptions; and how changing geopolitics impacted perceptions, particularly in the case of Tsarist Russia versus the Soviet Union. …”

From J.G. Fichte's "the closed commercial state" to "socialism in one country": intellectual origins of Stalinism and Stalinist utopia by Sorochkin, Y

Canonical Mandel′shtam by Kahn, A

“…Mandel′shtam’s recognition as a premier Russian poet developed posthumously and largely outside the Soviet Union. …”

Origin and evolution of the unique hepatitis C virus circulating recombinant form 2k/1b by Raghwani, J, Thomas, X, Koekkoek, S, Schinkel, J, Molenkamp, R, van de Laar, T, Takebe, Y, Tanaka, Y, Mizokami, M, Rambaut, A, Pybus, O

“…Since its initial identification in St. Petersburg, Russia, the recombinant hepatitis C virus (HCV) 2k/1b has been isolated from several countries throughout Eurasia. …”

Origin and evolution of the unique hepatitis C virus circulating recombinant form 2k/1b. by Raghwani, J, Thomas, X, Koekkoek, S, Schinkel, J, Molenkamp, R, van de Laar, T, Takebe, Y, Tanaka, Y, Mizokami, M, Rambaut, A, Pybus, O

“…Since its initial identification in St. Petersburg, Russia, the recombinant hepatitis C virus (HCV) 2k/1b has been isolated from several countries throughout Eurasia. …”

The devil's paradise: the Vilnius conflict in European diplomacy, 1919-1923 by Kupciunas, D

“…<p>This thesis is a history of the international settlement of the Lithuanian-Polish dispute over Vilnius, focusing on the involvement of Britain, France, Soviet Russia and the League of Nations. …”