No 2 (2013)

The article is devoted to the Soviet phenomenon of «letters to authorities». Three major interpretations of «letters» are presented: 1) as a way to implement the democratic right for participating in state management and right for justice; 2) as an instrument for repressive political campaign; 3) as a significant form of personal identification with authorities. Claims were an important social phenomenon of the Soviet life. The author presents typical and specific claims (on the materials of Perm State Archives of Contemporary History) and ways of dealing with them on the local level. The author analyses the post-war years’ claims, which help to understand the peculiarities of the Soviet everyday life, the rhetoric of the era, and the forms of citizens’ resistance to injustice.

The article considers the influence of the revolutionary events in France in 1779–1794 on the formation of Russian conservatism. The authors show the perception of the Russian conservatism representatives of the reasons and outcome of the revolution in the light of the ideological and cultural contacts between Russia and France in the second half of the XVIII th – early XIX th century. The article analyses the formation of the image of France in the conservative circles of Russia in the first half of the XIX th century.

The article is devoted to the interaction of Russia, China and the states of Central Asia in the field of national and regional security after the USSR disintegration up to nowadays. The author analyses the changes in Central Asia after the USSR disintegration and the problems, which the newly independent former Soviet republics faced. The article considers the new role of Central Asia countries in geostrategy of Eurasia, the interests of Russia, China and the USA in the region, the role of the SCO in providing security and cooperation.

The article analyses the Soviet-American relations in the years of detente (1960–1970s), considers the role of neoconservatives who promoted the US return to the spirit of confrontation with the Soviet Union. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the activities of H. Jackson, D.P. Moynihan, J. Kirkpatrik, R. Perl, as well as neoconservative organizations.

The article is devoted to the gender element of standard culture of Kabardians in the 20–50s of the XIX century. On the basis of the materials analysis of the Kabardian temporary court the author gives the characteristic of the most typical public relations of that time with participation of women. The author concludes that the 1822 administrative and judicial reform caused considerable changes of the legal status of Kabardian women.

The article examines the business culture of Muslim entrepreneurs of the Russian Empire by means of value-institutional approach. Identified components of business conduct – the usurious riba and the Bank loan were imposed on the total value-institutional system of Muslim entrepreneurs. As a result the most strong correlation demonstrated the second component. This gives grounds to consider it more typical element of business conduct Muslim entrepreneurs in contrast to the charging usurious riba. Thus that one was exceptional phenomenon for Muslim business world of the end of 19 th – beginning of 20 th century.