This article by Julia Berest was first published in Russian History 50 (2023), 185–218. It is republished here with the permission of the author and publisher. The article is available as a PDF through a link following the abstract. Abstract: Dostoevsky’s nationalism has long been a sensitive and controversial topic in Western scholarship. At the
This article, written by Mikhail Epstein was first published in: The Politics of Apocalypse: On the Russian Anti-world. Common Knowledge (Duke UP), 29.2, 2023, pp.41-72. The book is available in Russian in both print and as an ebook at the following sources: Mikhail Epshtein. Russkii Antimir: Politika na Grani Apokalipsisa (The Russian Anti-world: Politics on the
A Quick Guide to ASEEES 2023 Digital Conference NURPRT Panels: Please find below a guide to panels in which members of our Initiative are participating for the Virtual Conference being held October 19 – 20, 2023. If any panels are missing please contact Peter Winsky (winskypg@gmail.com) and he will add them to the guide. To
This paper was given at the international symposium, Russian Literature, Philosophy, and Religious Thought in a Time of Catastrophe, which took place at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, March 2023 by Alex Villas Boas. The perspective adopted in this paper is that of political spirituality, in the sense that the intersection between religion and politics mutually
This is an interview with Distinguished Professor Paul J. Contino on his book Dostoevsky’s Incarnational Realism: Finding Christ Among the Karamazovs and his audience with Pope Francis. It was conducted on June 22, 2023 by Peter Gregory Winsky. Paul’s book can be purchased here, and a Russian language edition of the book will soon be available