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  • International Affairs Digital Archive

    International Affairs Digital Archive

    A Russian journal of world politics, diplomacy and international relations.

    Offering unique, first-hand analysis of major foreign policy and security issues facing Russia and other former Soviet republics, this internationally renowned journal is the English translation of the Russian-language journal Mezhdunarodnaia zhizn, which is published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. The editorial board of this journal is traditionally headed by the minister himself, while the journal’s contributors are primarily experienced, high-ranking diplomats. As such, International Affairs is an excellent primary source for anyone interested in the course of Russian policy in foreign affairs. International Affairs often includes material from independent analysts, whose opinions may or may not differ from the official line. Roundtable discussions on topical world issues will also usually include representatives from the Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as from think tanks and universities.

    International Affairs sheds light on issues of foreign policy and diplomacy of Russia as well as:

    • Interrelations of Russia between foreign countries
    • Economies and policies of neighboring states
    • History of foreign relations, history of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia and the USSR
    • Analysis and commentary from experts on international life
    • Book reviews of relevant publications
    • Memoirs, often devoted to experiences of diplomats in contested or relatively unknown episodes of international relations
    • White papers from international organizations and conferences
    • Previously unpublished documents on Soviet and Russian foreign policy

    The International Affairs Digital Archive contains the most complete set of the journal, comprising more than 600 issues and nearly 16,000 articles. The archive offers scholars the most comprehensive collection available for this title, with an additional year’s worth of content available for purchase on an annual basis. The archive features full-text articles, with full page-level digitization and complete original graphics. The archive has searchable text, and is cross-searchable with numerous other Infoteka digital resources.

    For current year subscriptions, please visit infoteka.com/publishing/international-affairs or contact us.

    • Product Code: DA-IA
    • Year First Published: 1955
    • Archive: 1955–2025
    • Language: English
    • Country: United States / Russia
    • Frequency: Bi-monthly (6 issues per year)
    • Format: Full text and full image (article-based PDFs starting in 2015)
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  • Interfax Newswires

    Interfax Newswires

    The most authoritative collections of Russian news reporting.

    The Russian edition of Interfax Newswires is available exclusively via Infoteka. Interfax is a Russian non-governmental news agency based in Moscow. Established in 1989 by former employees of Radio Moskva, news coverage is primarily focused on issues concerning Europe and Asia, with reporting from London, New York, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Denver, Moscow, Kyiv, Minsk and Almaty. Interfax employs around 1,000 journalists and produces over 1,500 stories daily. Content is loaded onto platform within 10 hours after publication.

    • Product Code: UDB-IFX
    • Archive: 2012–present
    • Language: Russian
    • Country: Russia
    • City: Moscow
    • Frequency: Varies
    • Updates: Continuous
    • Format: Full text
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    Interfax Newswire Packages

    Diplomaticheskaia panorama (Дипломатическая панорама, Diplomatic Panorama), 240 issues per year

    This daily publication compiles comment and interviews with senior politicians from around the world on major international issues and relations. Brought to you by a network of well-placed journalists, this publication keeps subscribers fully-briefed on diplomacy across the region. The Diplomaticheskaia panorama bulletin provides unrivalled insight into the corridors of power in the Kremlin and from around the CIS. With Interfax correspondents’ extensive access to senior diplomats and policy makers from Russia and abroad, this issue brings the news on key foreign policy issues from Russia and the former Soviet Union, including Russia’s positions on key international issues with comment and insight from leading Russian and foreign diplomats and experts. Diplomatic commentary covers a wide-range of issues, from bilateral relations to the crises in Ukraine and Syria.

    Novosti Interfaksa (Новости Интерфакса, The News from Interfax), 365 issues per year

    This primary news feed is the real-time general newswire. Novosti Interfaksa has long set the standard for Russian news journalism with its speed, accuracy and impartial reporting. Interfax’s network of bureaus and journalists are based in the heart of Europe, the Far East, and the near abroad bringing subscribers a constant feed of breaking and developing political and lead economic news 24 hours a day. From politics and society to business and key energy news, Novosti Interfaksa keeps readers informed of everything taking place on the ground in the region, as it happens. Newswire subscribers are the first to receive breaking news in the forms of flashes, and articles are continually added to as events unfold.

    Prezidentskii vestnik (Президентский вестник, Presidential Bulletin), 240 issues per year

    Prezidentskii vestnik daily bulletin provides subscribers with comprehensive accounts of the activities of the region’s presidents and prime ministers, correspondence between them, and their opinions on key international and domestic issues. With contacts within the presidential administrations across the regions, Interfax’s team of correspondents brings the news from the desks of state leaders, commentary and international visits.

    Voennye Novosti (Военные новости, Military Newswire), 365 issues per year

    This real-time newswire carries breaking and developing news from all aspects of the military-industrial complex, from armed forces news to ship and aircraft building, in addition to a broad spectrum of related issues, including relevant events in the space and rocket building sectors. The newswire also carries policy news, comment and expert analysis and news on mediation and conflict resolution on the ground and at international organizations, as well as comprehensive coverage of the Ukraine crisis and Russia’s role in finding solutions to hotspot problems such as Syria and Iraq, and the nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea.

    VPK Rossii i eksport oruzhiia (ВПК России и экспорт оружия, The Military-Industrial Complex of Russia and Arms Exports), 52 issues per year

    This is a subset of Voennye novosti (Military Newswire). A comprehensive round-up of the week’s developments across the military-industrial sector. Leading with policy issues and commentary as well as exclusive interviews with heads of defense enterprise and leading experts in the most-closed sector of the Russian economy, this publication brings subscribers news on a wide range of topics from the military-industrial complex. The aviation, space and rocket, and shipbuilding and navy sections deal with logistical, hardware, and other relevant news, while other sections cover weapons manufacturing, development and arms exports, chemical disarmament, exhibitions, and a foreign military review.

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  • Higher School of Economics Academic Journals

    Higher School of Economics Academic Journals

    Key journals from one of Russia’s top universities.

    Consistently ranked as one of Russia’s top universities, the Higher School of Economics (HSE) is a leader in Russian education and one of the preeminent economics and social sciences universities in eastern Europe and Eurasia. Having rapidly grown into a renowned research university over the last two decades, HSE sets itself apart with its international presence and cooperation. Now a dynamic university with four campuses, HSE is a leader in combining Russian education traditions with the best international teaching and research practices. Since 2013, HSE has been a member of the 5-100 Russian Academic Excellence Project, a highly selective government program aimed at boosting the international competitiveness of Russian universities.

    The Higher School of Economics Academic Journals database includes 12 titles from this respected institute on a number of topics including economics, education, law, psychology, management, and more.

    • Product Code: UDB-HSE
    • Archive: 2011–present
    • Language: Russian
    • Country: Russia
    • City: Moscow
    • Frequency: Varies
    • Updates: Continuous
    • Format: PDF, article-based
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    Higher School of Economics Academic Journals Titles

    The Higher School of Economics Academic Journals database contains the following titles:

    Ekonomicheskii zhurnal Vysshei shkoly ekonomiki (Экономический журнал Высшей школы экономики)

    Quarterly, first published 1997, archive from 2017–present. Theoretical and applied problems of economics, related methodological problems, including the problems of statistics and the teaching of economics.

    Forsait (Форсайт)

    Quarterly, first published 1997, archive from 2017–present. Dedicated to theoretic and applied questions of strategic forecast, scientific and innovation policy. The authors are among the leading Russian and international experts. Each issue contains theoretic articles, analysis of practical experience, reviews of conferences and seminars.

    Gorodskie issledovaniia i praktiki (Городские исследования и практики)

    Quarterly, first published 2016, archive from 2016–present. Advances the theory and practice of how cities, urban areas, and communities function and develop. The purpose of the journal is to create a common language among various professionals dealing with urban issues in the current fluid and highly unpredictable environment.

    Patria

    Quarterly, first published 2024, archive from 2024–present. Dedicated to covering traditional values ​​both in Russian reality and in the humanitarian sphere as a whole. Covers the entire spectrum of humanitarian and social sciences, but with a focus on philosophy, religious studies and cultural studies. The journal positions itself as not only a place for publishing the results of scientific research, but also a space for discussing key topics for society at the academic level.

    Pravo. Zhurnal Vysshei shkoly ekonomiki (Право. Журнал Высшей школы экономики)

    Quarterly, first published 2008, archive from 2017–present. Publishes materials on the topical issues of legal science, the state of Russian justice, as well as the general tendencies of law evolvement in the contemporary world.

    Psikhologiia. Zhurnal Vysshei shkoly ekonomiki (Психология. Журнал Высшей школы экономики)

    Quarterly, first published 2004, archive from 2017–present. Contains concepts, research and methodical guides of leading Russian and foreign schools of psychology, articles by leading Russian scientists and exclusive articles by foreign psychologists in Russian. Each issue contains a collection of articles dedicated to certain psychological problems.

    Rossiiskaia ekonomika: prognozy i tendentsii (Российская экономика: прогнозы и тенденции)

    Monthly, first published 1993, archive from 2017–present. Monthly short-term forecasts of the main economic indicators as well as analysis of current trends in industry, agriculture and finance. Also features the state of the state budget, social sphere and foreign trade, and a chronological account of economic highlights. Analyses and forecasts are done by independent experts on the basis of reliable statistics.

    Vestnik mezhdunarodnykh organizatsii: obrazovanie, nauka, novaia ekonomika (Вестник международных организаций: образование, наука, новая экономика)

    Quarterly, first published 2006, archive from 2017–present. Contains complex information about the activities of international institutions (European Commission, G-8, Organization for Economic Cooperation, World Bank, UN and UNESCO) in the sphere of education, science and new economics with the aim of widening the the scope of information and raising the quality and effectiveness of participation of Russian students, professors, lecturers and experts in international cooperation.

    Voprosy gosudarstvennogo i munitsipal’nogo upravleniia (Вопросы государственного и муниципального управления)

    Quarterly, first published 2007, archive from 2017–present. The journal takes upon the task of collecting, analyzing and providing evaluation of data, as well as publishing complex information about research in the area of theoretic and practical problems of public administration. The authors rank among the leading Russian and international experts. Each issue contains theoretical articles, analysis of practical experience (both Russian and international), discussions of current problems, reviews of publications and legislation in the sphere of public administration.

    Voprosy obrazovaniia (Вопросы образования)

    Quarterly, first published 2004, archive from 2017–present. Covers theoretical and applied problems of education in Russia. Features articles of leading Russian and foreign scientists and experts. Each issue contains discussions, criticism, reviews of publications and legislative acts in sphere of education.

    Economika v shkole (Экономика в школе)

    Semi-annually (2 per year), first published 1996, archive from 2011–2013. The country’s first specialized scientific and informative and educational and methodical edition for teachers of schools, lyceums, gymnasiums, heads of educational institutions and seniors.

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  • Gudok Digital Archive

    Gudok Digital Archive

    One of Russia’s oldest and leading trade newspapers.

    Founded in 1917, Gudok (Гудок, Whistle) began as a small newspaper focused on rail industry news, but grew by the 1970s into a 700,000-circulation daily with an edgy mix of commentary and satire on culture, politics, and society. Gudok’s circulation was relatively small—but deceptively influential—when it first started out, which encouraged creativity and expression as the newspaper’s focus on the railway industry shielded authors from some of the ideological hazards of writing for general interest publications. Gudok continues today as Russia’s leading trade newspaper, focused primarily on the railway industry, but attracting a national audience with its coverage of the literary scene. Notable authors and journalists whose works have appeared in Gudok include Ilya Ilf, Mikhail Zoshchenko, Lev Slavin, Sasha Krasny, Alexander Kabakov and others.

    The Gudok Digital Archive contains all obtainable published issues from 1918 on (over 135,000 pages), with an additional year’s worth of content available for purchase on an annual basis. The archive offers scholars the most comprehensive collection available for this title, and features full page-level digitization, complete original graphics, and searchable text, and is cross-searchable with numerous other Infoteka digital resources.

    • Product Code: DA-GUDO
    • Year First Published: 1917
    • Archive: 1918–2025
    • Language: Russian
    • Country: Russia
    • City: Moscow
    • Frequency: Daily (240 issues per year)
    • Format: PDF, page-based
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  • Geography, Environment, Sustainability Digital Archive

    Geography, Environment, Sustainability Digital Archive

    English-language journal covering key scientific research.

    Published by the Russian Geographical Society, the Lomonosov Moscow State University Geography Department, and the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Geography, this scientific English-language journal aims to inform and cover the results of research and global achievements in the sphere of geography, environmental conservation and sustainable development.

    The articles published in Geography, Environment, Sustainability are aimed at Russian and non-Russian scientists alike, while the interdisciplinary focus of the journal means that the subject matter will be of interest to a wide variety of scholars and researchers, including geographers, ecologists, specialists in environmental conservation, natural resource use and sustainable development, GIS specialists, cartographers, social and political geographers, etc.

    The journal is organized according to the three major sections of geography, environmental science and sustainable development, and includes articles on environmental management, human geography, global and regional environmental and climate change, environmental regional planning, applied geographical and environmental studies, geo-informatics and environmental mapping, oil and gas exploration and environmental problems, nature conservation and biodiversity, and environment and health.

    • Product Code: DA-GES
    • Year First Published: 2008
    • Archive: 2010–2025
    • Language: English
    • Country: Russia
    • City: Moscow
    • Frequency: Quarterly
    • Format: PDF, article-based
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    The Geography, Environment, Sustainability Digital Archive contains over 450 articles, and features full page-level digitization, complete original graphics, and searchable text, and is cross-searchable with numerous other Infoteka digital resources. An additional year’s worth of content is available for purchase on an annual basis.

    Recent articles published in Geography, Environment, Sustainability include:

    • Land Cover Classification and Change Detection Analyzing Multi-Temporal LANDSAT Data: A Case Study of Gazipur Sadar, Bangladesh Between 1973 and 2017
    • Forecasted Trends in Changes of Vegetation in the European Part of Russia in Connection with Global Warming
    • Spreading of Antarctic Bottom Water in the Atlantic Ocean
    • Contemporary Land Reform Policy and Practice in South Africa and Its Environmental Implications
    • Risk Assessment of Encountering Killer Waves in the Black Sea
    • Geotechnical Safety Issues in the Cities of Polar Regions
    • Balanced Fertilization for Sustainable Development of Agriculture in the Savannas of South America
    • Evaluation of Glacier Melt Contribution to Runoff in the North Caucasus Alpine Catchments Using Isotopic Methods and Energy Balance Modeling
    • Isoprene and Monoterpenes over Russia and Their Impacts in Tropospheric Ozone Formation
    • Spatial Analysis on Health Problems Among Unorganized Industrial Workers in Ambedkarnagar District, India
    • A Novel Methodological Approach of Estimating Urban Population in Nigeria
    • Opportunistic Fungi in the Polluted Soils of Kola Peninsula
    • Estimation of Dispersed Glaciation Shrinkage Under Climate Change
  • Far Eastern Affairs Digital Archive

    Far Eastern Affairs Digital Archive

    A Russian journal on China, Japan and the Asia-Pacific.

    Far Eastern Affairs is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute for China and Contemporary Asia (formerly known as the Institute for Far Eastern Studies). The journal provides in-depth multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary discussion of Russia’s relations with China, Japan, North and South Korea, as well as other countries of the Asia-Pacific region. As such the journal introduces its vast contingent of readers, both in Russia and abroad, to the region’s rich history and culture, politics and economic state of affairs. It does so by providing cutting-edge research and commentary on a broad array of topics and issues of interest to specialists and non-specialists alike.

    Since its inception in Russian in 1972 (in English – since 1974) the journal has become the premier scholarly publication in Russia that provides deep insight into and new information about the region as well as Russia’s role in shaping its social and political dynamics by attracting works from well-known scholars, practitioners, statesmen, diplomats, and analysts. Its primary objective is to cultivate and maintain a long-lasting, relevant, and academically rigorous scholarship on one of the strategically and geopolitically most important regions in the world.

    The Far Eastern Affairs Digital Archive contains the most complete set of the journal from the very first issue, comprising more than 200 issues and nearly 31,500 pages of high-quality scholarship. The archive offers scholars the most comprehensive collection available for this title, with an additional year’s worth of content available for purchase on an annual basis. The archive features full page-level digitization, complete original graphics, and searchable text, and is cross-searchable with numerous other Infoteka digital resources.

    Infoteka is the publisher of Far Eastern Affairs. For current year subscriptions, please visit infoteka.com/publishing/far-eastern-affairs or contact us.

    • Product Code: DA-FEA
    • Year First Published: 1974
    • Archive: 1974–2024
    • Language: English
    • Country: United States / Russia
    • Frequency: Quarterly
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  • Eksport Vooruzhenii Digital Archive

    Eksport Vooruzhenii Digital Archive

    Authoritative Russian journal on the global arms industry.

    Published since 1997 by the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, Eksport Vooruzhenii (Экспорт вооружений, Arms Exports) is one of the most authoritative and most important scholarly publications in Russia covering issues related to the global production and trade of military goods and armaments.

    Published bimonthly, the journal has distinguished itself as a provider of insightful and balanced commentary on and analysis of the global arms market, becoming a platform for original research on broader industry dynamics, developments, and trends. Among other various topics, the journal devotes particular focus to the analysis of military-technical aspects of the defense industries of various countries, the viability of weapons systems in a constantly evolving global arms market in the context of emerging geopolitical challenges, and various cases (oftentimes unannounced) of defense-industrial cooperation between Russian and foreign companies.

    The Eksport Vooruzhenii Digital Archive comprises more than 145 issues and over 2,100 articles, including several special issues published in addition to the regular bimonthly issues. This is the most complete set of the journal available and includes several rare issues that were procured and scanned by Infoteka especially for this archive. An additional year’s worth of content is available for purchase on an annual basis.

    The archive features full page-level digitization and complete original graphics. The archive has searchable text, and is cross-searchable with numerous other Infoteka digital resources.

    • Product Code: DA-EXP
    • Year First Published: 1997
    • Archive: 1997–2025
    • Language: Russian
    • Country: Russia
    • City: Moscow
    • Frequency: Bi-monthly (6 issues per year)
    • Format: PDF, article-based
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  • Belarusian National Bibliography

    Belarusian National Bibliography

    Comprehensive bibliographic database for printed works in Belarus.

    The Belarusian National Bibliography database encompasses a wealth of bibliographic content meticulously curated from nine distinguished indexes published by the Book Chamber of Belarus.

    Designed for full-text, full-image access in PDF format, chapter by chapter, the Belarusian National Bibliography database features an interface in English, with content primarily in Russian and Belarusian. With some resources dating back to the pivotal year of 1991, the collection provides insight into a critical era in Belarusian publication history, with indexes covering a wide variety of publications including books, dissertations, periodicals, maps, art, music, and more.

    • Product Code: UDB-BIB-BEL
    • Archive: 1991–present
    • Language: Belarusian, Russian
    • Country: Belarus
    • Cities: Minsk
    • Frequency: Varies
    • Updates: Continuous
    • Format: PDF, chapter-based
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    Belarusian National Bibliography Content

    Bibliographic data available in the Belarusian National Bibliography database includes:

    • Knizhny letapis (Кнiжны летапiс, Index of Book Publications), monthly, 1991-present
    • Letapis autareferatau dysertatsyi (Летапiс аўтарэфератаў дысертацый, Index of Dissertation Abstracts), annually, 2007-present
    • Letapis peryiadychnykh vydanniau Belarusi (Летапіс перыядычных выданняў Беларусі, Index of Periodical Publications of Belarus), annually, 1996-present
    • Letapіs vyiaўlenchykh vydanniaў (Летапіс выяўленчых выданняў, Index of Art Publications), annually, 2007-2013 (from 2014 included in Knizhny letapis)
    • Letapis kartagrafіchnykh vydanniaў (Летапiс картаграфічных выданняў, Index of Cartographic Publications), annually, 2007-2013 (from 2014 included in Knizhny letapis)
    • Letapіs notnykh vydanniaў (Летапіс нотных выданняў, Index of Music Publications), annually, 2007-2013 (from 2014 included in Knizhny letapis)
    • Belarus’ u susvetnym druku (Беларусь у сусветным друку, Belarus in the World Press), quarterly, 2005-2017 (ceased)

    Additionally, the Belarusian National Bibliography features two monthly publications:

    • Letapis hazetnykh artykulaў (Летапiс газетных артыкулаў, Index of Newspaper Articles), monthly, 1995-present
    • Letapis chasopisnykh artykulaў (Летапiс часопiсных артыкулаў, Index of Journal Articles), monthly, 1995-present

    These publications index the content of newspaper and journal articles in the following areas:

    • Science and knowledge
    • Information technologies
    • Library affairs
    • Psychology, Religion
    • Social Sciences
    • Statistics
    • Politics and Economics
    • Trade and Law
    • Social security. Insurance. Education. Folklore
    • Mathematics and Natural Sciences
    • Applied sciences. Medicine. Technology
    • Entertainment. Performances. Sport
    • Linguistics. Literature
    • Biographies. History
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  • Argumenty i Fakty Digital Archive

    Argumenty i Fakty Digital Archive

    The most popular news outlet of the Gorbachev era.

    Argumenty i fakty (Аргументы и факты, Arguments and Facts), a weekly newspaper based in Moscow, once had the largest circulation of any periodical in the world – in 1990 it was even entered in the Guinness book of records for its print run of 33.5 million. Founded by the Russian organization “Knowledge” (Znanie), the newspaper’s original goal was to provide propagandists with statistical and other hard-to-find information. During the Gorbachev era Argumenty i fakty became one of the most important newspapers in the Soviet Union – a major tool in publicizing Gorbachev’s policy of glasnost.

    The Argumenty i Fakty Digital Archive contains all obtainable published issues, with an additional year’s worth of content available for purchase on an annual basis. The archive offers scholars the most comprehensive collection available for this title, and features full-text articles, with full page-level digitization and complete original graphics for later years. The archive has searchable text, and is cross-searchable with numerous other Infoteka digital resources.

    • Product Code: DA-AIF
    • Year First Published: 1978
    • Archive: 1983–2025
    • Language: Russian
    • Country: Russia
    • City: Moscow
    • Frequency: Weekly
    • Format: Full text and PDF (page-based)
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  • Druzhba Narodov Digital Archive

    Druzhba Narodov Digital Archive

    Influential literary journal highlighting writing from across the Soviet Union.

    Founded in March 1939 on the initiative of Maxim Gorky, Druzhba Narodov (Дружба народов, Friendship of the Peoples) is one of the Soviet Union’s most influential literary “thick journals” and a major institution of Russian-language publishing across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

    The journal began as an almanac designed to bring the literature of the Soviet republics into a shared cultural forum. Its core mission was to introduce readers in the Russian-language center to prose, poetry, and literary commentary produced across the USSR’s many languages—Uzbek, Georgian, Armenian, and many others—through publication in Russian translation.

    After a wartime hiatus (June 1941–October 1943), the publication resumed, eventually establishing a bimonthly schedule in 1949 and transitioning to a monthly journal in 1955. During the Soviet era, Druzhba Narodov operated under the auspices of the Union of Soviet Writers and became one of the principal platforms for the state doctrine of “friendship among nations.” The journal helped consolidate a tradition of literary translation as a high-status intellectual craft, with leading Russian poets and writers serving as translators and adapters—including Boris Pasternak, Nikolai Zabolotsky, Pavel Antokolsky, Semyon Lipkin, Arseny Tarkovsky, and others.

    Across decades, the journal published a wide range of major Soviet and post-Soviet authors and critics, including Viktor Astafiev, Vasyl Bykov, Rasul Gamzatov, Fazil Iskander, Bulat Okudzhava, Anatoly Rybakov, Alexander Tvardovsky, Vasily Shukshin, Lev Gumilev, Kornelii Chukovsky, Svetlana Alexievich, and many others. Its pages document shifting literary and political climates from the late Stalin period through Khrushchev’s Thaw, the era of late Soviet stagnation, the rupture of perestroika, and the cultural realignments of the post-1991 period. Following the dissolution of the USSR, Druzhba Narodov moved from being an official organ of the Union of Writers to an independent, privately published journal.

    The Druzhba Narodov Digital Archive supports advanced research and teaching by providing a fully digitized, searchable corpus that can be used to trace authors, themes, genres, regions, and translation practices over time. It is particularly valuable for scholarship on Soviet cultural policy, center-periphery relations, literary translation and mediation, nationalism and multinationalism, and the evolving relationship between literature and public discourse.

    The archive provides comprehensive online access to a major institution of Russian-language publishing for nearly nine decades. The fully digitized archive offers scholars the most comprehensive collection available for this title, with an additional year’s worth of content available for purchase on an annual basis. Featuring full page-level digitization, complete original graphics, and a user-friendly bilingual interface in Russian and English, the searchable database enables efficient exploration of key literary content. The archive is cross-searchable with numerous other Infoteka digital resources.

    • Product Code: DA-DRUZ
    • Year First Published: 1939
    • Archive: 1939–2025
    • Language: Russian
    • Country: Russia
    • City: Moscow
    • Frequency: Monthly
    • Format: PDF, article-based
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    More about the Soviet “Thick Journals”

    The famed Soviet tolstye zhurnaly, or “thick journals,” were significant platforms for literary and intellectual discourse. Tolstye zhurnaly such as Druzhba Narodov played a complex and multifaceted role in Soviet intellectual and literary life. They were not merely publications but institutions that shaped and were shaped by the cultural, intellectual, and political currents of their time. These journals served multiple roles:

    They acted as repositories of high culture, preserving the intellectual and literary achievements of the era. Given the limited avenues for independent publishing, these journals were the primary platforms where established and emerging writers could reach an audience.

    State-Controlled Outlets. While they were crucial platforms for intellectual and artistic expression, it’s important to remember that these journals were often used to propagate official ideologies, and the works published in them usually underwent rigorous censorship.

    Academic Importance. For academics studying the Soviet period, tolstye zhurnaly offer a valuable glimpse into the state-sanctioned intellectual climate of the time. They provide context for how literature and intellectual thought evolved under different political and social conditions.

    Catalysts for Change. During more liberal periods, such as the Khrushchev Thaw and the perestroika years, tolstye zhurnaly could act as catalysts for change, pushing the boundaries of what was acceptable to discuss and publish.

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