Slavic and Eurasian Studies - Brill Publishing

23/05/2024

🎤Interview with our author Mirjam Rajner on her book "Fragile images: Jews and Art in Yugoslavia, 1918-1945".

In her book, Mirjam Rajner traces the lives and creativity of seven artists of Jewish origin. The artists – Moša Pijade, Daniel Kabiljo, Adolf Weiller, Bora Baruh, Daniel Ozmo, Ivan Rein and Johanna Lutzer – were characterized by multiple and changeable identities: nationalist and universalist, Zionist and Sephardic, communist and cosmopolitan.

Listen 🎧to the interview on New Books Network: https://newbooksnetwork.com/fragile-images

And find out more about the book on our website 👉: http://brill.ws/bsl-26

17/05/2024

Discover a new perspective on mid-19th century Germany's pursuit of international security in our latest book by Miroslav Šedivý, on “The Victory of Realism”. Back then, Germans of diverse backgrounds engaged in debates about the future of their nation and the world amidst growing concerns about international conflicts. From the rise of German nationalism to calls for armaments and colonial expansion, explore the complex dynamics that shaped this pivotal era, offering valuable insights into the fragility of international justice and peace in today's context.

Find out more 👉http://brill.ws/SEDIVY

16/05/2024

𝗜𝗻-𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲

The title concept ‘in-between’ (metaxu) refers to identity that remains in perpetual disjunction, dispersion and crisis. This book, edited by Joanna Senderska and Anna Wileczek, proves that ‘in-between’ is not an empty space, but a productive mode of creating new qualities, experiences, ideas and representations.

The authors of individual chapters interpret selected aspects of metaxu in relevant to contemporary cultural communication areas, i.e. linguistic and more broadly semiotic, and make contemporary discourses the object of exploration. Most of the analyses are based on the Polish-language linguistic context; however, they refer to a universal perspective of culture and communication.

Find out more: 📖 brill.ws/Inbetween

15/05/2024

Discover the nuances of Marxist attitudes in East Central European historiography and archaeology with our latest publication. Explore the dynamic interplay between Marxist ideologies and historical methodologies from the 1950s to the 1970s, and learn about new perspectives on the medieval era.


👉 http://brill.ws/ECEE-93

13/05/2024

06/05/2024

Delve into the intellectual tapestry of 20th-century Poland with "Knowledge in the Shadow of Catastrophe". Featuring essays by esteemed figures like Stefan Amsterdamski and Maria Janion, explore profound insights into the humanities and social sciences. From navigating political and historical upheavals to pioneering theoretical frameworks, each piece embodies a rich legacy of intellectual rigor and critical engagement. This is an acknowledgement of genealogy, heritage and influence. 📚"
Find out more: 👉http://brill.ws/Polish-luminaries

26/03/2024

We warmly congratulate Lothar Quinkenstein for being awarded the Karl-Dedecius-Preis 2024 for his "outstanding translation achievements and commitment to German-Polish cultural dialogue." The award will be presented May 24th. Congratulations!

04/03/2024

29/02/2024

The cautious expansion of freedoms in the sign of de-Stalinization is remembered in Poland as the "October Thaw of 1956". In FOKUS, Vol 14: "The Other October Revolution: Poland, 1956-57", the renowned historian Jerzy Kochanowski presents an innovative view of this era. He vividly describes the contemporary facts of life as hooliganism and prostitution, work and unemployment, money and corruption, the concept of deliberate motherhood and dreams of having one's own car. The term "revolution" in the title of the book is to be taken literally, because the emotions that gripped Polish society at the time manifested themselves in a variety of ways on the streets. When the “Polish October Revolution” was over, the country was irreversibly changed.

To the book: brill.ws/FOKUS14

28/02/2024

𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

The essays featured in FOKUS, Vol. 10 "Mapping Art Collecting in Europe, 1860-1940", edited by Milena Woźniak-Koch, cover a broad spectrum of topics related to individual identity strategies and art collecting in the late modern era. They give a pan-European perspective on collecting in its various facets, encompassing the history of museums, exhibition policy, art market history, history of taste shaping and provenance research.

By showing how collecting mirrored the social problems of modernity, this book indirectly addresses issues such as the sociocultural role of ethnic minorities, the question of women's emancipation, social exclusion versus inclusion, colonialism and the politicisation of museums.

To the book: brill.ws/FOKUS10

08/12/2023

New in Open Access: edited by Miroslawa Hanusiewicz-Lavallee (Lublin) and Robert Maryks (Poznań), “Defining the Identity of the Younger Europe” launches an eye-opening journey into the emerging cultures and civilizations of the “Younger Europe”—Byzantine-Slavic and Scandinavian territories—from the fall of Constantinople (1453) to the dawn of the Industrial Age.

This thought-provoking volume inaugurates a new series of Brill Research Perspectives in Early Modern Cultures of the Younger Europe.

Download the book here: https://brill.com/edcollbook-oa/title/63074.

More about the series: www.brill.com/rpyes.

30/11/2023

*𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄* How did resistance in Southeastern Europe during World War II look like?

For the first time, the various forms of resistance in countries such as Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia are presented to an English language readership. The authors and volume editors, John Paul Newman, Ljubinka Škodrić, and Rade Ristanović discuss ethical choices, survival strategies, and connections across resistance movements and groups throughout Southeastern Europe. The aim is to show that to properly understand anti-Axis resistance in the region during the Second World War. Historians must think beyond conventional and traditional national histories that have tended to dominate studies of resistance in the region.

To the book: brill.ws/Antiaxis

01/11/2023

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀!

Explore the metaphysical realm of Adam Mickiewicz, the eminent Polish Romantic poet. This curated collection of 27 poems delves into religious, mystical, and philosophical themes, presenting Mickiewicz as a writer in the context of his times. Co-Editors Jerzy Fiećko and Mateusz Stróżyński present a bilingual edition (Polish-English) with a scholarly introduction and commentary. Engage with the inventiveness of Mickiewicz's mind as he seeks to bridge the gap between Slavic nations and Western European culture. brill.ws/metaphysical

30/10/2023

𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀?

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12/10/2023

Brill and De Gruyter have agreed to join forces to become the leading academic publisher in the .

The enlarged scale will accelerate our transition to Open Access and increase our ability to deliver cutting-edge technology. Together, we will publish over 3,500 books and 800 journals per year while providing the best possible service and infrastructure to our communities.

Please find our joint press release here: https://ow.ly/gg1Q50PVSUc

Today’s announcement is kicking off a formal process. As Brill is a listed company, De Gruyter will launch a public offer for all of Brill shares. Once the transaction is successfully concluded, we will become De Gruyter Brill. Sharing similar cultural values with deep roots and a long tradition in the academic community, we are looking forward to continue our growth path with De Gruyter.

19/09/2023

𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗬𝘂𝗴𝗼𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗮

When Yugoslavia was created in 1918, noble landowners still possessed vast parts of its territory, especially in the northwestern half of the country, which had formerly belonged to the Habsburg Monarchy. With approximately 38,000 hectares, Prince Albert of Thurn and Taxis was the largest private owner of forests in the new kingdom. Yugoslav politicians demanded an expropriation. At the same time, political and business networks attempted to appropriate the property themselves. Read more about Klaus Buchenau's "grammar of bribery" in his new publication "From Grand Estates to Grand Corruption": brill.ws/Estates

27/07/2023

𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲!

How do revolutions unfold? Find out in Anna Machcewicz's new book about the shipyard strikes in Poland from 1980 and the emergence of .

The story begins when the communist authorities in Poland promise a better life after the bloody suppression of strikes in December 1970. The availability of goods temporarily increased, and the outside world seemed closer for a time. Just a decade later, however, rebellion arrived nonetheless. This book provides the full story of the Great Strike of August 1980, the centre of which was the Gdan´sk Shipyard.

About the book: brill.ws/shipyardstrikespl

14/07/2023

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀!

The overarching goal of the series "Roma History and Culture" is to incorporate the history and culture of Roma into the mainstream of European and global academia. To achieve this goal, the series publishes books from a wide range of disciplines that offer innovative, critical and, above all, reliable and fully documented insights into Roma history and culture that relies on documents, critical rereading and rethinking of historical sources and existing research.

More about the series: https://ow.ly/cR1J50PaE8S

06/07/2023

𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗻𝗴: 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗮𝗺 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗞ö𝗻𝗶𝗴𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗜𝗜𝗜. 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝗮

Begeben Sie sich auf eine intellektuelle Reise durch die Facetten von Macht und Diplomatie am Hofe Sigismunds III. Wasa! Der 13. Band der renommierten FOKUS-Reihe, herausgegeben von Oliver Hegedüs und Kolja Lichy, beleuchtet den Königshof als eine herausragende Plattform des europäischen Informationsaustauschs, dynastischer Netzwerke und der Koordination konfessionell geprägter Politik.

Am Hof fielen auch in Polen-Litauen die Verwaltung des herrscherlichen Haushaltes und damit auch dynastischer Interessen sowie Teile der Verwaltung des Herrschaftsverbandes zusammen. Im Spannungsfeld zwischen den politischen Ansprüchen der Ständeversammlung des Sejms und den Interessen des Monarchen entspann sich in Hinblick auf die Außenbeziehungen damit ein Handlungsfeld, dessen Analyse einen Blick auf das Funktionieren europäischer Verflechtungen ermöglicht und zugleich zeigt, welche Handlungsoptionen dem Monarchen und dessen Umgebung im Rahmen der polnisch-litauischen Mischverfassung zukamen.

Bestellen Sie jetzt Ihr Exemplar! Zum Band: https://ow.ly/zs4q50P45Gj

19/06/2023

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

On the 22nd of June, The Cambridge Russian-Speaking Society will host a presentation by Dr Louise Hardiman. She will talk about the findings from her recently published book »Courtly Gifts and Cultural Diplomacy« on the history of -Russian state relations from the perspective of and material culture (https://ow.ly/Sa3850OPncF).

🥂 A drinks reception will follow the presentation.

Find more information and reserve tickets: https://ow.ly/VMng50OPncE

04/05/2023

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵-𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲

This richly illustrated volume, edited by Louise Hardiman, presents many practices of courtly gift-giving and vivid case studies of British-Russian artistic diplomacy over the centuries. It traces a visual and material history of cross-cultural dialogue that starts with an early English map of Russia and ends with gifts of Fabergé art objects and domestic photographs exchanged between the British royal family and the family of Tsar Nicholas II.

Twelve expert authors from academia, the arts, and the museum sectors in Britain, Russia, Australia and the United States present new narratives based on material from previously unexplored archives.

To the book: http://ow.ly/PSyL50O4XII

25/11/2022

Book Launch: From Northeast Passage to Northern Sea Route

On December 3rd there will be a seminar at the Nord University of Norway for the publication of "From Northeast Passage to Northern Sea Route: A History of the Waterway North of Eurasia," edited by Jens Petter Nielsen and Edwin Okhuizen

More information:

Den Nordlige Sjørute – er den liv laga?

17/11/2022

Socrates in Russia - Alyssa DeBlasio and Victoria Juharyan (eds.)

On the Jordan Center Blog, three blogs were posted on "Socrates in Russia": https://jordanrussiacenter.org/jordan-center-blog/

Interested in more? We’ve made three chapters temporarily available in Free Access: http://ow.ly/bhU050LGMHV

A space for news and opinion, sponsored by The Jordan Center

16/11/2022

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗵𝘆𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮

For the first time in English, Grzegorz Motyka analyses the complicated subject of -Ukrainian relations during and immediately after World War II. He illustrates in detail the most difficult period in Polish-Ukrainian relations, which began in 1943 with the start of the and ended with the action in 1947. Motyka presents an impartial picture of Polish-Ukrainian relations, devoid of national .

Get more information here: http://ow.ly/QkvM50LFwnZ.

31/10/2022

Did ethnic Russians constitute the core group who implemented the Soviet Terror, e.g. the mass murders of the Poles in Katyn and the Ukrainians in the Holodomor? Or were Russians themselves victims of a faceless totalitarianism?

The papers in this volume explore the divergent and conflicting ways in which the Soviet regime is remembered and re-imagined in contemporary Russian, Polish and Ukrainian cinema and media.

"Contested Interpretations of the Past in Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian Film: Screen as Battlefield," edited by Sander Brouwer, is available now
http://ow.ly/y37z50Lpo81

10/10/2022

𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁-𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵-𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆

Elites should be regarded and approached as gregarious social entities (groups, networks) rather than as outstanding individuals.

The Volume of Judit Pál, Vlad Popovici and Oana Sorescu-Iudean explores the in East-Central and South-Eastern Europe during the long nineteenth century. It covers the research on elites from the early 18th century to the interwar period, focussing on the , , , , , , , , , as well as looking into and -Hungary in total.

Please find more information on our website: https://bit.ly/3BVWSNF.

29/09/2022

𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀

Can geographers actually create their fatherlands? The story of the territorial reconstruction of East Central Europe in the wake of WWI gives an affirmative answer.

Maciej Górny describes “the connection between modern geography – a science which had experienced a rejuvenation and consistent increase in public recognition during the early twentieth century – and the territorial changes in Central and Eastern and South-Eastern Europe that took place at the same time”.

Get more information here: https://bit.ly/3ChDkov.

14/09/2022

Review of Elena Marushiakova/Vesselin Popov, "Roma Voices in History."

Julieta Rotaru has looked closely at the Brill I Schöningh volume for Romani Studies (32,1 2022): Roma Voices in History is “aiming to collect sources and prove the existence of the civic Roma movement crystallized [in] [...] the nineteenth-century”. Read the article here: https://bit.ly/3U4P30p.

The book is freely available as : https://bit.ly/3RK3Zzp.

11/08/2022

*Open Access*
The Land between Two Seas: Art on the Move in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea 1300–1700
Editor: Alina Payne
https://brill.com/view/title/61882

'The Land Between Two Seas: Art on the Move in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea 1300-1700' focuses on the strong riverine ties that connect the seas of the Mediterranean system (from the Western Mediterranean through the Sea of Marmara, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov) and their hinterland. Addressing the mediating role of the Balkans between East and West all the way to Poland and Lithuania, as well as this region’s contribution to the larger Mediterranean artistic and cultural melting pot, this innovative volume explores ideas, artworks and stories that moved through these territories linking the cultures of Central Asia with those of western Europe.

18/07/2022

🌞 Brill Summer Sale 🌞

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The offer is for individual customers only, and lasts until 30 September 2022.

For more information and how to order, visit http://ow.ly/9yth50JGx9o