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Papers by Mikhalev Alexey
Prace Etnograficzne, 2021
The paper focuses on Soviet symbols in Inner Asian capitals and the conflicts around socialist le... more The paper focuses on Soviet symbols in Inner Asian capitals and the conflicts around socialist legacy. We analyze Ulaanbaatar, Kyzyl, and Ulan-Ude as three different models of transformation of political symbols in urban space. All three capitals in their names contain the word “red” semiotically associated with communist ideology. Correspondingly, we see three different models of symbolic struggle for urban space. Theoretically, the paper is based upon the model of symbolic politics. Empirically, the research is based on materials of our own observations, discourse analysis of media, and official municipal documents. In general, the research is an analysis of symbolic practices of power in the conditions of a number of complex changes in Inner Asia.
Inner Asia, 2013
The article deals with the study of local Russian populations of Mongolia during the socialist pe... more The article deals with the study of local Russian populations of Mongolia during the socialist period. It examines key stages in the formation of the Russian diaspora in the Mongolian People’s Republic. Issues of the legal, political and civic status of the migrants are studied. The article is based on published memoirs, data from internet forums devoted to the problems of the Russians in Mongolia and parish data of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ulaanbaatar.
Историческая экспертиза , 2020
В статье анализируется проблема наследия советского присутствия в странах Азии (на примере Монго... more В статье анализируется проблема наследия советского присутствия в странах Азии (на примере Монголии). В центре внимания — коллективная память советских специалистов, работавших в этой стране. Исследование фокусируется на представлениях строителей социализма о прогрессе и социализме в «отсталых и угнетенных» странах Азии. Эти представления о будущем существенно трансформировались под влиянием пережитых в 1990-е гг. посткоммунистических преобразований. Несмотря на это, сегодня они приобрели ностальгический оттенок. Исследование опирается на материалы интервью, опубликованные воспоминания, а также на сегмент так называемых «цифровых воспоминаний» в социальных сетях.
ВОСТОЧНЫЕ ВЕТВИ РОССИЙСКОЙ ДИАСПОРЫ В ПРОШЛОМ И НАСТОЯЩЕМ, 2019
The presented text is devoted to an analysis of the main political concepts which appear in the h... more The presented text is devoted to an analysis of the main political concepts which appear in the historic memory of those Soviet citizens who worked in Mongolia in the second half of the ХХ century. Thousands of them have been influenced by their experience in Mongolia – this country was the most visited by Soviet specialists. For a long time, the Mongolian People's Republic was the most availabe foreign country for Soviet citizens– the so-called 16th republic of the USSR. Both everyday practices and attitude to Mongolia in the present time are a result of this perception. We focus on the concept of “progress” as the main ideological idiom of that time. It was «progress” that was seen as the foundation of Mongolia's transition fom feudalism to capitlaism. Some elements of this ideology can be found in contemporary historic and political literature devoted to Mongolia. Besides, an analysis of the concept of Soviet presence in this part of Asia is important for reflection about “Soviet colonialism”. The author supposes that the Soviet idea of “progress” is in direct opposition to colonialism practices. Large-scale Soviet presence in Mongolia still has not been described in research works. Basically, Mongolia was included into the huge Soviet empire. This empire marked its rule using the same symbols: from Berlin to Ulan-Bator. Specific infrastructure was created to perform some Soviet rituals which were connected with the dominant ideology. Mongoian infrastructure was a continuation of the Soviet one, and visa-free regime between the USSR and Mongolia was an indirect proof for this fact. This is why former Soviet specialists still mention “the great civilizing mission of the Soviet people” towards Mongolia. Drastic socio-economic chnges occurred in Mongolia during the years of the Soviet presence. Industrialization significantly changed the country's landscape. These changes were described within the “Marxist” model of progress. At that time, all achievements in Mongolia's development were used as an evident proof of how correct the ideas of formational development were. However, these achievements were viewed as negative after the Democratic revolution 1989-1990. During the post-Socialist period, the attitude to Soviet aid was re-viewed in general. Also, the idea of drastic revoluationary transition to a new socio-economic formation was revised as well. As a result, the concept of de-modernization emerged in Russian texts. This phenomenon supposed destruction of the Soviet period infrastrucrure. We view this thesis as a controversial one. This thesis is a result of the post-Socialist trauma which was caused by the demise of the Soviet Union. The research is based on the floowing materials: social media memoires of Soviet citizens who worked in Mongolia is various periods; materials of the Soviet press, data from the Soviet historic narrative.
О китайской колонизации Северо-Восточной Монголии начала ХХ века по данным генштаба Российской им... more О китайской колонизации Северо-Восточной Монголии начала ХХ века по данным генштаба Российской империи.
The article deals with the study of local Russian populations of Mongolia during the socialist pe... more The article deals with the study of local Russian populations of Mongolia during the socialist period. It examines key stages in the formation of the Russian diaspora in the Mongolian People's Republic. Issues of the legal, political and civic status of the migrants are studied. The article is based on published memoirs, data from internet forums devoted to the problems of the Russians in Mongolia and parish data of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ulaanbaatar.
Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Институт монголоведения, буддологии и тибе... more Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Институт монголоведения, буддологии и тибетологии Сибирского отделения РАН ИЗ АЗИИ В СИБИРЬ, ИЛИ В ПОИСКАХ «НОВОГО СВЕТА» (положение мигрантов из Центральной Азии в Байкальской Сибири) Ответственный редактор к.и.н. П. К. Варнавский Улан-Удэ Издательство Бурятского научного центра СО РАН 2013 УДК 394/395 (571.54) ББК 63.5(2Р54)
article by Mikhalev Alexey
Political Reflection Magazine, 2022
In 2021, the energy crisis gained breadth, and it was caused by both the pandemic consequences an... more In 2021, the energy crisis gained breadth, and it was caused by both the pandemic consequences and environmental problems. An important consequence of the crisis was an increase in demand for gas, and there was a widespread concern not only in Europe but also in China. The local scale of coal consumption, not only in China but also in neighbouring Mongolia, has led to the emergence of a whole range of environmental problems that affect both the quality of life of the population and the international reputation of those countries. For a long time, Beijing and Ulaanbaatar have alternately ranked among the world’s dirtiest capitals. At long last, China has announced its ambition to achieve carbon neutrality, or zero emissions, by 2060 (Wang Wen, 2021). This led to a reduction in coal consumption here and coal replacement by gas as a more environmentally friendly fuel. But the transition to carbon neutrality is not just an economic task; it is a political challenge associated with moving towards a new energy sector, and at the same time, towards a new landscape of power in the region.
Труды Института истории, археологии и этнографии ДВО РАН, 2021
The article examines the history of formation and abolishment of the Russian trading post at the ... more The article examines the history of formation and abolishment of the Russian trading post at the Mongolian monastery — Zain Shabi. This article is a continuation of a long-term author's research on Russian settlements in Mongolia. The chronological boundaries of the study are limited to the first quarter of the XX century. The main sources were materials from the State Archives of the Irkutsk Region, as well as memoirs and materials from geographical expeditions. This article is the first attempt to describe the history of the Russian trading post in Mongolia. According to of the results of the study, the author concludes that the Zain Shabi trading post was a politically and economically significant stronghold of the empire due to the status of the Zain Gegen. Officials of the Russian Empire, supporters of Admiral Kolchak, and later Baron Ungern, planned to rely on his spiritual and political influence in the dimensional time. Owning to the reliance on the second most influential monastery in Mongolia, the Russians managed to create a bridgehead that provided resources for the army, which later became a base for refugees and a retreating army. As Chinese state power was decentralised and its outskirts were hit by anomie, a huge economic “grey zone” appeared, as seen from the materials of State Archives of the Irkutsk Region. These changes transformed the border regime that had been created during the imperial era. In 1919, the processes of anomie and criminalisation of economy began. By 1921, these processes reached their peak
Prace Etnograficzne, 2021
The paper focuses on Soviet symbols in Inner Asian capitals and the conflicts around socialist le... more The paper focuses on Soviet symbols in Inner Asian capitals and the conflicts around socialist legacy. We analyze Ulaanbaatar, Kyzyl, and Ulan-Ude as three different models of transformation of political symbols in urban space. All three capitals in their names contain the word "red" semiotically associated with communist ideology. Correspondingly, we see three different models of symbolic struggle for urban space. Theoretically, the paper is based upon the model of symbolic politics. Empirically, the research is based on materials of our own observations, discourse analysis of media, and official municipal documents. In general, the research is an analysis of symbolic practices of power in the conditions of a number of complex changes in Inner Asia.
Вестник Московского университета. Серия Политические науки., 2017
This article is an analysis of the political senses of the Russian World concept at the Russian-C... more This article is an analysis of the political senses of the Russian World concept at the Russian-Chinese and Russian-Mongolian frontiers. The author proceeds from the thesis that the Russian World is a key domestic political category in Russia and can be used to describe and interpret both the Russian diasporas and systems of signs-symbols that have a correlation with the Russian or Soviet presence abroad. The text deals with three main components of the Russian World: ideology of the Russian presence, Russian orthodoxy and the Russian language. The author pointsout that each of the components can have multiple meanings. On each frontier, each component has at least three connotations. These connotations defi ne the diversity of the Russian World, focusing on the category of ‘world’ as presupposing multiplicity. Proceeding from this, an attempt is made to dispute the amorphousness ascribed by Western Russianists to the Russian World concept. In the author’s opinion, diversity of religious confessions and its hybrid nature are the key characteristics of the Russian World across the entire expanse of the Asian frontier of Russia.
The Hulunbuir and Transbaikalia Playground. Microphysics of Power on the Sino-Russian Border, 2019
This study is devoted to an analysis of the relationship between Daurian Gothic and far-right ide... more This study is devoted to an analysis of the relationship between Daurian Gothic and far-right ideology in Central Eurasia. The Daurian Gothic is a romantic trend in art, characterized by a gothic atmosphere and plots about war associated with the “ancient” mysteries of Inner Asia. Storylines take place in the early 20th century, and the key protagonists are real historical characters – Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Dzha-lama, and fictional heroes and yogins. Geographically, events take place in Transbaikalia (Dauria) and Mongolia. At the same time, the initial theme for this Buddhist mysticism has its roots in Inner Asia. The religious tradition of Tantrism emerged in Tibet and had a great influence on the content of the texts studied for the purpose of this article.
Диаспоры / Diasporas, 2006
The article is an attempt of anthropological study of the community of Russian teachers in Ulaanb... more The article is an attempt of anthropological study of the community of Russian teachers in Ulaanbaatar through qualitative research methodology (life story interviews and participant observation). The study is focused upon strategies of migrants' adaptation and specifics of the migrant community as such. The author draws a special attention to the fact that reminiscences of the Soviet presence in Mongolia (namely, positive attitudes towards «Soviet specialists»), were extrapolated to migrants of the post-Soviet period. However, the receiving society has undergone certain changes as well as factors underlying present day out migration of Russian citizens to Mongolia. The push pull model is nowadays a combination of economic hardships in Russia in the 1990s (most stressful for the residents of depressed territories of Siberia and the Far East) and of the economic growth in Mongolia.
Диаспоры/Diasporas, 2009
This research is devoted to the study of the struggle for (re)symbolization of space in the post-... more This research is devoted to the study of the struggle for (re)symbolization of space in the post-Soviet epoch. The case under study is related to recoding of Soviet cultural symbols in present-day Mongolia. One of the problems of Russia, as the successor of historical legacy of the collapsed Soviet empire and its allies, is the status of Soviet monuments on the whole territory of the former USSR. That's why the author took a special interest in the practice of commemoration as a tool of construction of the image of the united historical-and-cultural space in Russia and Mongolia. Another task was to reveal in what way the memory of Soviet-Mongolian military alliance became the part of present political rhetoric. The case under study is rather specific because the Russian Orthodox Church together with the so called Russian cultural centers, being the tools of realization of the «compatriots project», take an active part in the construction of historical memory. Under these conditions creation of new meanings and new design of the history of Russian-Mongolian relations can be observed, based on the historic monuments of the previous epoch.
This article is an analysis of the political senses of the 'Russian world' concept in the Russian... more This article is an analysis of the political senses of the 'Russian world' concept in the Russian-Chinese and Russian-Mongolian frontier. We present a thesis that the Russian world is a key political category in Russia, and it could be used to describe and interpret both the Russian diasporas and systems of signs-symbols that have a correlation with the Russian or Soviet presence abroad. We study the three basic components of the Russian world – ideology of the Russian presence, Russian orthodoxy, and the Russian language. We point out that each of the components can have multiple meanings. In each frontier, each component has at least three connotations. These connotations define the complexity of the Russian world and accent the category of the 'world' which presupposes multiplicity. Basing on this, we aim to argue some Western researchers' attempt to question of the whole 'Russian world' concept. In our opinion, confessional multiplicity and hybridity are the key characteristics of the Russian world everywhere in the Asian frontier of Russia.
Данная статья посвящена изучению проблемы развития Улан-Батора как динамично развивающегося центр... more Данная статья посвящена изучению проблемы развития Улан-Батора как динамично развивающегося центра региона Внутренняя Азия. Это развитие автор статьи пытается проанализировать через концепцию мирового города. Основной вопрос статьи: является ли монгольская столица мировым городом и к какому миру она принадлежит?
The article covers the problem of formation of enmity glossary within the socialistic period in M... more The article covers the problem of formation of enmity glossary within the socialistic period in Mongolia. Based on the oral history the author observed the policy of social excluding of the Russian-speaking population in Mongolia (so called «mestnorusskie» (local Russians)). In socialistic Mongolia they were named “semenovtsy” after a leader of the White movement in Transbaikal ataman G.M. Semenov. Opposition “friend-or-foe” is still mentioned in the memoires of soviet specialists who worked in Mongolia. Specific character of the study is determined by its geographical limits - Mongolia - the country where both groups under analysis belonged to another language and another culture. Nevertheless, this fact however did not contribute to their rapprochement. The local memorative policy was at the heart of this opposition.
Prace Etnograficzne, 2021
The paper focuses on Soviet symbols in Inner Asian capitals and the conflicts around socialist le... more The paper focuses on Soviet symbols in Inner Asian capitals and the conflicts around socialist legacy. We analyze Ulaanbaatar, Kyzyl, and Ulan-Ude as three different models of transformation of political symbols in urban space. All three capitals in their names contain the word “red” semiotically associated with communist ideology. Correspondingly, we see three different models of symbolic struggle for urban space. Theoretically, the paper is based upon the model of symbolic politics. Empirically, the research is based on materials of our own observations, discourse analysis of media, and official municipal documents. In general, the research is an analysis of symbolic practices of power in the conditions of a number of complex changes in Inner Asia.
Inner Asia, 2013
The article deals with the study of local Russian populations of Mongolia during the socialist pe... more The article deals with the study of local Russian populations of Mongolia during the socialist period. It examines key stages in the formation of the Russian diaspora in the Mongolian People’s Republic. Issues of the legal, political and civic status of the migrants are studied. The article is based on published memoirs, data from internet forums devoted to the problems of the Russians in Mongolia and parish data of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ulaanbaatar.
Историческая экспертиза , 2020
В статье анализируется проблема наследия советского присутствия в странах Азии (на примере Монго... more В статье анализируется проблема наследия советского присутствия в странах Азии (на примере Монголии). В центре внимания — коллективная память советских специалистов, работавших в этой стране. Исследование фокусируется на представлениях строителей социализма о прогрессе и социализме в «отсталых и угнетенных» странах Азии. Эти представления о будущем существенно трансформировались под влиянием пережитых в 1990-е гг. посткоммунистических преобразований. Несмотря на это, сегодня они приобрели ностальгический оттенок. Исследование опирается на материалы интервью, опубликованные воспоминания, а также на сегмент так называемых «цифровых воспоминаний» в социальных сетях.
ВОСТОЧНЫЕ ВЕТВИ РОССИЙСКОЙ ДИАСПОРЫ В ПРОШЛОМ И НАСТОЯЩЕМ, 2019
The presented text is devoted to an analysis of the main political concepts which appear in the h... more The presented text is devoted to an analysis of the main political concepts which appear in the historic memory of those Soviet citizens who worked in Mongolia in the second half of the ХХ century. Thousands of them have been influenced by their experience in Mongolia – this country was the most visited by Soviet specialists. For a long time, the Mongolian People's Republic was the most availabe foreign country for Soviet citizens– the so-called 16th republic of the USSR. Both everyday practices and attitude to Mongolia in the present time are a result of this perception. We focus on the concept of “progress” as the main ideological idiom of that time. It was «progress” that was seen as the foundation of Mongolia's transition fom feudalism to capitlaism. Some elements of this ideology can be found in contemporary historic and political literature devoted to Mongolia. Besides, an analysis of the concept of Soviet presence in this part of Asia is important for reflection about “Soviet colonialism”. The author supposes that the Soviet idea of “progress” is in direct opposition to colonialism practices. Large-scale Soviet presence in Mongolia still has not been described in research works. Basically, Mongolia was included into the huge Soviet empire. This empire marked its rule using the same symbols: from Berlin to Ulan-Bator. Specific infrastructure was created to perform some Soviet rituals which were connected with the dominant ideology. Mongoian infrastructure was a continuation of the Soviet one, and visa-free regime between the USSR and Mongolia was an indirect proof for this fact. This is why former Soviet specialists still mention “the great civilizing mission of the Soviet people” towards Mongolia. Drastic socio-economic chnges occurred in Mongolia during the years of the Soviet presence. Industrialization significantly changed the country's landscape. These changes were described within the “Marxist” model of progress. At that time, all achievements in Mongolia's development were used as an evident proof of how correct the ideas of formational development were. However, these achievements were viewed as negative after the Democratic revolution 1989-1990. During the post-Socialist period, the attitude to Soviet aid was re-viewed in general. Also, the idea of drastic revoluationary transition to a new socio-economic formation was revised as well. As a result, the concept of de-modernization emerged in Russian texts. This phenomenon supposed destruction of the Soviet period infrastrucrure. We view this thesis as a controversial one. This thesis is a result of the post-Socialist trauma which was caused by the demise of the Soviet Union. The research is based on the floowing materials: social media memoires of Soviet citizens who worked in Mongolia is various periods; materials of the Soviet press, data from the Soviet historic narrative.
О китайской колонизации Северо-Восточной Монголии начала ХХ века по данным генштаба Российской им... more О китайской колонизации Северо-Восточной Монголии начала ХХ века по данным генштаба Российской империи.
The article deals with the study of local Russian populations of Mongolia during the socialist pe... more The article deals with the study of local Russian populations of Mongolia during the socialist period. It examines key stages in the formation of the Russian diaspora in the Mongolian People's Republic. Issues of the legal, political and civic status of the migrants are studied. The article is based on published memoirs, data from internet forums devoted to the problems of the Russians in Mongolia and parish data of the Russian Orthodox Church in Ulaanbaatar.
Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Институт монголоведения, буддологии и тибе... more Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Институт монголоведения, буддологии и тибетологии Сибирского отделения РАН ИЗ АЗИИ В СИБИРЬ, ИЛИ В ПОИСКАХ «НОВОГО СВЕТА» (положение мигрантов из Центральной Азии в Байкальской Сибири) Ответственный редактор к.и.н. П. К. Варнавский Улан-Удэ Издательство Бурятского научного центра СО РАН 2013 УДК 394/395 (571.54) ББК 63.5(2Р54)
Political Reflection Magazine, 2022
In 2021, the energy crisis gained breadth, and it was caused by both the pandemic consequences an... more In 2021, the energy crisis gained breadth, and it was caused by both the pandemic consequences and environmental problems. An important consequence of the crisis was an increase in demand for gas, and there was a widespread concern not only in Europe but also in China. The local scale of coal consumption, not only in China but also in neighbouring Mongolia, has led to the emergence of a whole range of environmental problems that affect both the quality of life of the population and the international reputation of those countries. For a long time, Beijing and Ulaanbaatar have alternately ranked among the world’s dirtiest capitals. At long last, China has announced its ambition to achieve carbon neutrality, or zero emissions, by 2060 (Wang Wen, 2021). This led to a reduction in coal consumption here and coal replacement by gas as a more environmentally friendly fuel. But the transition to carbon neutrality is not just an economic task; it is a political challenge associated with moving towards a new energy sector, and at the same time, towards a new landscape of power in the region.
Труды Института истории, археологии и этнографии ДВО РАН, 2021
The article examines the history of formation and abolishment of the Russian trading post at the ... more The article examines the history of formation and abolishment of the Russian trading post at the Mongolian monastery — Zain Shabi. This article is a continuation of a long-term author's research on Russian settlements in Mongolia. The chronological boundaries of the study are limited to the first quarter of the XX century. The main sources were materials from the State Archives of the Irkutsk Region, as well as memoirs and materials from geographical expeditions. This article is the first attempt to describe the history of the Russian trading post in Mongolia. According to of the results of the study, the author concludes that the Zain Shabi trading post was a politically and economically significant stronghold of the empire due to the status of the Zain Gegen. Officials of the Russian Empire, supporters of Admiral Kolchak, and later Baron Ungern, planned to rely on his spiritual and political influence in the dimensional time. Owning to the reliance on the second most influential monastery in Mongolia, the Russians managed to create a bridgehead that provided resources for the army, which later became a base for refugees and a retreating army. As Chinese state power was decentralised and its outskirts were hit by anomie, a huge economic “grey zone” appeared, as seen from the materials of State Archives of the Irkutsk Region. These changes transformed the border regime that had been created during the imperial era. In 1919, the processes of anomie and criminalisation of economy began. By 1921, these processes reached their peak
Prace Etnograficzne, 2021
The paper focuses on Soviet symbols in Inner Asian capitals and the conflicts around socialist le... more The paper focuses on Soviet symbols in Inner Asian capitals and the conflicts around socialist legacy. We analyze Ulaanbaatar, Kyzyl, and Ulan-Ude as three different models of transformation of political symbols in urban space. All three capitals in their names contain the word "red" semiotically associated with communist ideology. Correspondingly, we see three different models of symbolic struggle for urban space. Theoretically, the paper is based upon the model of symbolic politics. Empirically, the research is based on materials of our own observations, discourse analysis of media, and official municipal documents. In general, the research is an analysis of symbolic practices of power in the conditions of a number of complex changes in Inner Asia.
Вестник Московского университета. Серия Политические науки., 2017
This article is an analysis of the political senses of the Russian World concept at the Russian-C... more This article is an analysis of the political senses of the Russian World concept at the Russian-Chinese and Russian-Mongolian frontiers. The author proceeds from the thesis that the Russian World is a key domestic political category in Russia and can be used to describe and interpret both the Russian diasporas and systems of signs-symbols that have a correlation with the Russian or Soviet presence abroad. The text deals with three main components of the Russian World: ideology of the Russian presence, Russian orthodoxy and the Russian language. The author pointsout that each of the components can have multiple meanings. On each frontier, each component has at least three connotations. These connotations defi ne the diversity of the Russian World, focusing on the category of ‘world’ as presupposing multiplicity. Proceeding from this, an attempt is made to dispute the amorphousness ascribed by Western Russianists to the Russian World concept. In the author’s opinion, diversity of religious confessions and its hybrid nature are the key characteristics of the Russian World across the entire expanse of the Asian frontier of Russia.
The Hulunbuir and Transbaikalia Playground. Microphysics of Power on the Sino-Russian Border, 2019
This study is devoted to an analysis of the relationship between Daurian Gothic and far-right ide... more This study is devoted to an analysis of the relationship between Daurian Gothic and far-right ideology in Central Eurasia. The Daurian Gothic is a romantic trend in art, characterized by a gothic atmosphere and plots about war associated with the “ancient” mysteries of Inner Asia. Storylines take place in the early 20th century, and the key protagonists are real historical characters – Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Dzha-lama, and fictional heroes and yogins. Geographically, events take place in Transbaikalia (Dauria) and Mongolia. At the same time, the initial theme for this Buddhist mysticism has its roots in Inner Asia. The religious tradition of Tantrism emerged in Tibet and had a great influence on the content of the texts studied for the purpose of this article.
Диаспоры / Diasporas, 2006
The article is an attempt of anthropological study of the community of Russian teachers in Ulaanb... more The article is an attempt of anthropological study of the community of Russian teachers in Ulaanbaatar through qualitative research methodology (life story interviews and participant observation). The study is focused upon strategies of migrants' adaptation and specifics of the migrant community as such. The author draws a special attention to the fact that reminiscences of the Soviet presence in Mongolia (namely, positive attitudes towards «Soviet specialists»), were extrapolated to migrants of the post-Soviet period. However, the receiving society has undergone certain changes as well as factors underlying present day out migration of Russian citizens to Mongolia. The push pull model is nowadays a combination of economic hardships in Russia in the 1990s (most stressful for the residents of depressed territories of Siberia and the Far East) and of the economic growth in Mongolia.
Диаспоры/Diasporas, 2009
This research is devoted to the study of the struggle for (re)symbolization of space in the post-... more This research is devoted to the study of the struggle for (re)symbolization of space in the post-Soviet epoch. The case under study is related to recoding of Soviet cultural symbols in present-day Mongolia. One of the problems of Russia, as the successor of historical legacy of the collapsed Soviet empire and its allies, is the status of Soviet monuments on the whole territory of the former USSR. That's why the author took a special interest in the practice of commemoration as a tool of construction of the image of the united historical-and-cultural space in Russia and Mongolia. Another task was to reveal in what way the memory of Soviet-Mongolian military alliance became the part of present political rhetoric. The case under study is rather specific because the Russian Orthodox Church together with the so called Russian cultural centers, being the tools of realization of the «compatriots project», take an active part in the construction of historical memory. Under these conditions creation of new meanings and new design of the history of Russian-Mongolian relations can be observed, based on the historic monuments of the previous epoch.
This article is an analysis of the political senses of the 'Russian world' concept in the Russian... more This article is an analysis of the political senses of the 'Russian world' concept in the Russian-Chinese and Russian-Mongolian frontier. We present a thesis that the Russian world is a key political category in Russia, and it could be used to describe and interpret both the Russian diasporas and systems of signs-symbols that have a correlation with the Russian or Soviet presence abroad. We study the three basic components of the Russian world – ideology of the Russian presence, Russian orthodoxy, and the Russian language. We point out that each of the components can have multiple meanings. In each frontier, each component has at least three connotations. These connotations define the complexity of the Russian world and accent the category of the 'world' which presupposes multiplicity. Basing on this, we aim to argue some Western researchers' attempt to question of the whole 'Russian world' concept. In our opinion, confessional multiplicity and hybridity are the key characteristics of the Russian world everywhere in the Asian frontier of Russia.
Данная статья посвящена изучению проблемы развития Улан-Батора как динамично развивающегося центр... more Данная статья посвящена изучению проблемы развития Улан-Батора как динамично развивающегося центра региона Внутренняя Азия. Это развитие автор статьи пытается проанализировать через концепцию мирового города. Основной вопрос статьи: является ли монгольская столица мировым городом и к какому миру она принадлежит?
The article covers the problem of formation of enmity glossary within the socialistic period in M... more The article covers the problem of formation of enmity glossary within the socialistic period in Mongolia. Based on the oral history the author observed the policy of social excluding of the Russian-speaking population in Mongolia (so called «mestnorusskie» (local Russians)). In socialistic Mongolia they were named “semenovtsy” after a leader of the White movement in Transbaikal ataman G.M. Semenov. Opposition “friend-or-foe” is still mentioned in the memoires of soviet specialists who worked in Mongolia. Specific character of the study is determined by its geographical limits - Mongolia - the country where both groups under analysis belonged to another language and another culture. Nevertheless, this fact however did not contribute to their rapprochement. The local memorative policy was at the heart of this opposition.
В монографии рассматриваются проблемы внешней политики Европейского Союза в 1990–2010-е гг. Автор... more В монографии рассматриваются проблемы внешней политики Европейского Союза в 1990–2010-е гг. Авторами анализируются теоретические подходы к изучению внешней политики ЕС, исследуются региональные и страновые направления международного сотрудничества Евросоюза: отношения с США, Россией, странами постсоветского пространства и Азиатско-Тихоокеанского региона (Китаем, Монголией, Австралией, странами АСЕМ). Освещаются проблемы публичной дипломатии ЕС и политика Евросоюза в области ядерного нераспространения. Для преподавателей, студентов, магистрантов, аспирантов и всех интересующихся европейскими исследованиями и внешней политикой Европейского Союза.