Novaya i Novejshaya Istoriya

Aims & Scope

«Modern and Contemporary History» is a leading Russian historical periodical devoted to the problems of modern and contemporary history, methodology, source studies and historiography of world history, as well as the history of international relations and foreign policy.

The Journal brings together professional historians from all over the world dealing with the problems of world history, introduces readers to the most up-to-date research in both Russian and international historical science, and informs them of the most important scholarly events.

The Journal was founded by the Institute of World History of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow) and the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow) itself.

It is published six times a year and covers the problems of international political, economic, and social history, the theory and methodology of historical science, the history of international relations, and historiography.

Considerable attention is paid to the publication of historical sources (documents, memoirs), coverage of events academic life, and scholarly criticism.

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Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Officer Corps During the Civil War in Russia (A.V. Ganin. Officer Corpus in the Years of the Civil War in Russia 1917–1922. Moscow, 2019)

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Ekaterina

• К 60-ЛЕТИЮ ЖУРНАЛА «НОВАЯ И НОВЕЙШАЯ ИСТОРИЯ», "Новая и новейшая история"

  Citation: 3

  Authors:

• History And Culture Standard For World History: Problems Of Methodology

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Lev

• The Birth of the Third Republic in France Through the Eyes of a Russian Diplomat, September 1870 – May 1871

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Pyotr

• The Role of the “Bukhara Question” in the Conclusion of the Soviet-Afghan “Treaty of Friendship” of 1921

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Yuri

• Center and Periphery of the International System: Types of Interaction

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Konstantin

• The Recognition of the Imperial Title of Russian Sovereigns by the Holy Roman Empire: The Problem and Its Solutions (first half of the 1740s)

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Maria

• The British Non-Recognition of Bukhara's Independence in 1922: Assessments, Forecasts, and Mechanism

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Artyom

• Stafford Cripps (1889—1952). The Political Portrait

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Elena

• Nikolay Charykov and Friedrich Martens: The Careers of Two Diplomats

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Oleg