The new historical bulletin

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Authors: Borisov V.

The article analyses the documents of Verhoturie uyezd prikaznaya izba (uyezd government body) devoted to social groups exempted from paying tyaglo (the main direct tax tо the state), who lived in Irbitskaya sloboda (settlement), one of Siberian settlements, in the 17th century. It studies the economic situation of these netyaglyy (tax-exempt) groups. The changes in their quantity and the duration of residence in one place have been investigated for the first time. It was found out that – contrary to the authoritative opinion of historian A.A. Preobrazhenskiy – the quantity of gulyashshie lyudi (homeless wanderers) engaged into day-work significantly decreased in the 17th century. On the other hand, new groups of netyaglyy (tax-exempt) people appeared in the last quarter of the century, such as bobyls (landless peasants) and others. They had small sedentary households, but they were not members of tyaglaya obshshina (taxed community). Medieval Russia, 17th century, social structure, Siberia, Verkhoturie uyezd, Irbitskaya sloboda (settlement), tyaglaya obshshina (taxed community), tyaglo (the main direct tax tо the state), netyaglyy (tax-exempt), gulyashshie lyudi (pl. homeless wanderers), bobyls (pl. landless peasants), A.A. Preobrazhenskiy

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Authors: T. Troshina

The article covers the events of the Soviet-Polish war of 1920. It is based on unique personal sources: unpublished reminiscences of Red Army’s military staff and inhabitants of the Archangelsk region. The author narrates the battles against the Polish Army, the defeat of the troops of the Soviet Western Front near Warsaw, and the internment of Red Army’s parts in Germany. It is the first effort in national historical science to reveal the frontline and camp routine of Red Army’s men giving a profound insight into their perception of the tragic events, their attitudes to Polish and German authorities and armed forces as well as to Polish, Jewish and German population. Soviet-Polish War of 1920, Red Army, Polish Army, Warsaw battle of 1920, Poland, Germany, Eastern Prussia, Red Army man, internment, internment camp, everyday life, memories

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Authors: Sergey Yu. Razin, Pavel P. Marchenya

The proceedings of the International round table held in Moscow in April 2013 include the papers by Russian and foreign experts researching the past and the present of the post-Soviet space as well as part of their discussion. The papers feature the interdisciplinary scientific analysis of different aspects of contemporary geopolitical situation in post-Soviet space. These issues were addressed in the context of Eurasian and global history. Russian Federation, Post-Soviet space, Post-Soviet states, geopolotics, integration, Commonwealth of Independent States, Union State of Russia and Belarus, Eurasian Economic Union, Customs Union, empire, nation, political elite