Russkaya Starina

174-181

Authors: Pyotr A. Avakov, Amiran T. Urushadze

This article addresses the history of the formation and development of the administrative/territorial set-up of the North-Eastern Azov Sea littoral within the Russian state. The author identifies the major stages in the administrative reformation of the krai. The article examines the various projects on optimizing the governance of the region and their significance. The work is put together based on a broad array of published and archive sources.

188-192

Authors: Evgeny F. Krinko

This article addresses the administrative/territorial transformations in the Azov Sea littoral in the 20th century. The author points up their dependence on the resolution of specific objectives faced by state authorities. The article traces the region’s geographical evolution. The author points out that the Azov Sea littoral had long been a part of a single state – first the Russian Empire and then the USSR. Currently, the region is divided between Russia and Ukraine.

200-207

Authors: Vladimir M. Pekarchuk

This article, based on archive and statistical materials and the results of analytical work carried out by predecessors, examines the place and role of professional social organizations in the development of the cultural/artistic life of ethnic minorities. Considerable attention is devoted to examining the regional aspect of social structuring and inquiring into the ethnic mobilization of Ukraine’s ethnoses. On the whole, the author draws a conclusion about the effectiveness of work done by national/cultural centers, societies, and unions in the area of the development of the ethno-cultural space of ethnic minorities. The article brings to light the forms of impact of national/cultural organizations on social institutes.

214-225

Authors: Tatiana I. Troshina

This article examines the phenomenon of “collective responsibility” as a way to preserve social solidarity under extreme conditions of conflict between government authorities and the local community. The author takes for exploration the territory of the European North of Russia, which, due to its special natural/climatic conditions, has had a number of distinctive features in forming and maintaining sociality.

235-238

Authors: Alexey A. Volvenko

This review addresses a monograph on the nationalist ideology of Don Cossacks in the early 20th century, which is a path-breaking work in modern Cossack studies. The review brings to light the author’s design and methodological choice and illustrates the major themes in the evolution of Don Cossacks’ nationalism.