The journal’s editorial team is pleased to present the second issue of "Cultural History" for 2025. This issue features both the regular columns "Political Culture" and "Reviews and Reviews" and new thematic selections of original research.
In the section "Cultural History: Art, Literature, Memory", Vladimir Kultygin and Natalia Vikhreva examine the phenomenon of Brazilian modernism and trace the history of a prank among "cannibal" friends that spiraled out of control. Maria Mizernaya presents a comprehensive study of the biography and legacy of literary critic Elena Usievich. Igor and Natalia Narsky analyze the genesis of one of the key national symbols—the birch tree.
The "Political Culture" section opens with Oleg Airapetov's work on the history of the Odessa pogrom of 1871. Vasily Azarevich continues the imperial theme, reconstructing the image of the southern Amur Governorate based on gendarmerie reports. Dmitry Ivanov's work concludes the section, focusing on the concept of "civil war" and semantically related constructions in the Russian-language press in Finland in the winter and spring of 1918.
This issue's special section is devoted to art exhibitions in the regions of the Russian Empire. The articles are based on reports from the conference "Beyond the Capitals: Art Exhibitions in the Regions of the Russian Empire" (Spring 2023, EUSP project "Collecting and Exhibiting in the Russian Empire").
The Reviews and Comments section reflects on the benefits of studying memory infrastructures, the early 20th-century newspaper market, and Alexander Martin's microhistorical research.