The Russian Journal in English is a daily online publication devoted to cultural, political and social issues in Russia. It is a non-profit, educational project. For more information, please read the Letter from the Editor. The original Russian Journal was founded on July 14, 1997. The English version was launched in December of 2001. Its chief sections are: On Reading, Politics, Entertainment, Web Stylistics and Essays & Views. The topical articles are available at the main page; you can also search articles by author name or by word, or use the advanced search feature. Use our site map to access other sections of the site. The site map contains detailed information on the RJ site structure. You can subscribe to the RJ and receive articles by e-mail - it's free.

The Russian Journal is a project of the Russian Institute, an autonomous non-profit institution founded by private individuals and the Vek XX I Mir magazine. The Russian Journal is registered at the Russian Federation State Printing Committee - certificate # 016788 was issued on November 14, 1997. The project is financed by citizens of the Russian Federation on an non-commercial basis. Design - Maxim Yegorov, programming - Tatyana Zadiraka, HTML layout - Sergei Garanin, Tikhon Osipov, consulting - Yogurt Bronevoi, redirecting - Ilya Ovchinnikov, management of the process - Galina Skryabina.

The editors of the Russian Journal do not necessarily support the opinions expressed in the published texts.

The Russian Journal Editorial Staff

Reprint Terms

As a rule, we don't mind if articles of The Russian Journal are reprinted in the paper press or on the Net, as long as they contain a reference to the authors, the Russian Journal or english.russ.ru. Copying our articles on the net, you should also indicate the URL of the original article. In any case, you should send us a request to reprint an article. Reprinting without reference is a violation of Russian and international laws. Violators can be subjected to a public censure as well as to more severe measures including criminal responsibility.

Information for Authors

The English version of the Russian Journal welcomes articles about Russian culture, politics, history, and society from contributors all over the world. Payment depends on quality and size. Please read the following guidelines if you are interested in submitting a text:

1. For reviews - up to 90 lines (3 standard pages).
A review answers two questions:
- what is the book (performance, TV show etc.) about, illustrated with a text fragment, picture, etc., however short or restricted it may be;
- how is the idea realized (if possible, with reference to the related phenomena and the context description).

2. For critical articles - up to 150 lines (5 standard pages). This genre includes essays on cities and towns, social groups, characters, etc.
A critical article should answer the two above-mentioned questions, plus two more:
- what is the described phenomenon intended for - that is, what is its function and orientation, what aims did the authors or founders of the described phenomenon have;
- what semantic area does this phenomenon belong to, exclusively from the reviewer's point of view.

3. For topical articles and essays - up to 240 lines (8 standard pages; a shorter variant (6 pages) is also acceptable).
The content of a topical article rests upon one chief idea; it is up to the author to choose how to develop, prove or demonstrate it. The idea can take any form except for the mere expression of the author's 'ego'. We do not encourage our authors to incorporate many judgements on various subjects into one article. Egocentric reasoning and graceful speculations about nothing are inadmissible - except for extraordinary and very rare literary phenomena.

Send articles for publication in English in the Russian Journal to Anna Arutunyan.

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