The 9th issue of the almanac The Origins (“Istoki”) contains several sections. The first one offers a provocative pamphlet by Thomas Carlyle, who coined the famous epithet “dismal science” referring to political economy in the context of the justification of slavery in American colonies. On the pages of this book, he is answered by John Stuart Mill. The articles by the modern economists J. Persky, P. Groenewegen, N.A. Makasheva, and R.I. Kapeliushnikov also discuss this subject.
The second section contains the texts presentedat the Round table on the issues of modern macroeconomics, which include a fundamental contribution by R.M. Entov. The almanac also features articles by N.A. Rozinskaya, D. Dear and M. Shiotanion the economic relations between the Russian Empire and the East in the late 19th – early 20th centuries, as well as an article by the Bulgarian colleagues N. Nenovsky and P. Penchev on the activities of S. Demosthenov and N. Dolinsky, Russian émigré economists in Bulgaria. The article by L.S. Grebnev, an employee of the Gosplan in the 1970s and 1980s, is dedicated to the history of the Soviet economy. E.G. Yasin shares his reflections inspired by the analysis of Grebnev’sarticle. Yu.B. Kochevrin’s article contains an original analysis of the theory and practice of the functioning of monetary system underreal socialism in the USSR. The issue concludes with a previously unpublished memoir about L.V. Kantorovich.
The almanac is designed for students and professors of economics, as well as for researchers and all interested in the history of economic thought and national economy.

This book describes the multifaceted evolution of basic ideas concerning Russia and Europe’s past that were held by citizens of the Russian Empire from the second half of the 18th century to the early 20th century. Unlike a traditional, historiographical review focused only on the evolution of academic science, this one uses a more integrative approach based on a reconstruction of key concepts and mechanisms of historical culture (including education, the church and spiritual schools, museums, historical societies and archeographic institutions, regional communities, etc) The study of historical knowledge is complemented by extensive essays on the evolution of historical consciousness (including its receptive and creative components) and on the dynamics of historical imagination in Russian art and literature of the 18th and 19th centuries.

The book combines works both by the leading modern Russian specialists in Japan and young scholars. The articles are dedicated to Japanese literature from ancient times to the 21st century, Japan’s religious and philosophical teachings, the history of scientific knowledge in Japan, Japanese music, painting, etchings, calligraphy, and everyday life. A special attention is paid to Japan’s place in the bigger world, as well as to the history of reflecting on Japan’s relationships with other countries, and particularly with Russia. The book includes translations of several Japanese literary masterpieces from the 9th to the 19th century.
The book is designed for all interested in the history and culture of Japan.