Monograph presents a volume of the studies that explore the Russian labour market through the prism of demographic processes and characteristics. It considers multiple macroeconomic effects caused by populationaging and offers forecasts for forthcoming labour force contraction and for its impact on the economic growth. Among the topics discussed in the book are the association between workers’ age and wages, behaviour of youngand older workers on the labour market, relationships between mating behaviour and income inequality, impactof parenthood on male labour activity, among others. In all chapters the analysis uses large data sets and applies econometric techniques. The Russian situation is considered against the background of major world demographic trends.
The book can be useful for economists, demographers, sociologists, specialists on labour relations, socialand demographic policies.

The book analyzes the legal aspects of the interaction between the Russian empire and the states of Central Asia since the early 18th century to 1917. The author describes the main stages of Russian influence on the legal development of the Central Asian khanates, outlining the main directions of this influence. He focuses on the ways and methods of the Russian legal policy employed in the Central Asian khanates placed under the Russian protectorate. He also explores the problem of the Russian legal policy implemented in the Central Asian regions with special legal status as well as under conditions of martial law, revolutionary situation, etc. The research undertaken by the author allows understanding of the historical experience of the integration within the Eurasian space of which the next stage is being actively realized today as well as evaluating the efficiency, strengths and weaknesses of the legal means of this integration in the 18th through the early 20th centuries.
The book is designed for specialists in the fields of history of state and law, Russian history, Eastern studies, political science, as well as for undergraduate students majoring in the aforementioned specialties.

How did relations between South Africa and Russia develop in the second half of the 20th century? Why was the Soviet Union considered a key political actor in the southern region of the African continent? What was Russia's role in the changes that took place in South Africa at the end of the last century? How do Russian and South Africans see each other? The book attempts to answer these and other questions.

How Russia and South Africa — countries located in different hemispheres — came to know about each other? How information was accumulated? What ways these two countries had to follow? Which prejudices they had to go through? How the mutual views changed for more than three centuries? These and many other answers are found in the book by Apollon Davidson and Irina Filatova.

This book is addressed to the readers who are interested in the development of relations and understanding between different peoples and nations.

For the first time in the history of literature, this volume combines research works on the numerous spheres of Russian entertainment culture in the Silver Age like literature, theater, cinema, journalism, dance and new way of life. Thus, it includes forgotten and unpublished dramatic miniatures from artistic cabaret répertoire. This collective monography consists of articles by twenty international contributors including the best world known scholars for this period. Specialists of history of Silver Age culture, students, as well as a larger public will find major interest in this scientific publication.

For the first time in the history of literature, this volume combines research works on the numerous spheres of Russian entertainment culture in the Silver Age like literature, theater, cinema, journalism, dance and new way of life. Thus, it includes forgotten and unpublished dramatic miniatures from artistic cabaret répertoire. This collective monography consists of articles by twenty international contributors including the best world known scholars for this period. Specialists of history of Silver Age culture, students, as well as a larger public will find major interest in this scientific publication.