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    Cultures of Display: The Mirror of Imperialism by John M. MacKenzie

    Published 2021-06-01
    “…Until that time, such history was treated in highly ethnocentric ways, often with a specific focus on imperial rule from above. …”
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    “The Founder and Father of his Empire”: Voltaire on the Peace of Nystad and the Imperial Status of Russia by S. A. Mezin

    Published 2022-09-01
    “…It was found that Voltaire drew a more optimistic picture of Peter I’s imperial title recognition, than it actually was. According to Voltaire, the specific feature of the Russian Empire, created by Peter I, lies in the fact that it was a self-civilizing empire, bringing enlightenment on the neighboring «barbaric» peoples.The author of the paper, reviewing specific cases, arrives at a conclusion, that Voltaire’s works of high confidence for their time took a worthy standing in the world historiography of the Petrine era, due to a wide range of sources, the historian’s ability for their critical assessment, his seeking to maintain a certain evaluation independence in the description of events from different perspectives, his commitment to historical truth, his talent of a writer.The work is carried out within the project, aimed at publishing a first complete scientific edition of «The History of the Russian Empire under Peter the Great» in Russian.…”
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    Orientalism and the British Picture Postcard Industry: Popularizing the Empire in Victorian and Edwardian Homes by Gilles Teulié

    Published 2019-06-01
    “…It is against this context that the article will consider how ‘high culture’ and ‘popular culture’ (and particularly postcards) permeated Victorian and Edwardian society, and through the transformative power of the Arts, contributed eminently to the consolidation of the imperial project.…”
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    The Small Wars Doctrine of the US Marine Corps and Colonial Experience of the European Powers by S. G. Malkin

    Published 2023-12-01
    “…The author argues that clarification of the role and significance of the colonial background in the projection of US military-political power in the late 19th — early 21st centuries allows for better understanding of the theory and practice of international relations both in the era of ‘high imperialism’ and world wars of the 20th century, and in the context of transition from global colonial empires to nuclear superpowers. …”
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