About the Journal

The quarterly scientific journal "From History and Culture of the Peoples of the Middle Volga Region" is registered with the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor), ПИ № ФС 77-87862 on July 22, 2024
ISSN 2410-0765 (Print)   ISSN 3033-7992 (Online)

Founder and publisher: State Institution “Tatarstan Academy of Sciences”
(20, Bauman Str., Kazan 420111, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation)

Editorial office address: 7, Baturin Str., Kazan 420111, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation
Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences

The journal is the successor of the scientific yearbook of the same name, which was published at the Marjani Institute of History of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences from 2011 to 2015.

Thematic coverage corresponds to the approved nomenclature of scientific specialties:

  • 5.6.1. National history (historical sciences)

The journal provides an opportunity for professional communication to a wide range of specialists, being a platform for the presentation of scientific ideas and discussion of debatable points of view in historical science, mainly on the history of the peoples of the Volga and Urals in the Middle Ages, New and Modern times. The subject matter of the journal's publications is not limited either chronologically or regionally. Nevertheless, preference is given to materials on the history of the Volga-Ural region until the middle of the twentieth century.

Aims and Scope

The journal From History and Culture of Peoples of the Middle Volga Region aims to provide a professional interdisciplinary platform for presenting and discussing the latest scholarly research, as well as for publishing unique primary sources on the history, archaeology, ethnology, and culture of the peoples of the Volga-Ural region. The journal seeks to promote objective, impartial, and academically rigorous approaches to the study of the historical past, contributing to the study and preservation of the historical and cultural heritage of Turkic, Slavic, and Finno-Ugric peoples.

The journal’s objectives are:

  1. To publish scholarly articles addressing a broad range of issues in the history, ethnology/ethnography, archaeology, folklore studies, literary studies, and culture of the peoples of the Volga-Ural region.
  2. To introduce previously unknown or understudied archival documents into scholarly circulation.
  3. To bring together historians, archaeologists, ethnographers, philologists, and other humanities scholars to promote interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to research.
  4. To provide a forum for discussing divergent viewpoints on key issues in the study of history.
  5. To publish substantive reviews of and review essays on new monographs, edited volumes, collections of documents, and other scholarly materials, thereby facilitating professional scholarly communication among researchers.
  6. To cover major events in the academic community.
  7. To publish materials on outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to the study of the history and culture of the peoples of the Volga and Cis-Urals regions.
  8. To encourage submissions from early-career researchers, supporting their scholarly development and professional advancement.

Language of publications: Russian, Tatar, English, Turkish.

Frequency: 4 times a year. Not available for retail sale.

Publication Schedule: March, June, September, December.

Format – 70x100 1/16. Each issue, the volume of which is from 10 to 13 conventional printed sheets, includes illustrations, including color ones.

The journal contains the following main sections (headings):

  • Articles (main section). Includes original scientific articles within the scope of the journal (30,000 – 40,000 printed characters (with spaces)).
  • Publication of the source. Includes the publication of a new document with a preface by the author (20,000 – 40,000 printed characters).
  • New books, reviews. Includes scientific reviews, literature reviews, etc. (15,000 – 40,000 printed characters and 1 illustration).
  • Scientific life. Includes articles on the scientific activities of famous scientists in the humanities in connection with their anniversaries, materials on prominent personalities in the history of the peoples of the Volga and Cis-Urals Regions, obituaries, messages and reports on scientific events, presentations, etc. (no more than 20,000 printed characters).