Aim. To explore of the phenomenon of “cancel culture” as a phenomenon of modern global politics and practice of the fight against Russian statehood.
Methodology. The phenomenon of “cancel culture” was considered in the focus of political science analysis based on an expert exchange of opinions within the framework of the round table.
Results. The definition of “cancel culture” as a political technology for the formation of a global system of new totalitarianism was stated. Attempts to organize the civilizational isolation of Russia through the use of “cancel culture” tools are revealed.
Research implication. Based on the expert exchange of opinions, a holistic understanding of the “cancel culture” phenomenon was reached as a natural phase in the development of globalism and the struggle of global world actors with the Russian cultural alternative

Aim. To consider the Russification policy of the western outskirts of the Russian Empire in the 1860s on the example of the activities of the Governor-General of the Northwestern Region Mikhail Nikolayevich Muraviev.
Methodology. The analysis of both the published and unpublished documents from the funds of the State Archive of the Russian Federation was carried out. The work uses retrospective, problemchronological, historical-comparative, as well as general scientific research methods.
Results. It has been proven that the entire set of administrative and political measures taken by Governor- General M. N. Muravyov in the Russification of the region was effective and was subsequently adopted by the tsarist administration in the management of the empire outskirts.
Research implications. The author, examining the policy of the administration of M.N. Muravyov, for the first time analyzed this area of activity in the general outline of the tsarist policy on the Russification of the North-Western region and ensuring public security in the region. The present work, based on archival sources, memoirs of the contemporaries of events and a number of modern researchers of the problem, deepens the information available in Russian historiography on this issue

Aim. To identify the features of social memory of the Russian society about the leaders of the USSR.
Methodology. The basis for this article is the data of sociological research carried out by the author’s team as part of the implementation of the scientific project RFBR no. 21-09-43023. The obtained sociological materials were interpreted as part of a comprehensive approach using ideographic and historical-genetic methods. The social memory of Russian society about the Soviet state leaders is considered as a dynamic explanandum developing in the context of political, socio-cultural and economic transformations which take place in the country.
Results. A large empirical material on the perception of the Russians of the Soviet era through the prism of memorial images and retrospective assessments of key figures of Russian history of the twentieth century was collected and systematized. A fundamental fact of the perception variability in the Russian public consciousness regarding the leaders of the USSR was revealed depending on the current situation in the country. At the same time, it was possible to establish a complex structure of ideas about individual leaders and the periods of their rule in the history of the USSR. The general image of the Soviet era through the rulers’ portraits is inclined to positive assessments. Revisionist and negative interpretations of the most important personalities and events of the Soviet era are not dominant.
Research implications. Analysis and interpretation of empirical data from sociological surveys made it possible to establish as theoretical laws periodic fluctuations in social memory about the USSR and the complex nature of the historical consciousness dependence on the current situation, historical policy and historical education, which allows us to talk about the factor nature of the formation and development of historical memory about the USSR. In addition, the authors came to the conclusion that significant changes are necessary in the content of historical education and the training of history teachers, as well as the introduction of special elements of cognitive counteraction to the attempts to falsify history into educational programs.

Aim. To continue the complete chronology of the discovery and development of Spanish Florida in the 16th century. This article review and discusses the expeditions from 1516 to 1520.
Methodology. The article uses digital copies of the documents from the Archive of the Indies (AGI), scientific publications on archaeology, bioarchaeology and anthropology of such American scientists from Florida universities as W. Marquardt , J. Milanich, J. Worth, as well as the scientific materials from the quarterly journal "The Florida Historical Quarterly”. Maps and exhibits photographed by the author in Florida museums were also used. The methodological basis of the research is the principles of historicism, objectivity, and consistency.
Results. The expeditions (1516–1520) of the development of Florida, discovered in 1513, and the events taking place in the West Indies and the Old World are examined in detail.
Research implications. For the first time in Russian historical science, the chronology of the discovery and development of Florida, discovered by the Spaniards in 1513, is consistently built. The work is of practical importance for compiling a special course on the discovery and development of a large territory of the North American continent called "Spanish Florida".

Aim. To identify the significance of L. M. Sukhotin's correspondence as a source for studying history of Russian historical science and compiling an intellectual biography of the scientist.
Methodology. The analysis of ego-documents represented by L. M. Sukhotin's correspondence was carried out in accordance with the principles of historicism and objectivity. A comprehensive analysis used in the article implies identifying the connection of historical sources with the characteristics of a person as a socio-cultural phenomenon, his system of values, and historical features of thinking.
Results. The important role of L. M. Sukhotin's correspondence for the study of the history of Russian historical science is demonstrated, the features of this type of sources were shown. The systematization of the preserved letters of the scientist was carried out.
Research implications. The unpublished archival materials were introduced into scientific circulation, which can be used in research on the historiography of a number of issues of the 16th–17th centuries, as well as in studying the activities of Zemgor.

Aim. To define the concept of the perfect ruler of the state in the "Shahnameh".
Methodology. For a more detailed study of the concept of the perfect ruler in the "Shahnameh", the myth of King Jamshid was chosen. The methodological basis of the research was political textual study, which implies the usage of general scientific and historical and philosophical methods and techniques.
Results. The results of the study show inextricable relationship between the nature of the ideal and the material in the "Shahnameh", which also indicates the decisive influence of moral categories on the fate of the state and politics as a whole.
Research implications. At the present day, the political and diplomatic relations between Iran and Russia are developing rapidly, so the research of social and political ideas set out in the "Shahnameh" can contribute to the maintenance and strengthening of cultural dialogue between the states

Aim. To outline the main features of Middle East studies by Russian academic community and to trace the dynamics of the research over the past five years.
Methodology. To achieve the aim of the research, the content analysis of scientific literature has been used.
Results. The analysis has shown the main content characteristics of scientific works by the Russian researchers working on the Middle Eastern issues.
Research implications. The article describes the current state of Middle East Political Studies in Russia. Based on the data obtained, researchers will be able to identify poorly studied topics for further consideration.

Aim. To analyze the influence of France in its former colonies on the African continent in the context of globalization and radical changes in the world order.
Methodology. In the course of the study, the following scientific methods were applied: analysis and synthesis, deduction, and dialectic method.
Results. The author comes to the conclusion that in order to maintain and strengthen its position in Africa, France will have to radically revise the style and methods of cooperation with the countries of this continent.
Research implications. Studying the policy and miscalculations of France in the region traditionally considered as its patrimony contributes to the development of optimal criteria and approaches to cooperation, taking in consideration the changed global situation

Aim. To expose the narratives used by the Spanish far-right party VOX to create an international ideological far-right.
Methodology. A discourse analysis of the document The Madrid Charter is done to obtain the main narratives used by VOX ideologues to expand their ideological and colonialist project to Latin America.
Results. This analysis demonstrates the Madrid Charter is an ideological tool of the Spanish far-right to consolidate a political international of ultranationalist forces in Latin America in the creation of a multipolar world.
Research implications. European far-right internationalism can be studied as ideological colonialism that is accepted by clientelist non-European elites in Latin America

Aim. Studying the role of non-governmental organizations and institutions that took an active part in state policy towards compatriots from the first years of the post-Soviet history of the Russian Federation.
Methodology. When conducting the research, methods of theoretical analysis, generalization, comparative- historical and problem-chronological were used.
Results. During the work, the activities of civil society institutions aimed at supporting Russian compatriots abroad were analyzed. Civil structures have become an important factor in initiating the development and increasing the effectiveness of state policy towards compatriots living abroad.
Research implications. The results of the article can be used in the preparation of lecture courses on modern history and foreign policy of Russia, as well as for further research on this issue