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Samizdat in the 21st century: The origins, trends, and effects

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Sun, 08/31/2025 - 15:38

Samizdat (literally – self-publishing) is a pronounced and growing phenomenon of modern intellectual life, competing with the traditional publishing process. The authors of fiction and scientific works attempt to get their works to readers independently or via specialized online platforms, bypass the publishers not only as a production link, and personally promote them to the market.

New pages of the history of national librarianship

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 08/25/2022 - 13:08

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The paper includes speeches of the participants of discussion platform «Independent book publishing: realities, prospects for the future»: theorists and practitioners of books-publishers - writers, poets, editors, kulturträgers, bibliologists. This article describes different points of view on the problems and prospects of developing the independent book publishing in various Russian regions and in the world.

Children’s and youth samizdat at the beginning of the XXI century (based on the materials of the Siberian-Far Eastern Region)

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Amateur children’s and youth press (samizdat) has historical roots in Russia, including in the Siberian-far Eastern region. At each stage it was characterized by specific features conditioned by socio-cultural factors of the time. The purpose of the article is to analyze current trends in the development of children’s samizdat. The work is based on an extensive source database.

Illegal print in Soviet Siberia: a brief historical essay (1921-1991)

Submitted by Гость (not verified) on Thu, 08/25/2022 - 13:08

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The history of the illegal press in Siberia since the creation of the Soviet state upto the USSR collapse was studied. Main tendencies of unsanctioned publishing activity in the Soviet period are characterized. The study is based on a wide range of sources, many of them are introduced into scientific circulation for the first time. It was found that the forms and content of uncensored editions were conditioned by a specific historical social-political conditions and social-cultural processes. The continuity of pre-revolutionary traditions of the underground press was traced.