Virtual Essay

Under this heading political scientists can express in a free style their views on the key problems of political science and on the current political life in Russia and in the world. The theme of the earliest issues (in the period from November 2000 till August 2001) were connected to the 10th anniversary of our journal.

The theme for new course of texts was prompted by the life itself, by the tragic development of events that took place on the 11th of September in America. We are going to discuss more the distant consequences of these events than their concrete reasons. What kind of world would it be after the 11th of September, what kind of transformation would political norms and institutions be subject to?

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In the June (2003) issue:	The issue contains: The Variety of Political Experience. 1. THE VARIETY OF POLITICAL EXPERIENCE. The Conversation with Vladimir Yakovlevich GEL'MAN. 2. Boris KAPUSTIN. RETHINKING THE CONCEPT OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE. The excerpt from the book.
In the March (2003) issue:	The issue contains: Normative and Еmpirical Approaches in the Political Science. 1. Editorials 2. Vladimir GELMAN Russian Politics - Perspectives of Empirical Analysis. 3. Leonid BLYAKHER A Moral Standpoint and a Positive Science. 4. Igor PANTIN Democracy in Russia: Contradictions and Problems.
In the October (2002) issue:	The issue contains: Philosophy of revolution: rethinking the experience of 1989-1991 years. 1. The talking with Boris KAPUSTIN To stay on the plain of Modernity 2. Artem MAGUN The Revolution: Its Concept and Experience
In the September (2002) issue:	The issue contains: We present the first issue of the new journal "Cosmopolis" 1. Editorial Conten 2. Boris MEZHUYEV The Making of Cosmopolis 3. Andrei MELVILL The Foreign Policy Therapy "by Dr. Putin"
In the May (2002) issue:	The issue contains: 1. Yury PIVOVAROV The Science of Society and the Truth of Russian System 2. Gleb MUSIKHIN 3. Maria DEGTYAREVA
In the December (2001) issue:	We devoted to theme of relations of politics and political science. The issue contains: Alexey Kara-Murza Igor Pantin Boris Makarenko
In the seventh (October, 2001) issue:	We present new collection of texts: The world after the 11th of September: considerations and predictions. The conversation of global consequences of the events of the 11th of September has been opened by: Vladimir Pantin "The Clash of Civilizations?" or the Dialog of Cultures? Vladimir Lapkin Physician, Heal Yourself Boris Mezhuyev The Dreams of Future
In the sixth (August, 2001) issue:	The Talking with Igor Klyamkin. Part Two. In Search of Exit From the Political Labyrinth
In the fifth (July, 2001) issue:	The Talking with  Igor Klyamkin. Part One. The Test of Peace Valerii Ledyaev “Intelligentsia” As a Subject of Conceptual Analysis
In the fourth (June, 2001) issue:	Sergei Peregudov Institutionalization of Russian Corporatism
In the third (May, 2001) issue:	The Talking with Mikhail Ilyin. “A Study of Modernity Requires to Be Professional”
In the second (March, 2001) issue:	Boris Mezhuyev Some Methodological Aspects of Study of “the National Interest” Discourse. Vadim Tsimbursky “The Iceland of Russia” for Seven Years (Adventures of the Geopolitical Conception). Part Two.
In the first (December, 2000) issue:	Igor Pantin Going Our Own Way Vadim Tsimbursky “The Iceland of Russia” for Seven Years (Adventures of the Geopolitical Conception). Part One. Boris Kapustin Political Philosophy in the Russian “Ideas Market”