Research Guides
Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies (REECAS): Browse Journals
Starting points for finding and using UW Libraries' resources from and about Russia, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
About this List
These are just some of the most prominent peer-reviewed, scholarly journals in English for Russian, East European and Central Asian studies in various disciplines - e.g., anthropology, comparative religion, economics, history and political science, as well as multidisciplinary journals.
For hundreds more REECAS journals held by UW and nearby universities, in UW Libraries Search use keywords that broadly describe your area or topic of interest, then limit your search results to "Journals."
Key Journals for REECAS (Peer-Reviewed)
- Ab Imperio
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Quarterly. Articles on nationalism and nationalities in post-Soviet space. In English. - Central Asian Survey
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Quarterly. Post-Soviet Central Asia and Caucasus in historical, political, cultural and economic perspective. In English. - Central Asiatic Journal
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Quarterly. Central Asian languages, literatures, history and archaeology. In English. - Communist and Post-Communist Studies
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Quarterly. Current and past economics, politics and society of former Soviet republics and Eastern Europe. In English. - Comparative Southeast European StudiesQuarterly OA journal of political science, sociology, contemporary history, anthropology, international relations, and other disciplines pertaining to the Balkan Peninsula. Formerly: Südosteuropa. In English.
- Demokratizatsiya
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Quarterly. Covers politics and society in post-Soviet states. In English. - East European Jewish Affairs
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Three issues/year. Articles on the history and current affairs of Jewish populations in Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet space. In English. - East European PoliticsQuarterly. Studies in East Central and Southeast European politics, government and public affairs. In English.
- East European Politics and Societies
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Quarterly. Covers issues in Eastern Europe from social, political and humanities perspectives. In English. - Eurasian Geography and Economics
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Six issues/year. Coverage of Eurasia spanning Eastern Europe, post-Soviet space, and China. In English. - Europe-Asia Studies
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Ten issues/year. Covers post-Soviet space and Eastern Europe with focus on current affairs, economics and history. In English. - Foreign Affairs
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Five issues/year. On U.S. foreign policy, published by the Council on Foreign Relations. In English. - International Affairs (Moscow)
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Six issues/year. Journal of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs devoted to policy issues. In English. - Journal of Baltic Studies
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Quarterly. Articles on all aspects of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In English - Journal of Eurasian StudiesTwo issues per year. Interdisciplinary social sciences in the post-Soviet and Asian continuum. In English.
- Kritika (Bloomington, Indiana)
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Quarterly. Studies in Russian and Eurasian history and culture. In English. - Nationalities Papers
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Six issues/year. Ethnic and minority affairs in post-Soviet space and Eastern Europe. In English - Polish Review
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Quarterly. Articles on Polish history, current affairs, literature and fine arts. Extensive book reviews. In English. - Post-Soviet Affairs
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Quarterly. Politics and economics, mostly of post-Soviet Russia. In English. - Problems of Post-Communism
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Six issues/year. Politics, economics and history of post-Communist Eastern and Central Europe. In English. - Region (Bloomington, IN)
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Twice per year. History and current affairs of the entire post-Soviet region, with emphasis on local and regional issues. In English. - Religion, State & Society (Keston Journal)
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Quarterly. Focuses on issues of religion and the state in post-Soviet space and Eastern Europe. In English. - Russian Review
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Quarterly. Russian history, society and culture. In English. - Slavic and East European Journal (SEEJ)
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Quarterly journal of studies in East European languages, literatures and cultures. In English. - Slavic Review
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Quarterly. Politics, history and culture of Russia, the FSU and Eastern Europe. Flagship journal of the ASEEES. In English.
