Vestnik - a free, student-oriented, scholarly journal about the FSU

[Josh Wilson]

Vestnik, the Journal of Russian and Asian Studies, is now in its third free 
issue and its fourth call for papers.

Vestnik has been created in an effort to encourage students who chose to 
study Russia and those states formerly a part of the Soviet Union.  Vestnik 
is a scholarly journal which publishes the best in undergraduate and 
graduate research on any subject of relevance to that geographic region.

Issue three is broadly unified with a general theme of examining Russia's 
influence on individuals and societies and the influence of individuals and 
societies on Russia.  In "The Effects of the Mongol Empire on Russia," the 
lasting Tartar influence on Russian linguistic, government, and social 
structures is analyzed.  "The Lay of Igor's Campaign" compliments this 
article by analyzing how one lost battle with the Mongols has been diversely 
seen in Russian performance art.   "The Impending Price of Ignorance" looks 
at how Russian sex education (and hence demographics) is being affected by 
the new Russian nationalism and perception of what is "foreign."  Lastly, 
"Mandate of the Fatherland" examines the influences of Confucian thought on 
the writings of Denis Fonvizin, one of Russia's greatest playwrights and 
political thinkers under Catherine the Great.  In addition, "Time Spent on 
the Trans-Siberian Railway" gives one Englishman's account of his modern 
travels across Russia.

The issue is available for free in PDF and HTML here: 
http://www.sras.org/news.phtml?m=473.

If you have students that should be encouraged to publish or are yourself a 
student interested in submitting material for future issues, contact us at 
jwilson at sras.org. All subjects related to Russia and the FSU will be 
considered, if not for immediate publication, then for publication in future 
issues.

**CALL FOR PAPERS**

Issue four is planned to return to a focus on literature.  SRAS welcomes and 
invites papers written by undergraduates, graduates, and postgraduates which 
feature unique perspectives or deal with unique subject matter.  Papers on 
modern Russian, Soviet-era, and pre-golden age literature are especially 
welcome.  Papers on Pushkin and golden age era literature will also be 
accepted if they can offer original literary analysis or place them in a 
unique historical context.

Deadline for submissions for the next issue: April 20, 2006.

Submitted papers should include, at the top of the first page, the applicant's 
name, major, class standing, and a brief description of his/her future 
plans. Submissions should not be more than 25 pages, should be in 12-point 
TNR type with one-inch margins, and in electronic format (MS Word or Corel). 
Since we are dealing with diverse subjects, we will accept MLA, ALA and 
Chicago formats.

Questions and submissions should be sent to Josh Wilson, Vestnik Editor in 
Chief, at jwilson at sras.org. 

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