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Belcastro Agency
Belcastro Agency is a full-service literary agency representing authors writing adult and young adult fiction. We are a passionate, hands-on, editorially-focused agency and work closely with our writers in developing manuscripts and proposals for submission. In addition, we actively manage subsidiary rights for the projects we represent including foreign translation, audio, and film/television rights.
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November 2021Acht Tage Revolution
Ein dokumentarisches Journal aus Minsk
by Artur Klinau, Volker Weichsel, Thomas Weiler
Belarus, August 2020. Die Präsidentschaftswahl ist in vollem Gange. Artur Klinau, Schriftsteller und Künstler, erhält einen Anruf: Seine Tochter Marta wurde verhaftet. Er fährt nach Minsk und macht sich auf die Suche. In den überfüllten Gefängnissen der Stadt werden Menschen festgehalten, die gegen massive Wahlfälschungen protestiert haben und nun der Gewalt der Staatsmacht ausgeliefert sind. Erschütternde Berichte über Folterungen dringen nach außen. Minutiös protokolliert Klinau seine Erfahrung dieser dramatischen Tage. Zugleich setzt er die Ereignisse ins Verhältnis zur jüngeren Geschichte des Landes und erschließt ihren politischen, historischen und lebensweltlichen Kontext. Mit bitterem, spöttischem Strich zeichnet er das Porträt eines Diktators, eines „Künstlers“ sui generis, der seine Werke mit der Axt erschafft.
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May 2021Musik für die Toten und Auferstandenen.
Gedichte
by Valzhyna Mort
Eine pointierte, harte, rhythmische Diktion zeichnet Valzhyna Morts Poesie aus. Ihr Ton hat etwas Unerbittliches. Mit Belarus, dem Land ihrer Herkunft, in dem die Stille auch die Stille ist, die über Gräberfeldern liegt, wird sie nicht fertig. In einer Stadt aufgewachsen zu sein, in der »Straßen die Namen von Mördern« tragen – das kontaminiert die Erinnerung. Nur weil man »sie mal mit einem Skalpell in der Hand gesehen hat, glauben manche schon, dass die Zeit Wunden heilt«.
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September 2022Osteuropa zwischen Mauerfall und Ukrainekrieg
Besichtigung einer Epoche
by Angelika Nußberger, Martin Aust, Andreas Heinemann-Grüder, Ulrich Schmid, Ulrich Schmid
Erinnert sich noch jemand an das »gemeinsame europäische Haus«? An Gorbatschows Traum von einem Europa, das von Lissabon bis nach Wladiwostok reicht? Der Graben, der heute, dreißig Jahre nach dem Ende des Ost-West-Konflikts, Russland von seinen westlichen Nachbarn trennt, ist tiefer als je zuvor. In der Ukraine herrscht Krieg, in Belarus Staatsterror. Innerhalb der EU werden Bruchlinien entlang der alten Grenze sichtbar. Verfassungsänderungen bedrohen in Polen und Ungarn die erst jüngst erkämpfte Rechtsstaatlichkeit und Demokratie. Vieles spricht dafür, dass wir an einer Epochenschwelle stehen. Wie konnte es dazu kommen? Gut dreißig Jahre nach dem Zusammenbruch der kommunistischen Systeme in Osteuropa werfen die Autoren einen kritischen Blick zurück – in einer gemeinsamen Anstrengung, von Erfahrung und Anschauung gesättigt und entsprechend erkenntnisreich.
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Humanities & Social SciencesOctober 2022Germany's Russia problem
The struggle for balance in Europe
by John Lough
The relationship between Germany and Russia is Europe's most important link with the largest country on the continent. But despite Germany's unparalleled knowledge and historical experience, its policymakers struggle to accept that Moscow's efforts to rebalance Europe at the cost of the cohesion of the EU and NATO are an attack on Germany's core interests. This book explains the scale of the challenge facing Germany in managing relations with a changing Russia. It analyses how successive German governments from 1991 to 2014 misread Russian intentions, until Angela Merkel sharply recalibrated German and EU policy towards Moscow. The book also examines what lies behind efforts to revise Merkel's bold policy shift, including attitudes inherited from the GDR and the role of Russian influence channels in Germany.
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Humanities & Social Sciences2021Behind the Scenes of the Empire: Essays on Cultural Relationships between Ukraine and Russia
by Vira Ageyeva
Much has already been written about Ukrainian-Russian relations in the context of Russian interests and priorities. Russia unceremoniously ennobled its history with other people's achievements while depriving Ukrainians of their past. From the Ukrainian's perspective, the story is completely different. For centuries Ukrainian literature has been involved in the anti-colonial discourse. From Kotlyarevsky, Kvitka-Osnovianenko, Kharkiv romantics to the era of modernism and eventually the emergence of contemporary Ukraine, it offered various models of identity, denying imperial claims and asserting its own cultural sufficiency. In this book, the authoritative literary critic Vira Ageyeva analyses the Ukrainian resistance to imperialism and the struggle of Ukraine for the preservation of it's collective memory through the prism of the cultural process.
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Humanities & Social SciencesOctober 2020The European Union and its eastern neighbourhood
Europeanisation and its twenty-first-century contradictions
by Mike Mannin, Paul Flenley
This volume is timely in that it explores key issues which are currently at the forefront of the EU's relations with its eastern neighbours. It considers the impact of a more assertive Russia, the significance of Turkey, the limitations of the Eastern Partnership with Belarus and Moldova, the position of a Ukraine in crisis and pulled between Russia and the EU, security and democracy in the South Caucasus. It looks at the contested nature of European identity in areas such as the Balkans. In addition it looks at ways in which the EU's interests and values can be tested in sectors such as trade and migration. The interplay between values, identity and interests and their effect on the interpretation of europeanisation between the EU and its neighbours is a core theme of the volume.
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October 2006Minsk
Sonnenstadt der Träume
by Artur Klinau, Volker Weichsel
Wer zum erstenmal nach Minsk kommt, ist irritiert und überwältigt von den riesigen Boulevards, den endlosen Parks mitten im Zentrum, den vielen mit sonderbarem Dekor reich verzierten Palästen.Von den Sowjets als ideale Stadt, als Verwirklichung der kommunistischen Utopie entworfen, hat Minsk sich in einen Raum des Absurden verwandelt: architektonisches Monument einer Stadt des Glücks und Ausdruck der Unmöglichkeit, es zu erlangen. Hier findet der Kampf um die Zukunft statt, die Demokratie drängt hinein, die die Errichtung einer idealen Stadt schon immer torpediert hat. Der weißrussische Künstler, Architekt und Publizist Artur Klinau porträtiert die »Sonnenstadt der Träume«, erzählt vom Widerstand gegen die Diktatur Lukaschenkos und konstatiert das Verschwinden Europas in der Dämmerzone Weißrussland. Artur Klinaǔ, geboren 1965, ist Herausgeber des einzigen Magazins für zeitgenössische Kunst in Weißrussland pARTisan. Er lebt in Minsk.
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December 2013The Evolution of Soviet Union and National Issues Research
by Wei SHANG
The evolution of Soviet Union has a close relationship with national issues,but national issues can’t be regarded alone,because the formulation and solution of national issues are connected with specific stages of social development.So we should summarize the experiences and learn lessons from the past.
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January 2023Zekamerone
Geschichten aus dem Gefängnis
by Maxim Znak, Henriette Reisner, Volker Weichsel
In einer auf Zellengröße geschrumpften Welt gewinnt jedes Detail an Bedeutung: die Kakerlake, die ihren Job macht, die Mausefalle, mit der sich die Zeit totschlagen lässt, die seltsamen Rhythmen des kollektiven Schnarchens, wie sie der Schlaflose wahrnimmt.Maxim Znak, ein brillanter Jurist und prominentes Mitglied der belarussischen Oppositionsbewegung, wurde im Herbst 2020 verhaftet und im September 2021 zu zehn Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt. In seinem Zekamerone (von »zek«, dem russischen Akronym für Häftling), das er im ersten Jahr seiner Haft schrieb, erweist er sich als begabter Schriftsteller – pointiert, ironisch und mit erstaunlichem Humor erzählt er in einhundert »mini stories« von seinem neuen Alltag. Seine Geschichten legen Zeugnis ab von Widerstand und Selbstbehauptung, vom leisen und lauten Verrücktwerden. Maxim Znak, Jg, 1982, prominentes Mitglied der belarussischen Oppositionsbewegung und Anwalt von Maria Kalesnikava, sitzt seit dem 9. September 2020 in einem Minsker Gefängnis. Sein »Zekamerone« (von zek, dem russischen Akronym für Häftling), eine Sammlung von einhundert mini stories, hat er während des ersten Jahres in Haft in ein Notizbuch notiert, das nach draußen gelangte.
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January 2023Zekamerone
Geschichten aus dem Gefängnis
by Maxim Znak, Volker Weichsel, Henriette Reisner
In einer auf Zellengröße geschrumpften Welt gewinnt jedes Detail an Bedeutung: die Kakerlake, die ihren Job macht, die Mausefalle, mit der sich die Zeit totschlagen lässt, die seltsamen Rhythmen des kollektiven Schnarchens, wie sie der Schlaflose wahrnimmt.Maxim Znak, ein brillanter Jurist und prominentes Mitglied der belarussischen Oppositionsbewegung, wurde im Herbst 2020 verhaftet und im September 2021 zu zehn Jahren Gefängnis verurteilt. In seinem Zekamerone (von »zek«, dem russischen Akronym für Häftling), das er im ersten Jahr seiner Haft schrieb, erweist er sich als begabter Schriftsteller – pointiert, ironisch und mit erstaunlichem Humor erzählt er in einhundert »mini stories« von seinem neuen Alltag. Seine Geschichten legen Zeugnis ab von Widerstand und Selbstbehauptung, vom leisen und lauten Verrücktwerden. Maxim Znak, Jg, 1982, prominentes Mitglied der belarussischen Oppositionsbewegung und Anwalt von Maria Kalesnikava, sitzt seit dem 9. September 2020 in einem Minsker Gefängnis. Sein »Zekamerone« (von zek, dem russischen Akronym für Häftling), eine Sammlung von einhundert mini stories, hat er während des ersten Jahres in Haft in ein Notizbuch notiert, das nach draußen gelangte.
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Humanities & Social SciencesOctober 2006Securitising Russia
The domestic politics of Vladimir Putin
by Bettina Renz, Edwin Bacon, Julian Cooper
Securitising Russia shows the impact of twenty-first-century security concerns on the way Russia is ruled. It demonstrates how President Putin has wrestled with terrorism, immigration, media freedom, religious pluralism, and economic globalism, and argues that fears of a return to old-style authoritarianism oversimplify the complex context of contemporary Russia. The book focuses on the internal security issues common to many states in the early twenty-first-century, and places them in the particular context of Russia. Detailed analysis of the place of security in Russia's political discourse and policy-making reveals nuances often missing from overarching assessments of Russia today. To characterise the Putin regime as the 'KGB-resurgent' is to miss vital continuities, contexts, and on-going political conflicts which make up the contemporary Russian scene. Securitising Russia draws together current debates about whether Russia is a 'normal' country developing its own democratic and market structures, or a nascent authoritarian regime returning to the past. ;
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Humanities & Social SciencesOctober 2009Regional politics in Russia
by Cameron Ross
This innovative, multi-contributed book, now available in paperback, argues convincingly that Russia will never be able to create a viable democracy as long as authoritarian regimes are able to flourish in the regions. The main themes covered are democratisation at the regional level, and the problems faced by the federal states in forging viable democratic institutions in what is now a highly assymetrical Federation. A major strength of the book lies in its combination of thematic chapters with case studies of particular regions and republics. Very little has been published to date on the actual processes of democratisation in particular republics and regions. The book takes into account the literature available on the 'new institutionalism' and outlines the importance of institutions in developing and maintaining democracy. It looks at the importance of sovereignty, federalism and democratic order, and considers the distinct problems of party-building in Russia's regions. Electoral politics are also considered fully, before the book goes on to consider the whole issue of regional politics and democratisation in five particular areas of Russia - Novgorod, the Komi Republic, Russia's Far East, Tatarstan and Bashkortostan. The authors, the majority of whom are internationally recognised experts in their field, have been drawn from Britain, the USA, Russia and Germany, giving the book a truly global perspective. ;
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Humanities & Social SciencesJuly 2005Late Imperial Russia
Problems and prospects
by Ian Thatcher
This volume offers a detailed examination of the stability of the late imperial regime in Russia. Students and scholars will appreciate the lively summaries of the latest scholarship in political, economic, social, cultural, and international history. Accessible yet insightful, contributions cover the historiography of complex topics such as peasants, workers, revolutionaries, foreign relations, and Nicholas II. In addition, there are original studies of some of the leading intellectuals of the time. The late imperial economy is examined through the writings of Tugan-Baranovsky. There is an account of M. N. Pokrovskii's radical interpretation of late imperial Russia's historical path of development. The state of the Russian theatre is studied through the lives of theatrical impresarios. Each chapter also highlights a unique interpretation, suggesting new lines of inquiry and research. This book will be compulsory reading for students of Russian and European history of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries seeking to better understand why Tsarism collapsed in 1917. ;
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Humanities & Social Sciences2022The Moscow Factor: US Policy toward Sovereign Ukraine and the Kremlin
by Eugene M. Fishel
24 February 2022 was not the beginning of Russia's war on Ukraine. Back in 2014, Russia illegally annexed Crimea from Ukraine, bolstered a separatist conflict in the Donbas region, and attacked Ukraine with units of its regular army and special forces. In each instance of Russian aggression, the U.S. response has often been criticized as inadequate, insufficient, or hesitant. The Moscow Factor: U.S. Policy toward Sovereign Ukraine and the Kremlin is a unique study that examines four key Ukraine-related policy decisions across two Republican and two Democratic U.S. administrations. Author Eugene M. Fishel asks whether, how, and under what circumstances Washington has considered Ukraine’s status as a sovereign nation in its decision-making regarding relations with Moscow. This study situates the stance of the United States toward Ukraine in the broader context of international relations. It fills an important lacuna in existing scholarship and policy discourse by focusing on the complex trilateral—rather than simply bilateral—dynamics among the U.S., Ukraine, and Russia, in 1991–2016. This book brings together for the first time documentary evidence and declassified materials dealing with policy deliberation, retrospective articles authored by former policymakers, and formal memoirs by erstwhile senior officials. The study is also supplemented by open-ended interviews with former and returning officials.
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Business, Economics & LawMay 2021Regulating homosexuality in Soviet Russia, 1956–91
by Rustam Alexander
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Literature & Literary Studies2021We Will Wake Up Different
Conversations With Contemporary Belarusian Writers About the Past, Present and Future of Belarus
by Iia Kiva
The collection includes ten interviews with some of today's most famous Belarusian writers: Tatyana Nyadbay, Anna Seviarynets, Alhierd Baharevich, Mariya Martysevich, Dmitry Strotsev, Yulia Tsimafeeva, Uladz Lyankevich, Andrei Khadanovich, Valzhyna Mort, and Uladzimer Arlov. A prominent topic throughout the interviews is the right of Belarusians to live in a free and democratic society: protests against the Lukashenko regime have been going on in Belarus since August 2020. However, the writers not only discuss the critical state of Belarus today but also the country's history, its cultural longevity, unique characteristics, and traditions.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJanuary 2024The urban life of workers in post-Soviet Russia
Engaging in everyday struggle
by Alexandrina Vanke
Despite the intense processes of deindustrialisation around the world, the working class continues to play an important role in post-industrial societies. However, working-class people are often stigmatised, morally judged and depicted negatively in dominant discourses. This book challenges stereotypical representations of workers, building on research into the everyday worlds of working-class and ordinary people in Russia's post-industrial cities. The urban life of workers in post-Soviet Russia is centred on the stories of local communities engaged in the everyday struggles that occur in deindustrialising settings under neoliberal neo-authoritarianism. The book suggests a novel approach to everyday life in post-industrial cities. Drawing on an ethnographic study with elements of arts-based research, the book presents a new genre of writing about workers influenced by the avant-garde documentary tradition and working-class literature.
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Children's & YAJanuary 2022Keksyk Defender
by Inna Kurylo (Author), Oleksandra Kondratenko (Illustrator)
Not only people, but also pets stood up for the defense of Ukraine in the war against Russia! Together with his animal friends, Keksyk the cat organized a Territorial Defense force for the yard and helped people as best as he could. Together with Keksyk, many animals protect Ukraine: the dog Shustryk, the crow Ksenia, the pigeon Stepan, geese and bees. And now that you know of Keksyk do you want to learn why the missile system is called "Stugna"? And why the enemies were unable to overcome the Zmiev ramparts and disappeared without a trace in Chornobayivka? Then, the adventures of Keksyk and his friends bravely defending their native country are right for you! And while you read, remember that these tales are based on real events. From 5 to 8 years, 8596 words Rightsholders: svidoma@ukr.net
