Call for Papers: The Latinization of the Turkic languages after the breakup of the Soviet Union

In the 1920s the Soviet authorities undertook a Latinization campaign for the Turkic languages used in the USSR.  By 1940, Moscow ensured those languages were written in the Cyrillic script. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in the early Read More

Islamic Culture and Pre-Islamic Beliefs in Central Asia, eds. Mihai Dragnea, Dorina Dragnea, Antonio Alonso Marcos (Lexington, 2024)

This volume “Islamic Culture and Pre-Islamic Beliefs in Central Asia” published by Lexington in September 2024, which is a project initiated by the Balkan History Association, focuses on Islamic culture, traditions, and pre-Islamic beliefs in Central Asia. The chapters emphasize Read More

The Armed Conflict of the Dniester: Three Decades Later, eds. Eugen Străuțiu, Steven D. Roper, William E. Crowther, Dareg Zabarah-Chulak, Victor Juc, Robert E. Hamilton (Peter Lang, 2023)

“The Armed Conflict of the Dniester: Three Decades Later” is the third volume in the series South-East European History, edited by Mihai Dragnea and published by Peter Lang on behalf of the Balkan History Association. Published to mark the 30th anniversary of Read More

CfP: “Deportation in East Central Europe in the 20th century – snapshots of invisible incarceration”

The Balkan History Association is preparing a volume dedicated to deportations in the twentieth century with a special emphasis on people deported as a result of totalitarianism. Hiding under the mask of an administrative measure, the authorities found the perfect Read More