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Open research questions in Central European and Russian historical studies

94 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,688 Central European and Russian historical studies papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • Further research can apply the proposed approach to other historical events and practices. The use of incidental evidence can be explored in other fields of research.

    The Power of the Anecdotal: Enlightening Work Practices in Premodern Eurasia using Word and Image · 2025 · DOI

  • The search for big and better data can lead to pitfalls in historical research. The lack of attention to everyday experiences and incidental evidence can result in incomplete understanding of historical events and practices.

    The Power of the Anecdotal: Enlightening Work Practices in Premodern Eurasia using Word and Image · 2025 · DOI

  • There is a need for an admission of ignorance and uncertainty in Storm criticism. There is a need to pose new questions and provide tentative answers in Storm criticism.

    Theodor Storm—The Provincial · 1985 · DOI

  • The suppression of public debate or consideration of potentially embarrassing or challenging topics. The personification of business firms and the notion of corporate secrecy. The lack of access to information for professional geographers.

    Freedom of information and geographical practice · 1983 · DOI

  • The lack of a clear understanding of the struggle in Eastern Europe among western socialists. The tendency to prioritize human or democratic rights over socialism.

    The western left and eastern Europe · 1982 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a lack of continuity in feminist scholarship as a significant research gap. It highlights the importance of exploring the history of feminist theory and the relevance of Kollontai's ideas to contemporary feminist theory.

    Alexandra kollontai: Precursor of eurofeminism · 1982 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the social totality in Eastern European societies. The paper identifies a need to relate the concept of dictatorship over needs to Marxist theory.

    Perspectives and Problems of Critical Marxism in Eastern Europe (Part Two) · 1982 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in understanding the national question in Western Ukraine. The study highlights the need to examine the interactions between the Comintern and the Communist Party of Western Ukraine.

    The Comintern and the Communist Party of Western Ukraine, 1919-1928 · 1981 · DOI

  • The study of nationalism is a field that has not been fully explored by social historians. There is a lack of social history's influence on the study of nationalism.

    Nationalism and social history · 1981 · DOI

  • Further development of the time-geographic perspective to incorporate underlying processes and social organization. Application of the approach to various social contexts.

    Time-geography: a new beginning · 1981 · DOI

  • The lack of consideration of underlying processes and social organization in time-geography. The need for a dialectical approach that can incorporate these factors.

    Time-geography: a new beginning · 1981 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the motivations behind the emancipation of the Russian serfs. The role of Alexander II in the decision to emancipate the serfs is examined.

    Alexander II and the Decision to Emancipate the Russian Serfs, 1855-61 · 1980 · DOI

  • The paper suggests that Australian geographers would do well to explore the interface between time and 'socially relevant' geography. The paper highlights the need for a short, simple textbook on time geography.

    Time and human geography · 1979 · DOI

  • The sequence of events in the conflict has not been ascertained or analyzed. The traditional interpretation of the events is based on incomplete or inaccurate information.

    The Struggle for Control over Kiev in 1235 and 1236 · 1979 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in understanding the proximity of thought between defenders of the old regime and revolutionaries. It explores the lives and ideas of the Brothers Glinka to fill this gap.

    Reaction and Radicalism in the Russia of Tsar Alexander I: The Case of the Brothers Glinka · 1979 · DOI

  • The lack of critical awareness in historians of geographical thought. The need for a thorough understanding of the context and texts of particular scholars.

    SOME METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN THE HISTORY OF GEOGRAPHICAL THOUGHT · 1979 · DOI

  • The lack of a critical examination of past and present discourses in historical geography. The limitations of phenomenology and structuralism in addressing this requirement.

    The discourse of the past: phenomenology, structuralism and historical geography · 1978 · DOI

  • The Hagerstrand model is limited in its ability to deal with notions of time that do not conform to the physicalist tradition. The model is based on a 'time as framework' notion, which ignores the rich and varied body of knowledge concerning 'lived' time.

    REFLECTIONS ON THE NOTION OF TIME INCORPORATED IN HAGERSTRAND'S TIME‐GEOGRAPHIC MODEL OF SOCIETY · 1977 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the Hagerstrand model's ability to deal with notions of time that do not conform to the physicalist tradition. The paper suggests that a more nuanced understanding of time is needed, one that considers time as an ingredient within the structure of experience.

    REFLECTIONS ON THE NOTION OF TIME INCORPORATED IN HAGERSTRAND'S TIME‐GEOGRAPHIC MODEL OF SOCIETY · 1977 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the phenomenological approach in historical geography, - it highlights the need to examine the methodology and its congruence with geographical concepts

    In search of negativism: Phenomenology and historical geography · 1977 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of Ostrogorski's importance in the context of contemporary political science. The study highlights the need for further research on Ostrogorski's influence on subsequent political science research.

    The Politics and Political Ideas of Moisei Ostrogorski · 1975 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in understanding the complexities of the relationships between Europe and Islam. The study highlights the need to consider multiple levels and perspectives.

    Europe and Islam: Historic Dynamics · 1975 · DOI

  • The lack of emphasis on evangelism in some Christian circles. The need for cooperation and renewal in evangelism. The challenges of evangelism in different cultural contexts.

    THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LAUSANNE · 1975 · DOI

  • The complexity of the Swedish-Russian frontier in the seventeenth century. The lack of clear boundaries and the division of religious and ethnic populations. The impact of the border on trade and the economy.

    The Swedish-Russian frontier in the seventeenth century: A commentary · 1974 · DOI

  • The need to understand the complexities of the Swedish-Russian frontier in the seventeenth century. The lack of analysis on the impact of the border imposed by Sweden at Stolbovo in 1617 on the people and trade.

    The Swedish-Russian frontier in the seventeenth century: A commentary · 1974 · DOI

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