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Open research questions in Central European and Russian historical studies

90 gap statements mined from Central European and Russian historical studies papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 1,720 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • The paper identifies a gap in the field of geopolitics, which has been dominated by a Eurocentric perspective. It argues that this perspective overlooks significant contributions from smaller states.

    El pensamiento geopolítico serbio a través de su epítome: Jovan Cvijić y sus ideas geopolíticas · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper suggests that future research should explore the opportunities that the concepts of imaginary and sensibility provide for understanding the religious imagination of scientists. The study recommends further research on the role of imagination in science and religion.

    Imagining, not Speculating? The Religious Imaginary and Sensibility of Natural Scientists and the Secularisation Debate · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research can explore the application of the de-teleological perspective to redefine Europe's cultural and geopolitical status. Further studies can analyze the impact of the paper's findings on the development of new narratives and images that shape the European collective imaginary.

    From the Reasons of Myth to the Myth of Reason: Europe in a Verbo-visual Investigation · 2026 · DOI

  • Apart from spatial analyses, it also offers insights into the occurrence of combined (work) tasks, as well as into tasks such as care work that are commonly underreported in many textual sources. Even explicit searches for childcare in court records yield limited evidence. There is another reason, however, why information on childcare practices is lacking in these otherwise rich sources.

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

  • The aim of the paper is to present insufficiently researched examples of eighteenth-century travel writings by Lithuanian Jesuits, in which they relate of their journeys in Western Europe, and to discuss them against the overall context of travel writing of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the Age of Enlightenment.

    Reflections of the Age of Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century Travel Writing of Lithuanian Jesuits · 2020 · DOI

  • The need for a more nuanced understanding of cultural themes.

    Fieldwork in Southwestern Europe · 1986 · DOI

  • The lack of access to information for professional geographers.

    Freedom of information and geographical practice · 1983 · DOI

  • The lack of understanding of land transformation through natural and human activities. The need to explore the concept of land as a palimpsest. The importance of recognizing the cultural value attributed to landscape configuration.

    The Land as Palimpsest · 1983 · 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 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 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

  • 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 study argues that the concepts of imaginary and sensibility have been neglected in the science and secularisation debate.

    Imagining, not Speculating? The Religious Imaginary and Sensibility of Natural Scientists and the Secularisation Debate · 2026 · DOI

  • The study of metric books can be challenging due to the limited availability of records. The analysis of metric books requires a deep understanding of the historical context.

    Metric books as a source for studying the history of everyday life of the Orthodox population of the city at the beginning of the 20th century: analysis of the information potential (using the example of metric books of the Cyril and Methodius Brotherly Church in Ostroh, 1907-1914) · 2026 · DOI

  • The problem of preserving, transferring and returning historical and cultural heritage is relevant in the modern system of international relations. The case of the Parthenon Marbles is significant for contemporary Greco-British relations.

    Museum Collections of Greece in International Relations in the 19th – 21st Centuries: «The Parthenon Marbles» · 2026 · DOI

  • The cultural relations between Serbian poet Simeon Milutinović Sarajlija (1791–1847) and Russia and Russian culture are critically discussed in the first part of this paper, considering a section from Simeon's little known travelogue about Russia published in 1847.

    Critical (Self)Reflection · 2016 · DOI

  • 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

  • Further development of the study of ancient numismatics in the Ukrainian lands. The application of digital technologies and interdisciplinary approaches. The study of the coinage of the Greek colonies in the Northern Black Sea region.

    Ancient Coins of the 6th - 1st Centuries BC in the Territory of Present-Day Ukraine: Current Scholarly Discourse · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of social, demographic, and cultural processes in the Ukrainian urban environment of the early 20th century. The study aims to fill this gap by analyzing metric books.

    Metric books as a source for studying the history of everyday life of the Orthodox population of the city at the beginning of the 20th century: analysis of the information potential (using the example of metric books of the Cyril and Methodius Brotherly Church in Ostroh, 1907-1914) · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of regionalism and its complexities - The author highlights the need to explore the difficulties of defining regional…

    Regionalism as a concept of baltic historiography—Some introductory remarks · 1987 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in understanding the role of G.-F. Müller in the Second Kamchatka Expedition. It highlights the importance of Müller's work in shaping Russian understanding of Siberia.

    G.-F. Miiller and the Russian Academy of Sciences Contingent in the Second Kamchatka Expedition, 1733-1743 · 1983 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in prior work that has tried to explain the European miracle - The author argues that prior work has not fully considered the importance of environmental and political…

    The European miracle. Environment, economies and geopolitics in the history of Europe and Asia · 1983 · DOI

  • Further study of the impact of human activity on land transformation. Exploration of the cultural value attributed to landscape configuration. Examination of the dynamic nature of land as a palimpsest.

    The Land as Palimpsest · 1983 · DOI

  • No agreement could be reached, and the problem was turned over to the Presidium of the ECCIY The Comintern examined the question of autonomy for the second time at some point prior to July 1926 and ruled that the slogan of national-territorial autonomy within the framework of a multi-national bourgeois state is not our slogan for the solution of the national question; it is and remains the slogan of bourgeois…

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

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) The paper suggests that future research should explore the opportunities that the concepts of imaginary and sensibility provide for understanding the religious imagination of scientists (“Imagining, not Speculating? The Religious Imaginary and Sensibility of Natural…”, 2026); (2) Future research can explore the application of the de-teleological perspective to redefine Europe's cultural and geopolitical status (“From the Reasons of Myth to the Myth of Reason: Europe in a Verbo-visual…”, 2026); (3) There is another reason, however, why information on childcare practices is lacking in these otherwise rich sources (“The Power of the Anecdotal: Enlightening Work Practices in Premodern Eurasia…”, 2025); (4) The lack of access to information for professional geographers (“Freedom of information and geographical practice”, 1983); (5) The lack of understanding of land transformation through natural and human activities (“The Land as Palimpsest”, 1983). 90 gap statements have been mined from Central European and Russian historical studies papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 1,720 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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