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49 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,924 Eastern European Communism and Reforms papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • The study faces challenges in terms of the limited research on left-wing authoritarianism. The study faces challenges in terms of the complexity of the relationship between left-wing authoritarianism and worldviews.

    Left-wing authoritarianism and dangerous and competitive worldviews: a correlational study in a Slovak sample · 2026 · DOI

  • The challenge of understanding Gulom's concept of time and national identity. The difficulty of situating Gulom's work within the context of Uzbek literature and culture. The need to balance traditional values with modernity in Uzbek society.

    The People and the Motherland in Gafur Gulom’s Work · 2026 · DOI

  • Further study of Gulom's concept of time and national identity. Analysis of the impact of Soviet ideology on Gulom's writing. Research on the cultural significance of Gulom's works in contemporary Uzbekistan.

    The People and the Motherland in Gafur Gulom’s Work · 2026 · DOI

  • The complexity of post-coloniality and inter-imperiality. The need to understand the role of music in national identity building.

    ‘Born in Moldova’: Music and Soft Decolonization in Post-Soviet Republic of Moldova · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in understanding the Polish government's approach to national minorities during the interwar period. The study highlights the need for historical context in understanding the Ukrainian problem.

    Poland and the Ukrainian Problem, 1921–1939 · 1983 · DOI

  • The wide range of the subject makes it difficult to provide a comprehensive treatment. The limited bibliographic references may restrict the depth of the analysis.

    The vocal drone in the Baltic countries: Problems of chronology and provenance · 1983 · DOI

  • The paper provides only a short sketch of the data supporting the argument due to the wide range of the subject. The paper has very limited bibliographic references.

    The vocal drone in the Baltic countries: Problems of chronology and provenance · 1983 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the study of state-socialist Russia and East-Central Europe, namely the lack of consideration of transnational and transsystemic tendencies. The paper argues that the Iron Curtain metaphor is not sufficient to understand the region's cultural life.

    Nejlonfüggöny: nemzeten és politikai rendszeren túlmutató irányzatok az államszocialista Oroszország és Kelet‑Közép‑Európa kulturális életében · 2026 · DOI

  • Further study on the development stages of Belarusian ethnology - Analysis of the impact of academic institutions on the development of ethnological research

    The formation and development of Belarusian ethnology · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could explore the experiences of other researchers in the Middle East. Future research could analyze the impact of interactions between researchers and the people they meet during their trips.

    Ignacy Kraczkowski i arabscy chrześcijanie · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of Ignaty Krachkovsky's research trip to the Middle East. The paper highlights the need to analyze the influence of Krachkovsky's meetings with Arab Christians on his later academic work.

    Ignacy Kraczkowski i arabscy chrześcijanie · 2026 · DOI

  • The need for a structured platform to foster cooperation among geographers and ethnographers; The lack of cooperation among scholars in the Slavic world

    Fifth Congress of Slavic Geographers and Ethnographers: An overview and key outcomes · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the understanding of Hrushevsky's student audience. The article addresses the lack of factual basis for a comprehensive historiographical analysis.

    Mykhailo Hrushevsky’s Student Auditorium of the University of Lviv: Quantitative Dynamics, Ethnic Composition, Didactic Preferences · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a gap in understanding how history textbooks represent migrations of the immediate post-WWII period. Researchers have not yet fully analyzed how collective memories are replicated in Polish and Ukrainian classrooms.

    Teaching Entangled Migration Histories: The Image of Polish-Ukrainian Migrations of the 1940s in Polish History Textbooks (2000-25) · 2026 · DOI

  • Thus, Mykorskyi’s work expands the historical-cultural narrative of Soviet vandalism, under- scores the importance of rare sources for contemporary historical and cultural studies, and opens prospects for further research on the systematic destruction of cultural heritage and the restoration of historical truth about Ukrainian culture.

    Rare eyewitness testimony of Soviet vandalism: Bohdan Mykorskyi’s work on destruction of cultural monuments in Kyiv in 1930s · 2026 · DOI

  • The understudied role of music in post-Soviet decolonization in Moldova. The lack of understanding of how music and musicians are perceived in relation to political and social issues.

    ‘Born in Moldova’: Music and Soft Decolonization in Post-Soviet Republic of Moldova · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of Nabokov's work in relation to the execution of Marinus van der Lubbe. The Russian emigré press provided a different description of van der Lubbe's execution than the actual event.

    Revisiting the Execution of Marinus van der Lubbe in the Context of Invitation to a Beheading: What Did Nabokov Know? · 2026 · DOI

  • Further research could explore the use of former prisons as dance spaces in other contexts. Further research could examine the impact of the concept of hauntology on creative practices more broadly.

    Original Artwork: The Vilnius Project: The Time We Danced — Testimony of Chaika-II — Backgrounds · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of research on the experience of dancing in former prisons. There is a need for more exploration of the concept of hauntology in relation to dance and creative practices.

    Original Artwork: The Vilnius Project: The Time We Danced — Testimony of Chaika-II — Backgrounds · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should investigate the relationship between left-wing authoritarianism and worldviews in other contexts. Future research should examine the role of subjective socioeconomic status in the relationship between left-wing authoritarianism and worldviews.

    Left-wing authoritarianism and dangerous and competitive worldviews: a correlational study in a Slovak sample · 2026 · DOI

  • The article identifies a gap in understanding the historical context of folksong research. The study highlights the need to examine the consequences of the alignment between Czech and German nationalist research.

    Folksong Research and Ethnic Trauma in the Czech Lands · 2026 · DOI

  • The article identifies a gap in the understanding of Mykola Gogol's work and its interpretation by two philosophers of Ukrainian origin - The article aims to fill this gap by analyzing the similarities and differences between the two authors' interpretations

    TWO NARRATIVES ON MYKOLA GOGOL: “Gogol: Artist and Thinker” (1952) by Dmytro Chyzhevskyi and “N. V. Gogol” (1961) by Vasyl Zenkovskyi · 2026 · DOI

  • The study of mezzotint in Central and Eastern Europe has been limited. The development of mezzotint in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth has not been well-studied.

    Mezzotint Engravers in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (17th–18th Centuries): A Forgotten Chapter in European Studies · 2026 · DOI

  • Despite the considerable literature on Paradjanov, much of it admittedly of marginal quality, research remains to be undertaken on Pardjanov’s upbringing in Tbilisi; his years as a film student in Moscow (at VGIK); and importantly on his ‘national’ or ethnographic films in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan.

    Sergei Paradjanov: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors by First Joshua (review) · 2019 · DOI

  • EASTERN EUROPEAN STUDIES 537 It would also seem to me that there are insufficient studies of the elements of continuity and change in the East European societies.

    Eastern European Studies in the West as Seen from Eastern Europe · 1974 · DOI

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