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On November 24, 2025, Mikhail Konstantinovich Gorshkov, Academician, member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, Laureate of the Russian Federation State Prize in Science and Technology, founder of the Federal Research Center of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and long-standing member of the Polis International Editorial Council, passed away. This is an irreparable loss for the entire Russian sociological community. We express our condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.

 The editorial team congratulates the journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Professor Sergey Chugrov, on his anniversary. “Polis. Political Studies” journal owes its many years of success to him – preserving the finest traditions and high standards set by his predecessors while bringing in fresh ideas.
Dear Professor! Your immense organisational and creative contribution to the development of “Polis” has taken a significant part of your life and energy – and it is richly rewarded. We hold this in high esteem and wish you to keep your vitality, love of life, optimism and positive outlook on the world. Wishing you many years ahead and success in all your good endeavours!

No. 6 was put into print October 29. Theme of the issue: Research Conceptualization and Political Designing of the Future’s Image.

On October 6, it was the 95th anniversary of the founder of Polis, Igor PANTIN. Congratulations to our mentor and the first editor-in-chief of the journal on such a significant event! This is a great day, it is a reason for pride and joy. I. Pantin is an example of fortitude, confidence and love of life. We always feel like we are behind a stone wall, we are always waiting for his wise advice. We wish hin to meet the 100th anniversary with the same wise smile!

No. 5 – 2025 is published. Theme of the issue: Contours of the Future in the Optics of Political Science.

No. 5 was put into print September 3. Theme of the issue: Contours of the Future in the Optics of Political Science.

Congratulations on the anniversary of a great friend of our journal, Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Rector of MGIMO, Anatoly TORKUNOV! Besides his highest level of professionalism as a historian and political scientist, and his charisma that has allowed him to become an outstanding leader and lead the entire large team at MGIMO, he possesses a selfless willingness to help. We remember that during a difficult moment for 'Polis', he saved the journal.

MGIMO is a co-founder of the journal, and we prepared issue No. 5 of 'Polis' specifically for the Rector's anniversary. Here we publish the opening dialogue between MGIMO professors and members of the Editorial Board of the journal, Tatiana Alexeeva and Marina Lebedeva, titled 'International Political Thought: Challenges and Renewal'. The authors highlight Anatoly Vasilyevich's contribution to structuring the fields of international political research in Russia. The title of the article by A.V. Torkunov himself is 'Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence in the Transformation of the Political World'.

We wish Anatoly Vasilyevich strength, health, new ideas, articles, and books!

“Polis” journal congratulates Mikhail CHERNYSH on his 70th anniversary, an outstanding sociologist, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, director of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, who is one of the cofounders of our journal. We appreciated most highly his organizational talent, sociological imagination, life experience, scientific insight, and creative courage, as well as his exceptional human qualities. Wish an unflagging spirit, tireless energy, and inexhaustible curiosity, bright scientific ideas and original contributions to the development of domestic sociology.

No. 4 – 2025 is published. Theme of the issue: USA and Europe – unions, regimes and coalitions in the circumstances of global transformations.

No. 4 was put into print June 30. Theme of the issue: USA and Europe – unions, regimes and coalitions in the circumstances of global transformations.

No. 1 and no. 2 2025 received “open access” status. See Archive

No. 3 – 2025 is published. Theme of the issue: China and Russia – looking at each other.

No. 3 was put into print April 30. Theme of the issue: China and Russia – looking at each other.

We congratulate a member of the Editorial Board of our journal, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor Marina Lebedeva, Head of the Department of World Political Processes of MGIMO, on her anniversary. She is the author of wonderful textbooks and books "World Politics", "Metamorphoses of World Politics", "Technology of Negotiations" and many others. But for us, the main thing is that she is the author of brilliant articles and a great friend of our magazine. Many and fruitful years!

No. 2 – 2025 is published. Theme of the issue: Concepts and practices of world politics – pros and cons.

No. 2 was put into print February 26. Theme of the issue: Concepts and practices of world politics – pros and cons.

No. 5 and no. 6 2024 received “open access” status. See Archive

No. 1 – 2025 is published. Theme of the issue: Paradoxes of the political and their current resolution. Content

Dear readers! Dear Members of the Editorial Board, International Consultative Board, and Friends of Polis!
We sincerely wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We also wish you and your loved ones good health, as well as new successful publications in our journal.

No. 1 was put into print December 27. Theme of the issue: Paradoxes of the political and their current resolution.