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       На сайте РСМД опубликована статья научного сотрудника Сектора анализа политических изменений и идентичности Центра сравнительных социально-экономических и политических исследований ИМЭМО РАН к.полит.н. Максима Сигачева и Елены Березкиной ？Italian Studies in Russia: Exploring Political Landscape？.

       There exist several key directions of Soviet and Russian academic studies regarding the Italian political system and its main political actors. Most scientists who conduct such studies focus on the post-WWII period of Italian history. Their scientific interests revolve around “the first steps” of the Republic following the adoption of the Constitution in 1947; the system and functions of the Italian Parliament; the functions of the executive branches; the main political parties and their activities; the crisis of the first Republic and the transition to the Second Republic.

       Only some authors are interested in the problems of political terrorism and the functions and activities of local authorities or overall economic development.

       The activity of trade unions was among the main topics of scientific research throughout the Soviet period as a part of a self-propaganda tool for internal use, but this topic has subsequently lost its significance.

       During the Soviet period, scientists focused primarily on analyzing the Italian Social Party, the Italian Communist Party, whereas the Christian Democracy party was only analyzed as an opponent to leftist parties.

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