The book by Andrey Soldatov and Irina Borogan The new Nobility: the restoration of Russia’s Security state and the enduring legacy of the KGB (see our post) has been translated into French : “Les Héritiers du KGB. Enquête sur les nouveaux boyards”, Paris, François Bourin.
On Thursday 3 November at 7.30PM, presentation of the book with Andrey Soldatov.
Adress : Librairie du Globe 67 bd Beaumarchais, Paris (métro Bastille ou Chemin vert)- New book by French sociologist Laurent Muchielli, leading specialist on police and crime issues – L’invention de la violence: des peurs, des chiffres, des faits (the invention of violence : fears, figures and facts). more on his blog
- The latest issue of the French journal “Culture & Conflits” is dealing with scholarly debates and field research on the problem of political or social struggles and movements resorting to violence. See table of content

European political science network ECPR on Extremism and Democracy (site) is publishing a regular newsletter
- Marzano Michela (dir), Dictionnaire de la violence, Paris, PUF, 2011, 1552p.
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Anne Le Huérou (November 3, 2011). News in Brief / Publications – “The New nobility” now in French + New Book & Dictionary on Violence + Newsletter on Extremism and Democracy + Journal Issue on Violence in Politics. Understanding Violence in Russia. Retrieved November 13, 2025 from https://doi.org/10.58079/tuge