Latinskaya Amerika
The peer-review scientific monthly journal comprising research papers and articles on social and political problems.
Founded in 1969.
Media registration certificate: № 0110358 от 02.03.1993
Founders
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- Institute of Latin America
Publisher
- Russian academy of sciences
Published under the authority of the Global Problems and International Relations Department of the RAS
About the journal
«Latinskaya Amerika» journal is:
- a unique for Russia and the CIS professional multidisciplinary edition in Russian, which analyses the current theoretical, scientific and practical problems of Ibero-America;
- gives readers a wide panorama of the Ibero-American world, publishes exclusive interviews of heads of state, ministers, politicians, diplomats, parliamentarians and public figures, prominent representatives of science, business, culture and art, works of world-famous writers of Latin America, Spain and Portugal;
Indexation
- the list of peer-reviewed journals recommended by the Higher Attestation Commission for the publication of works of applicants for scientific degrees;
- Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI).
Distribution
- worldwide among scientists, professors and students of higher educational institutions, as well as among the service staff, parliamentarians and business persons.
In the Journal
- Politics
- Economy
- Social problems
- History
- International relationships
- Iberian aspect
- Culture
- Art and literature
- Reviews of new editions
The authors of the Journal are leading scientists of the ILA RAS; researchers from other Russian academic and non-academic research institutes studying international affairs; industry analysts; professors of specialized universities and postgraduate students; foreign researchers.
Our readership is international affairs experts: economists, political scientists, sociologists, cultural scientists, historians; professors, postgraduate students and students of specialized universities; heads and staff of federal and regional government bodies.
Current Issue



No 5 (2025)
International ties
Energy cooperation between Germany and Latin American countries. In the con-text of the implementation of the "complementarity" concept
Abstract
Energy relations between Germany and Latin America in the 2020s are witnessing new developments amidst the prolonged energy crisis in the EU and the multifaceted improvement of the energy industry in Latin America. This study aims to identify the challenges hindering this development. The theoretical basis of this research is formed by the "complementarity" concept and the paradigm of resource nationalism in international political economy. The key finding of this research is the identification of several major factors that hinder rapid development in the energy agenda regarding the relations between Germany and Latin American countries: lack of coherence in energy policy, the interventionist policy of the United States aimed at fragmentation of the region, the value-ideological ideas of the ruling elite of Germany, promoting a radical model of energy transition, without taking into account the historical experience and specifics of energy development in Latin America. The significant outcome of the research is the enhancement of empirical basis for the "complementarity" concept in international energy relations which involve Germany.



Policy
Masonic movement in Uruguay: the paradigm of thinking, guidelines and prac-tices
Abstract
The article considers the origins, features of evolution and the influence of Freemasonry on socio-political processes in the Eastern Republic of Uruguay. Focusing on the increased activity and seeming openness of the “brotherhood” in recent years, the author comes to the conclusion about the use of this small South American country as a convenient “platform” for practicing new working methods of Freemasonry in modern society for their possible further implementation in other states of Latin America.



Economy
Assessment of the impact of digitalization on the socio-economic development of Peru
Abstract
The article is devoted to assessing the level of digitalization and its role in the socio-economic development of Peru since the beginning of the XXI century. For the study, 30 performance indicators were identified in three large groups: economic, social and digital. The methodology used included three key approaches: inductive-deductive analysis, correlation analysis and comparison method. The results showed that there is a stronger link between digitalization and economic development than with social development. Peru's digital adoption has accelerated due to the health crisis, particularly in internet use and access, but it still cannot compete at the regional and international levels.



Science and society
The American studies in France: from origins to present
Abstract
The article presents an overview of the history of the formation of American Studies in France and its development as a discipline during the 19th–20th centuries. The emergence began with the organization of expeditions of enthusiastic naturalists. The result was the formation of a specialized scientific community, connecting people whose scientific interests are focused on South America, and organization of large ethnographic and archaeological projects.



History pages
West Indies in the field of international trade in the XIX century According to foreign sources
Abstract
The article analyzes the foreign trade relations of the countries and island possessions of the Caribbean Sea during the XIX century. The main export and import items, bilateral trade relations with specific countries of the world, the cost of goods, supply channels, assortment of goods, etc. are analyzed. The importance of exports of raw materials and foreign investments in local economies during the period under review is emphasized. By the end of the 19th century, the Caribbean islands occupied a certain niche in international trade due to their natural and climatic conditions. The article uses rare sources in Spanish, English, and French.



Culture
Yevgeny Yevtushenko's Latin American tour (1968). Mexico. “The victory was complete”
Abstract
This is a continuation of the series of articles dedicated to Yevgeny Yevtushenko's big Latin American tour in 1967—1968. After Chile, Uruguay and Colombia, the poet travelled to Mexico. The Mexican part of Yevtushenko's report for the USSR Writers' Union, which we are now publishing, is an excellent source for studying the literary and political climate on the eve of the Prague events in August and the Tlatelolco massacre in October 1968, the circumstances of rapprochement between Mexico and the USSR, and the tensions between the Soviet Union and Cuba. However, it is replete with inaccuracies and omissions regarding the movements and actions of the traveller himself, so in the introduction we have focused on the reconstruction of this visit. We have been able to establish that the poet stayed in Mexico from about 8 March to 12 April. He gave two large concerts in Mexico City and several smaller ones in other cities, travelled around the country with the writer Carlos Monsivais, met with the artists David Alfaro Siqueiros and Ricardo Martínez, participated in conversations with listeners, dinner parties, communicated with President Díaz Ordaz, and even went to the Lecumberri prison to visit the journalist Victor Rico Galán.



Thinking about read
The story of one village: a local perception as part of a global one
Abstract
The text contains a review of the work written by Irving Reynoso Jaime, the Mexican historian. The book is dedicated to the history of San Francisco Tetecala, a small but significant village in the history of Mexico. This work is important not only for studying the details of several hundred years of the settlement's life. First of all, it is interesting because it shows the connection of local, regional history with national historical memory.



An important contribution to the study of the student movement in Mexico
Abstract
This text is a review a book that reveals the role of the Mexican student movement in the struggle against the authoritarian state and neoliberal policies. The author shows similarities and differences in the student movement of the 1960s and 1970s and the today´s student movement.


