The book “contemporary Russians” will deal with the history of Russia and the Soviet Union between the beginning of the 19th century and the 21st century. The aim is to promote research by students, doctoral candidates and researchers from the CRHS (Paris 1). The interests of its members are very diverse: social, cultural, political and international relations history. A record of the various activities of the centre can be found in the book: seminars, study days, etc.