“eSamizdat. Rivista di culture dei paesi slavi” is an open access scientific peer-reviewed journal. It is published online once a year. “eSamizdat” is interested in Slavic comparative cultures and literatures, cultural and postcolonial studies, visual and performance studies, theory of literature, translation studies. Papers on social and cultural history, history of art and architecture, anthropology and folklore are also welcomed. “eSamizdat” favours an interdisciplinary approach and the debate among different fields of studies.

Founded in 2003 by Alessandro Catalano and Simone Guagnelli, “eSamizdat” has been one of the most innovative projects among Slavic studies in Italy, and a landmark for an entire generation of scholars. Its editorial policy has been keen to open access from the very beginning. The journal has always welcomed an interdisciplinary approach, with a special consideration for new methodologies, peripheric and non-aligned cultural phenomena, “minor” Slavic cultures, emerging critical voices.

Since 2020, “eSamizdat” carries on the same policies, although it has witnessed a renovation with regards both to the editors-in-chief – Anita Frison, Emilio Mari and Chiara Rampazzo – and the scientific-editorial team, which includes Italian and international members specialised in the journal’s range of interests.