This issue of the Journal of Frontier Studies (Vol. 10, No. 1, 2025) explores a broad range of topics related to frontier theory and its historical manifestations. The first section delves into fundamental questions of frontier studies, including how French colonizers perceived their British and German counterparts, the evolution of the South Russian frontier from the 17th to the mid-19th century, and Russian scholars’ interpretations of colonization in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The second section focuses on more specific frontier-related issues. Key topics include economic management in Cossack settlements during the 19th century, an analysis of The Diary of Anne Frank as an exploration of boundaries and resilience, youth perceptions of gender roles in Belarus, Bulgaria, and Russia, interactions between the Astrakhan Tatars and Central Asian peoples in the 16th–18th centuries, settlement processes on the northeastern Black Sea coast in the context of Frederick Turner’s frontier concept, and the administrative structure of Narva and its role in trade dynamics in the Russo-Livonian borderlands of the 15th–16th centuries.

This issue is intended for scholars specializing in frontier theory, historians, anthropologists, and those interested in intercultural interactions, colonization, and borderland studies. It is particularly relevant for researchers working at the intersection of history, cultural studies, and political anthropology.