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Books
Slaby, J., von Scheve C., Blickstein T., Aronson, P. (Eds). (2026) The New Key Concepts in Affective Societies. Routledge

Aronson, P. (2021). Slozhnye chuvstva: razgovornik novoy real’nosti — ot ab’yuza do toksichnosti  [Mixed Feelings: A phrasebook of the new reality — from abuse to toxicity]. Moscow: Individuum.

Aronson, P. (Ed.). (2020). Lyubov’ — sdelaĭ sam: kak my stali menedzherami svoikh chuvstv [Love — Do It Yourself: How we became managers of our own feelings]. Moscow: Individuum.
Essays and long-reads
In English:

Aeon (12 July 2018)
The quantified heart: Can emotion-regulating tech translate across cultures? (in English)
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Aeon (25 September 2017)
Mrs. Myself: Does self-marriage challenge romantic ideals or just cave to them? (in English)
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Aeon Essays (22 October 2015)
Romantic Regimes: Russia against the Western way of love (in English)
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In German:

der Freitag (25 October 2024)
„Unfeeling“ an der Heimatfront: Wie der Kreml die Gefühle der Russen kontrolliert
(in German)
On how the Russian regime regulates acceptable and unacceptable emotions – and why even excessive patriotism can raise suspicion.
🔗 Read article – behind paywall

der Freitag (23 November 2022)
Psychotherapie in Russland: Das Gefecht um die russische Psyche
(in German)
How the war has transformed psychotherapy in Russia — from moral resistance to therapists becoming “combat coaches.”
🔗 Read article – behind paywall

In Russian:

Republic (10 February 2025)
Vyzhivut tolʹko sovremenniki: lyubovʹ, seks, intímnostʹ na fone voyny
["Only the contemporaries survive: Love, sex, and intimacy in times of war"]
(in Russian)
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The Moscow Times (22 September 2024)
Voyna na fone lyubvi: sotsiologiya adaptatsii
["Love under fire: The sociology of adaptation"]
co-authored with Anna Kuleshova (in Russian)
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Colta.ru (1 March 2021)
"Ot ulybki khmuryy denʹ svetley?"
["A smile can brighten a gloomy day?"]
On emotional labor and how the market captures not only workers’ skills but also their feelings (in Russian).
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Colta.ru (3 November 2020)
"Alisa, chto takoye lyubovʹ?"
["Alisa, what is love?"]
With Judith Duportail — on voice assistants, emotional tone, and what AI teaches us about intimacy and power (in Russian).
🔗 Read article

Colta.ru (10 April 2020)
"Lyubovʹ na karantine: stoy tam — idi syuda"
["Love in lockdown: Stay there — come here"]
On the strange games of love in the "magic cabinets" of the pandemic (in Russian).
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More early publications on Colta.ru: 🔗 Read here

In German:

Kompressor, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, 21.12.2023
Der russische Filmklassiker „Ironie des Schicksals“
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In Russian:

“Chto sluchilosʹ” podcast, Meduza (4 October 2024)
O vliyanii voyny v Ukraine na lyubovnye otnosheniya rossiyan
["How the war in Ukraine is affecting romantic relationships among Russians"]
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Video interview for the project Sapere Aude / School of Civic Education (29 February 2024)
“Khoroshiy russkiy” ispytivayet nabor opredelennykh emotsiy i v nuzhnyy moment ikh vyrazhayet
["A 'good Russian' feels the right set of emotions — and expresses them at the right moment"]
On the language of new ethics during wartime, love in politics, and the persistence of peaceful life
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Talk show “Arkheologiya” (14 February 2024)
Kak menyayetsya lyubovʹ v epokhu voyny?
["How is love changing in the era of war?"]
Hosted by Sergey Medvedev
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TV channel Dozhdʹ (TV Rain) (17 January 2022)
Ot krasha do abʹyuza: kak potrebnostʹ v vyrazhenii chuvstv sozdayet razgovornik novoy realʹnosti
["From crush to abuse: How the need to express emotions creates a new emotional vocabulary"]
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Talk show “Arkheologiya” (12 January 2022)
Ot abʹyuza do toksichnosti
["From abuse to toxicity"]
Hosted by Sergey Medvedev (in Russian)
A conversation about the new emotional vocabulary, vulnerability, and the politics of feeling
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