Rainer María Matos Franco has a degree in International Relations from El Colegio de México and a master's degree in Russian and Eurasian Studies from the European University of Saint Petersburg. He has collaborated in academic journals, such as the 'Revista de la Universidad de México' (UNAM), 'Istor' (CIDE) and 'Americana' (Volgograd University, Russia), as well as in 'Nexos' and 'Este País'. . His second book, "Limbos rojizos. Nostalgia for socialism in Russia and the post-communist world", is expected shortly under the seal of El Colegio de México. Rainer María Matos Franco has a degree in International Relations from El Colegio de México and is a teacher in Russian and Eurasian Studies from the European University of Saint Petersburg. He has collaborated in academic journals, such as the 'Revista de la Universidad de México' (UNAM), 'Istor' (CIDE) and 'Americana' (Volgograd University, Russia), as well as in 'Nexos' and 'Este País'. His second book, "Limbos rojizos. Nostalgia for socialism in Russia and the post-communist world," is expected shortly, under the seal of El Colegio de México.