Eric Hobsbawm is one of the most famous historians, cultural experts and political thinkers of our day. His works have become a milestone in understanding the modern world. “Nations and Nationalism after 1780.” - this is perhaps the most relevant study of E. Hobsbawm for the Russian reader of the late 90s of the 20th century. The balanced and carefully substantiated arguments of the British scientist provide a comprehensive picture of the formation of both the very concept of “nation” and the process of formation of nations and states. E. Hobsbawm’s work is being translated into Russian for the first time. The text of the book was translated from the original language using an artificial intelligence program. For the most part, the translation of the text is of very high quality, but in some cases, due to the imperfection of the technology, there may be incorrect phrase translations in the text, as well as single words and expressions may not be translated.