From Minsk to Vladivostok—Is it an East Slavic Civilization?
Journal: ScholarsArchive  (Brigham Young University)
Year: 2011

Introduction Civilizationalists have never agreed on how to categorize They even have difficulty with defining the word. In the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations (ISCSC), the primary scholarly society for ongoing studies of civilizations (past, present, and future), roundtable discussions are held at annual meetings debating which cultures to include in the list of civilizations. For example, the issue was raised about where Persia/Iran falls: within or uniquely a