bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Changes in absolute alpha power during execution, imagination and observation of a finger movement task
Authors: Inacio Pedro Augusto , Machado Sérgio , Carrijo dos Santos Danielly , Albernaz Thiago , Iransé Oliveira Silva Iransé , Sardinha Leonardo Patrícia , Caroline Rodrigues Anne , Brandão Lopes-Martins Rodrigo Alvaro , Das Águas Caixeta Davi , Lucas Lima João , Sá Filho Alberto Souza , Papini Daianne , Yadollahpour Ali
Published: October 2023

Background: Neurons that fire both during execution and observation of a motor act, called mirror neurons, provide strong evidence of its existence in humans. Real, observed and imagined movements seem to share most of the same neural pathways. However, little is known about the neural mechanisms and functional processes of the different areas and the integration of information between the observation and imagined systems. Objective: Compare alpha absolute power levels in sensorimotor areas between real, imagined and observed movement conditions. Methods: The sample consisted of a group of 12 healthy young individuals (4 men and 8 women), right-handed and with mean age of 30 ± 10. The task consisted of 4 blocks of 20 trials of rhythmic flexion-extension movements of the index finger by pressing the left button of a mouse properly fixed on a table. The activation level was analyzed by measuring the absolute power of the alpha band (8-13hz). Results: ANOVA with repeated measures showed that in the real condition, alpha absolute power was higher in the electrodes Cz, P3 and Pz compared to the electrode C3. In the imagined condition, the electrodes P3 and Pz presented higher alpha absolute power compared to the electrode C3. For the observed condition, electrodes P3, Pz and P4 presented higher alpha power compared to the electrode C3. In addition, higher alpha absolute power was observed in the electrode Pz compared to the electrodes Cz and C4. Conclusion: Higher alpha activation was observed on the electrode C3 in all conditions. These findings indicate that the observed movement also shares neural circuits when compared to the real and imagined movements. It was observed that in all conditions there was a significant decrease in alpha power on the C3 electrode, which indicates activation of the motor cortex in a similar way in the conditions.
Pfmt vs. Pilates exercises on the sexual function of postmenopause women with urinary incontinence
Authors: Oliveira Laís Campos de , Gonzaga Sabrina , Oliveira Raphael Gonçalves de , Paiva Bárbara Rebeca Matos , Domanoski Natália Barbosa , Dutra Letícia Lussi
Published: October 2023

Introdução: Uma porcentagem significativa de mulheres na pós-menopausa sofre de incontinência urinária (IU), que pode prejudicar a função sexual. O treinamento dos músculos do assoalho pélvico (PFMT) é o principal tratamento para melhorar a IU e também pode ser usado para melhorar a função sexual. Por outro lado, outras formas de intervenção, como os exercícios de Pilates, que requerem ativação dos músculos do assoalho pélvico, têm sido sugeridas como um possível adjuvante nos desfechos relacionados à IU. Objetivos: Verificar a eficácia do TMAP vs. Pilates na função sexual em mulheres pós-menopáusicas com IU. Métodos:40 mulheres na pós-menopausa com IU foram randomizadas em dois grupos: PFMT (n = 20) e Pilates (n = 20). As intervenções em ambos os grupos foram realizadas durante 12 semanas, três vezes por semana, durante 30 minutos. A função sexual foi avaliada por meio do questionário Índice de Função Sexual Feminina (FSFI). Os testes Mann-Whitney e Wilcoxon U foram usados ​​para comparações inter e intragrupos, respectivamente. Resultados: Não houve diferença na comparação intergrupos, para nenhum domínio do FSFI (p > 0,05). Houve diferença significativa intragrupo, em ambos os grupos, nos domínios desejo, lubrificação e escore total, com tamanhos de efeito variando de pequeno a grande. Também houve resultados intragrupo significativos para os domínios orgasmo e dor no grupo TMAP, com tamanho de efeito pequeno. Conclusão:Não houve evidência de que o TMAP seja diferente do Pilates na função sexual de mulheres pós-menopáusicas com IU, portanto, a escolha entre o TMAP ou o Pilates pode ser baseada nas preferências e nos custos da paciente ou do profissional de saúde.
Work, leisure, and the Monday Blue: Does culture matter?
Authors: Petsas Iordanis , Li Fengyun , Cai Jinghan
Published: October 2023

This paper finds that national culture differences can explain the variation in the cross-country day-of-the-week (DOW) effect. More specifically, countries with lower individualism and higher power distance index tend to have a stronger DOW effect. We argue that in countries with lower individualism and higher power distance index, the distinction between weekend leisure and weekday work is more prominent, leading to more pessimistic feelings on Mondays, and subsequently to a stronger DOW effect. Our results support the Monday Blue hypothesis.
Coal, Oil, and Iron Ore: Industrial Planning and Formation of Concepts of Urals in the Economic Thought of USSR (1920s — 1930s)
Authors: Bugrov Konstantin
Published: October 2023

The article examines the formation of ideas about the industrial geography of the Urals in the work of Soviet planners, economists and administrators of the 1920—1930s. The authors demonstrate that a number of early projects of economic development from the 1920s was promoting the administrative-territorial isolation, relying mostly on the industrial core of the region that emerged before the revolution, while allowing moderate cooperation with other regions. However, by the beginning of the 1930s, these projects were replaced by the concept of the Ural-Kuznetsk Combinate, which called for the integration of the Urals and Western Siberia and for a forced tempo of industrial construction. The consequence of the gigantism of such an ambitious concept was its territorial erosion, since local economists were using Ural-Kuzbass as a conceptual framework to propose and justify competing projects of forced industrial development of their respective districts. The paper shows different models of this erosion: 1) the emergence of new centers of power within Ural-Kuzbass on the basis of intensive industrial development with the subsequent formation of new administrative units (Chelyabinsk); 2) the inclusion of new territories as a result of ongoing geological discoveries followed by the emergence of novel industrial identity of these areas (Orsk); 3) withdrawal from Ural-Kuzbass in case of regions which were chosen to focus upon the industries which were marginal for the Combinate (Bashkiria). The authors make a conclusion about the key role of the concept of the Ural-Kuzbass in the development of the industrial identity of territories that were not previously considered as “Ural mining area”, and about the importance of economic factors in the formation of new ideas about the structure of the USSR which in turn influenced the administrative-territorial reforms of the country.
The Republic of Korea and the Republic of Türkiye are “Blood Brothers”
Authors: Avatkov Vladimir
Published: October 2023

In 2022, the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Türkiye celebrate the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, which were formalized in 1957. The Seoul authorities use the phrase " "brotherly country" " only in relation to Türkiye, primarily using this description in memory of the sacrifice of the people of the Middle Eastern state in the Korean War, as well as its support for South Korea at the international arena. Today the interconnections of the Eastern states are defined at the level of "strategic partnership".The authors have determined that a special feature of the "blood brotherhood" at the present stage has become so-called “mediated diplomacy” within various organizations and forums, for example, the G20 and the UN. In particular, the leaders of the two countries pay special attention to the development of MIKTA forum, initiated by the Korean side in 2013. The purpose of this study is to analyze the development of the union of countries "bonded by blood ties" and to identify the characteristics of their cooperation at the present stage. In accordance with the goal, the following tasks are: 1) To figure out the periodization of the bilateral relations between Korea and Türkiye; 2) To identify the features of their interaction throughout history within the framework of the selected stages; 3) To analyze the phenomenon of MIKTA and “indirect” cooperation between Seoul and Ankara. The object of the study is the "brotherhood" of Korea and Türkiye at the level of bilateral relations. Through the method of induction and deduction, the periods of interaction between Korea and Türkiye in relation to each other are considered. The content analysis method allowed the authors to trace the interpretation of the interconnectedness of the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Türkiye. Due to the methods of comparison and analysis, the authors managed considering the partnership at the "strategic" level. The scientific novelty of the article consists in the description of cooperation between Seoul and Ankara through various parameters with the identification of the specifics inherent for these actors. Research on this topic with a full review of historical facts has not yet been conducted in Russian scientific circles.
Main Trends of History Teaching in Africa From a Postcolonial Perspective
Authors: Fru Raymond Nkwenti
Published: October 2023

History education has always been a highly contested terrain especially in contexts whose pasts are marred by huge controversial, sensitive and emotive moments. This reality is more significant in the African continent, where issues such as slavery, colonisation, decolonisation, the partition of Africa; border crises; complexity of identity; race; apartheid, wars, xenophobia; chauvinism; military coups, forced evictions and subsequent land reclamations, are some of the key themes and discourses that are characteristic of its history. This experiential reflection and theoretical paper draw from the researcher’s personal experiences as a history teacher/lecturer in at least three African countries and from literature to reflect on the main trends of History teaching and learning in Africa. Although there has been a wave of curricular decolonisation in Africa at the turn of the century, including in History teaching, the article argues that there is still a lot of reasons to be concerned about the state of history teaching as a subject. The article acknowledges an existential and humane need for a reconstruction, decolonisation and Africanisation of the history curriculum in Africa by means of postcolonial socio-cultural and epistemic systems and practices that reclaim indigenous African voices in curriculum knowledge. The article recommends that history teaching and curriculum in postcolonial Africa need to move away from discrete and sometimes overt, heroic, one-dimensional and neatly packaged master narratives that deny students the opportunity to critically engage and interrogate the rich and complex histories as a pathway to improve the relevance of the subject in the continent.
he USSR and the Cold War Crises in Black Africa
Authors: Voevodskiy Alexander
Published: October 2023

The article examines the peculiarities of Soviet policy in Africa and its evolution in the 1960s and 1970s by the example of three regional crises of the Cold War — the Congolese crisis of 1960—1965, the Angolan crisis of 1975 and the Ogaden War of 1977—1978. The USSR worked its way up from the defeat in the Congo, when the Soviet leadership had a vague idea of African realities, to participation in repelling foreign intervention in Angola in 1975 and providing massive military assistance to Ethiopia in 1977—1978. The scale of these operations, which were carried out at a considerable distance from the borders of the Soviet Union, testifies not only to the increased military and logistical capabilities of the USSR, but also to its more thoughtful approach to choosing allies on the African continent. The participation of Cuban troops in the armed conflicts in Angola and Ogaden became an important success factor as well.
Neocolonialism in the Sphere of Education and Mass Media in Africa: Transition from Cultural to Digital Imperialism
Authors: Gribanova Valentina
Published: October 2023

For the majority of African countries dismantling of the colonial system in the middle of the Twentieth century resulted mostly in political independence with weak economical foundations. This reality paved their way from colonial to neocolonial dependence. Colonialism, in the modern sense, is not only the conquest and exploration of new territories, it is a way of thinking and interacting, a system of discursive operation of power. Neocolonialism, while pursuing the same goals as the classical colonial regime, was in many ways more complicated and sophisticated, affecting the fields of ideology, culture, science, education and information. In the 1970s, the thesis was put forward that cultural expansion was a kind of imperialism i.e. cultural imperialism. Since the late 1980s the term “cultural imperialism” has disappeared from the social sciences, while the phenomenon of indirect control of former colonies has remained. The question of the independence of the cultural and information sphere in Africa has not been resolved to these days. The countries of the African continent throughout the twentieth century were not equal participants in information interactions, acting either as objects of consideration and study or as consumers of information. Although in the first decade of the twenty-first century Africa experienced a boom in mobile communication and social networking, and the widespread diffusion of information technology inspired optimism and hope for a fair exchange of information, at that time there was talk of imperialism again, but this time of informational or digital imperialism. Although the term is not yet universally accepted, it represents a form of neo-colonialism aimed at the continued exploitation of African peoples.
On the Path to Mutual Understanding
Authors: Davidson Apollon
Published: October 2023

The article presents some episodes from the history of Russia's relations with the countries and peoples of the African continent, which contributed to the formation of a positive image of our country in Africa. From the time of the colonial division to the present day, Africans have seen and see in Russia an alternative to the West that colonized them, since our country did not have colonies in Africa. For Africans, it has always been an ally in their struggle for independence, since it has itself opposed the West throughout its history.
Ivan Potekhin and the First International Congress of Africanists in 1962
Authors: Kovalev Mikhail
Published: October 2023

The article is devoted to the role of I. I. Potekhin (1903—1964), a Soviet scientist, one of the founders of the Soviet African Studies, in the organization of the First International Congress of Africanists, held in Ghana on December 11—18, 1962. On the basis of archival documents, the painful process of preparation headed by I. I. Potekhin the Soviet delegation to participate in the congress. This example clearly demonstrates the sluggishness of the Soviet bureaucracy, which was unable to respond to the challenges of the time, to capture really relevant, and not imaginary, social, political and scientific trends. As a result, the Soviet delegation turned out to be very modest in number, contrary to initial expectations. The opportunity to go to Africa was not given to those who needed it. Nevertheless, for Soviet scientists who nevertheless went to Ghana, participation in the congress turned out to be successful and useful. The article showed that, despite the commitment to dogmatic Soviet Marxism, I. I. Potekhin managed to build quite successful business relations with both Western and African colleagues, which undoubtedly had a positive effect on the process of organizing the First Congress of Africanists. Although the congress was not without sharp disputes and discussions, its work, on the whole, took place in a friendly atmosphere. Potekhin’s stubborn desire to develop African studies outside the Western world fit into the decolonization discourse and was clearly ahead of its time. It is concluded that the congress in Ghana has become an important milestone in the development and institutionalization of world African studies.
Ethiopia: the Experience of an Independent State in the Conditions of the Colonial Partition of Africa
Authors: Tsypkin Georgy
Published: October 2023

The article discusses the reasons explaining the phenomenon of preserving the independence for almost two millennia of the oldest Christian state of Tropical Africa — Ethiopia. These reasons include the awareness of itself as an “island of true faith in the sea of Islam and paganism”, the traditions and mentality of feudal Ethiopian society, its military organization, and most importantly, the completion of the process of centralization of the country, which allowed Emperor Menelik II to use the entire state economic and military potential of the country in the war against Italy, which tried to enslave Ethiopia during the “scramble for Africa” at the end of the 19th century.
A Source Analysis of the History of the Charitable Activities of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna
Authors: Belchinkova Svetlana
Published: October 2023

The author has made an attempt to make a comprehensive source analysis of the history of charitable, merciful and educational activities of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872—1918). The article notes the main directions of charitable and merciful (in wartime and postwar years) activities of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Based on the analysis of five sets of sources (statistical compilations, reports of charitable institutions, periodicals, archival materials and memoirs) of undoubted scientific and cognitive value, the author also investigates the distinctive approach of the Empress to the cause of social assistance and the extent of her personal participation in the charitable projects under her care.
New European Historical Writing: Formation of a Research Paradigm
Authors: Bobkova Marina
Published: October 2023

The study of Western European historical writing as a separate research area of historical science — social source studies — is calculated over several decades (essentially, since the beginning of the 21st century). Although, the methodological tools for developing a research paradigm in this direction began to take shape as early as the 70s—80s of the 20th century. This is largely due to the fact that, in the perception of the Russian historical community, the history of historical thought for quite a long time occupied a far from leading position in comparison with political, socio-economic history or the history of culture. This is quite understandable by the subject of her research, which, of course, is not basic in the structure of society, but, nevertheless, has a significant impact on its development, since one way or another, the attitude of the individual, society to the past determines the picture of world perception. Most of the categories that are used in the study of the history of historical knowledge (historical consciousness, time, development, etc.) are interdisciplinary in nature. Perhaps that is why the study of the history of historical consciousness in historiography was more often the occupation of philosophers who reflected on its problems, and not of historians themselves, who drew their conclusions on the basis of historical sources. Nevertheless, summarizing the historiographical situation in the study of this area of history, we can say that in the Western and Russian research traditions this topic arose quite early, is constantly in demand and is considered in various aspects. Turning to this topic, we will trace the history of the formation of scientific tools for studying texts as a social phenomenon on the example of the work of both domestic and foreign researchers.
“Love to the Miserable” of Old Rus Princes: Saint Vladimir and Andrey Bogolyubsky
Authors: Guimon Timofey
Published: October 2023

“Love to the miserable” was one of characteristics of a good prince in Old Rus. Many times written sources mention alms-giving by Rus princes. For example, most of the so-called necrologues (characteristics of deceased princes accompanying announcements of their passing away in Rus chronicles) mention alms-giving. Almost always necrologues do not present any details of this, except in the case of Andrey Bogolyubsky (the “God-loving”, killed in 1174). This prince is said to have initiated delivering food and drinks for the poor and the prisoners in wagons riding along the streets. This is a clear parallel to the practice of St. Vladimir (d. 1015), the prince of Kiev and the baptizer of Rus. This practice is reported by the Rus “Primary Chronicle” s. a. 996, as an element of the description of Vladimir’s “golden age”. Andrey Bogolyubsky is known to have imitated Vladimir in other respects, and that is why it is the most probable that Andrey deliberately copied Vladimir’s practice of alms-giving, which, in turn, in the 12th century was still an element of the historical memory.
Gaius Cilnius Maecenas and His Circle in the Cultural Atmosphere of the Golden Age of Augustus
Authors: Nikishin Vladimir
Published: October 2023

The article is devoted to the life and work of Gaius Cilnius Maecenas, friend and colleague of emperor Augustus. In historiography Maecenas usually appears as the “minister of the interior” and even the “minister of propaganda” of the Roman Empire. According to the author, Maecenas was a new type of politician: soft, modest, devoid of political ambitions, who loved art and got used to luxury. Maecenas was Augustus' confidante and an obedient instrument in his hands. He went down in history as the head of a literary circle and the patron of such poets as Virgil, Horace and Propertius. Maecenas was, in modern terms, an effective “manager”, a generous “sponsor” and a talented “producer”, who created the ideology of the “golden age” of Augustus.
Problems of Russian Historiography of Women’s Charitable Ministry in the Early Church
Authors: Posternak Andrey
Published: October 2023

The article considers a brief review of the Russian historiography of women’s charitable ministry in the Early Church and its continuity in the XIX —early XXI century. Women’s charity in Russia and in Europe has historically devel-oped as an institutional phenomenon based on сhristian principles. The mem-bers of the ancient women’s institutes, whose functions included social activi-ties, were called deaconesses, widows, elders, virgins. Russian scholars began to be interested in this women’s orders since the XIX century, when in Russia women gradually began to actively engage in public charitable activities and there was a search for institutionalization of a new women’s Church ministry, an alternative to monastic and humanitarian. The interest of scholars often had not only a theoretical, but also a church-practical orientation, as it was associ-ated with the activation of missionary and parish activities within the Ortho-dox Church. In the article, the main scientific and journalistic works on wom-en’s ministry are considered on the problems within the chronological blocks: before 1917, in 1917—1991 and after 1991. The authors described and ana-lyzed women’s charity in ancient times, and also tried to justify for their time new institutional ministries in the Church, in particular deaconesses. However, the revival of such women’s ministry is closely connected not so much with the needs of modern society as with the needs of the Church and the church-wide consciousness.
The Role and Place of Central Asia in Modern Russian-Indian Relations: Historical Perspectives
Authors: Vasilev Stanislav
Published: October 2023

The perspective of modern Russian-Indian relations can be revised with the appearance of regions whose importance is changing in the modern world. Such regions in Russian-Indian relations include Central Asia, whose geopolitical role is growing significantly in international relations. The region is perceived by Russia as a near abroad, while India identifies it as a significant strategic direction, part of an extended neighborhood. For New Delhi, the importance of Central Asia is determined by the need to stop the spread of radical religious movements in the link between Central Asia and South Asia, significant transit opportunities in the region, and fuel and energy resources. Separately, the need for India to balance the influence of the Chinese-Pakistani link on the Central Asian states should also be noted. In this regard, there is an interest for New Delhi to conduct a dialogue with Russia as a force stabilizing the region, concerning the coordination of efforts and actions along the Central Asian vector of the foreign policy of both states. However, in order to strengthen the corresponding dialogue Russia needs to understand how the Hindutva ideology, which lies in the ideological and value basis of the ruling BJP party in India, can affect the Central Asian vector of New Delhi’s foreign policy. In addition, it is important to correlate India’s recent initiatives in Central Asia with their possible integration into joint Russian-Indian interactions. The article draws conclusions about the insignificant influence of the Hindutva on the implementation of India’s foreign policy attitudes, as well as the importance of strengthening multilateral contacts in Central Asia with the simultaneous participation of Moscow and New Delhi.
The Date of a Town’s Foundation as an Argument in the Debates on Its Status: the Case of St Albans
Authors: Anisimova Anna
Published: October 2023

The article investigates one possible argument in a dispute about the (burghal) status of a medieval settlement typical for seigneurial towns of medieval England. It is the date of the foundation or appearance of the town in question. Having a burghal status implied that the settlement would have certain right sand privileges, that’s whyt owns people usually tried to proveit by different means, while their lord, especially if it was a monastic one, refused to acknowledge it. The temporal factor appeared to be significant in such discussion, considering that if the appearance of the town preceded the foundation of the monastery (that was its seigneur), then it would allow the former to claim the status of a royal town, even if only it the past. This fact also gave the townspeople opportunity to accuse their monastic lord in usurpation of royal powers. In the article, this issue is analyzed on the example of St Albans, a monastic town, situated in the county of Hertfordshire. This town had a very antagonistic relationship with its seigneur – the local abbey. The fact that this monastery possessed an extensive historiographical tradition allows us to determine how the monastic house constructed the history of the monastery and that of its town within the context of their adversarial relationship. It is remarkable that the references to an ancient foundation appeared at a certain point of the struggle between the town and the monastery, in the 14th century, but had already disappeared by the end of the century from the townspeople’s discourse.
Book Editions of the All-Russian Population Census of 1897 as the First Experience of Large-scale Publication of Data in State Statistics. Source Study by Means of Cultural Analytics
Authors: Akasheva Anna
Published: October 2023

The problem of studying the polygraphic image of the census of 1897 with the help of visual computer analysis of bindings and covers of 144 editions of its materials is considered. The idea of the study is based on the image editing technique proposed by Lev Manovich. Four variants of the census publication were identified, two of them were analyzed in detail — a collection of tray copies and simple editions without bindings. It is these “people's” publications that clearly show the scale of publication of government statistics materials, which the Central Statistical Committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs had to face for the first time. The conclusion is made about the possibility of using the Inkscape vector graphics editor in matters when it is necessary to study the general and special in the design of historical documents of a printing publication.
The Chronicle’s Story about Simons’s Ordination of Metropolitan in 1495 and the Peculiarities of Russian Church’s Elite Formation
Authors: Usachev Andrey
Published: October 2023

The article deals with the origins and the informative potential of the chronicle’s description of the abbot Simon’s ordination of metropolitan in 1495. It was established that the first version of this story was fixed at the metropolitan chair shortly after the event described by the eyewitness. This version is presented in the Vologodsko-Permskaya chronicle. Afterwards under the influence of the Chin of Simon’s ordination the story was rewritten in the spirit of the authorities’ «symphony». In this kind this episode had become the part of the Svod 1518, the Sofiiskaya II chronicle, the Voskresenskaya chronicle and others. The first version tells about the feast, organized by Simon before consecration for close to him elders from the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius monastery who had helped him to govern the monastery. The most of them was from the gentry and had taken of monastic vows in the old age. It was impossible to prepare them for the role of abbots or bishops. That’s why despite the closeness to Simon nobody from them was ordinated.
Sources on the Manufacture of Medicines by the Aptekarskii Prikaz (Apothecary Chancery) (1629—1672)
Authors: Khudin Kirill
Published: October 2023

The article is devoted to a source study of the documents of the Aptekarskii Prikaz (Apothecary Chancery) (a medical institution in Russia in the 16—17th centuries) related directly to its pharmaceutical function — manufacture of medicines. The study examines a corpus of sources containing information on the production processes and formulation of manufactured medicines, their classification and typology is carried out, the nomenclature is revealed. The analysis of the documents shows the diversity of medicines produced in the Aptekarskii Prikaz, as well as the wide geography of origin of the raw materials used for this purpose.
Unknown Fragment of the Inspection Books of Derevskaya Pyatina by Grigory Plescheev of 1573
Authors: Frolov Alexey
Published: October 2023

The article attributes a fragment of land description of Shegrinsky pogost of Novgorod Derevskaya Pyatina, stored in F. 1209 RGADA among unidentified sheets of unknown origin (Inventory 1. Part 3. File 268). It has been established that the two investigated sheets belong to the collection of inspection books of Derevskaya Pyatina by Grigory Plescheev of 1573 and belong to one of the most destroyed parts of this collection: until now, only one sheet was known about Shegrinsky pogost. Observations were made on when the examined fragment could have been removed from the collection and under what circumstances it was rediscovered, why it was put among the documents of the archive of estate land and fiefdom property institutions, while the convolute origins from the archive of the financial office, and why it has not been attributed until now.
The Discoverer of the Denisovan Human: to the Anniversary of Academician Anatoly Panteleevich Derevianko
Authors: Usov Alexey
Published: October 2023

For more than six decades, the scientific director of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the SB RAS, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Anatoly Panteleevich Derevianko devoted to studying the problems of the Ancient Stone Age of Asia and America, the initial human settlement of the Euro-Asian subcontinent, chronostratigraphy and correlation of Paleolithic cultures in arid zones of Eurasia, reconstruction of the ancient history of the Far East from the Paleolithic era to the Early Middle Ages. The article focuses on his outstanding achievements in the organization and development of Russian historical science, an invaluable contribution to the study of the ancient history of mankind, the creation of the leading Russian scientific school of archaeologists, the preservation and popularization of the historical and cultural heritage of the country, a huge contribution to the study of the historical past of Siberia and the Russian Far East. Joint research with paleogeneticists and anthropologists of human remains aged approx. The 50 thousand years obtained during the expedition work led by A. P. Derevianko made it possible to substantiate the existence of a previously unknown to science population of a fossil human called Homo denisovan (Denisovan human).
“Great Atlant”: Emperor Ferdinand III (1637—1657) as a German National Hero
Authors: Lazareva Arina
Published: October 2023

The article deals with the appearance of the image of the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III as a national hero in German journalism. There are still not many works devoted to Ferdinand III in historiography. The discussion surrounding his reign continues to highlight the weakness of imperial power during the Congress of Westphalia. The traditions of glorification of rulers were acquired in German printed publications of the middle of the 17th century pronounced national connotation. The Peace of Westphalia gave a new impetus to the development of the German national idea. Despite the emperor’s loss of some important prerogatives during the Congress of Westphalia, Ferdinand III turned on the pages of printed matter into a “German hero” who ended the Thirty Years’ War (1618—1648), who recreated the unity of the Empire and became its full head. The emperor is presented in the writings of the era as the defender of the German nation, thanks to whom the Empire was not only able to withstand thirty years of military chaos, but proved its viability and even reached a new peak. Constructing the image of a national hero, the authors addressed both the real political possibilities of the imperial power after the conclusion of the Peace of Westphalia, and the moral arsenal of virtues, which the emperor had. The ideas of his inherent patriotism and his desire to care for the Fatherland constituted the main components of the image of the ideal ruler and national hero and firmly entered the national discourse. During his lifetime, publicists turned Ferdinand III into a symbol of the German nation and laid the foundation for similar writings in subsequent eras.
Community and Its Structure in the Local Antiquarian Writing in the 17th Century
Authors: Palamarchuk Anastasia
Published: October 2023

The works of the late Tudor and the early Stuart antiquaries made up the intellectual space for specification and autonomization of the social from the other segments of the collective conscience. The substantial complex of the antiquarian text was written by the authors who were connected with the English local provincial communities by their origin, family connections or career. They defined a peripherical local community describing its precise territorial boundaries, taking it for the semantic center of the whole English kingdom. The local community was represented as the most perfect part of the whole English landscape, while its members were provided with all positive qualities.
Elizabeth I and Cicero: between Clemency and Justice
Authors: Dmitrieva Olga
Published: October 2023

The article focuses on the Elizabeth I’s translation of Cicero’s speech “Pro Marcello” done by the Queen in the 1590s. The English version of his oration is analyzed in the context of Elizabethan political culture. Cicero praised Julius Caesar’s “clementia” towards his political rivals as the most precious moral virtue of a ruler. Textual analysis of Elizabeth’s translation demonstrates its adequacy to the original and the lack of any ideologically motivated censorship. She skillfully used the vocabulary of ciceronian republican discourse widespread in the so called “Elizabethan monarchical republic”. But Elizabeth’s own public rhetoric reveals that among the royal virtues she would give priority to justice over clemency. In her realpolitik the Queen never hesitated to use the sword of justice against her enemies. It seems that the translation of “Pro Marcello” only strengthened her conviction that the ruler’s clemency could undermine his personal security as well as that of the state, and mercy was not the most effective instrument of curbing the political opponents.
Military Transformations in Sweden and Norway During the Swedish-Norwegian Conflict on the Turn of the 19th — 20th Centuries (According to the Russian Diplomatic Correspondence)
Authors: Sadova Lyudmila
Published: October 2023

The arms race that unfolded at the turn of the 19th — 20th centuries in Sweden and Norway coincided with the development of the crisis in Swedish-Norwegian relations. Norway's struggle within the framework of the union with Sweden to expand its rights and gain greater independence led to an increase in discontent in public and political circles in Sweden, and the increasing pace of modernization of the armed forces of both countries generated mutual suspicions, rumors and accusations of purposeful activities against the “fraternal people”. Relying on the documents of the Archive of the Foreign Policy of the Russian Empire, in particular on the reports of Russian diplomats who carefully observed the course of the conflict and carefully described all the events on the pages of their reports, the question is raised whether it is possible to talk about the Swedish-Norwegian conflict as the main reason for military reforms, whether the measures taken by the two countries were exclusively directed against each other. It can be concluded, to which Norwegian researchers also come, that the military buildup by Sweden and Norway at the turn of the 19th — 20th centuries was the result of a complex of reasons: firstly, it occurred in the context of the pan-European process of strengthening the armament of European states, and secondly, it was closely related to the growth of Norwegian nationalism and was perceived as part of the on national identity, characteristic of that time and thirdly, was in close interaction and influenced by the problems associated with the constitutional crisis of 1890—1905.
“Scandinavian Transit” in Russian-English Relations (1914—1918)
Authors: Novikova Irina
Published: October 2023

This article is dedicated to one of the insufficiently studied issues of the First World War as a role of the Allied transit trade through Scandinavia. It deals with the organization of the Based on the materials of the archives — the Archive of the Foreign Policy of the Russian Empire (AVPRI), the Russian State Archive of the Navy (RGA VMF), as well as the Russian State Historical Archive (RGIA), the article examines such issues as the organization of transit supplies through neutral Sweden, the activities of the Russian-English joint stock company “Transito”, identifies factors that hindered the development of Allied transit trade in Northern Europe. The author comes to the conclusion that neutral Sweden received the greatest dividends from the transit trade of the Entente countries through Scandinavia, while for Russia the supplies of allied goods through Sweden did not justify themselves, as well as the Russian government’s orientation on foreign military orders did not justify itself in general.
The Activity of Russian and Norwegian Historians to Get a Cross-Border Dialogue Going in the 1970s to 2020s
Authors: Tevlina Victoria
Published: October 2023

This article is devoted to representatives of the humanities and social sciences, viz. historians from Russia and Norway and their many-sided activities, thanks to which a dialogue across the borders in the field of Russian-Norwegian, Russian-Scandinavian relations, the history of life in the North, polar history with more, became a reality. Their interaction within scholarly research which also aimed at supporting the traditions of good neighbourliness between states, began in the 1970s in the period of the Cold War, reaching its peak in the post-Soviet period, in the 1990s — 2020s. Important joint results were achieved within scholarly research, education, publishing, popularization and other activity of historians, working in institutions of higher education both in the Russian North and Northern Norway, as well as in the capitals of the two neighbouring states.
Teaching of the Humanities in the Russian-Norwegian School in Murmansk
Authors: Ilyichova Mariya
Published: October 2023

The article covers the experience of work of the Russian-Norwegian School in Murmansk, the unique project in this sphere of cooperation of the two countries in Russia. The author considers the goals and the main characteristics of the School; special attention is paid to teaching the humanities — History, Social Sciences, Religion and Ethics. The author shows their place in the curriculum, demands to teaching practice of them, and criteria of evaluation, as well as the forms of organization of the study process and methods of teaching. Both achievements and weak points in the School’s work are analysed. The experience of the Russian-Norwegian school can be used in the domestic education system — in the organization of various programs and educational projects of regional studies, in extracurricular work with schoolchildren and students, in experimental forms and methods of teaching.
The Image of A. V. Suvorov Through the Eyes of the Participants in the Campaign of 1799
Authors: Bolt Valentina
Published: October 2023

Figure A. V. Suvorov has been a reference military leader for more than two centuries in Russian historical memory. His image began to be formed during the life of the general, and by 1799 his name was widely known both in Russia and abroad. Participants in the last military campaign of the field marshal noted in their memoirs his appearance, atypical for traditional idea of a Russian hero, but it was offset by the strength of his character, intelligence and memory of numerous victories that connected him with veterans of not only the Russian, but also the Austrian army. Among the contemporaries of the campaigns of 1799, there were different attitudes to the extraordinary behavior of the commander, but all agreed that he was a bright figure and knowingly became the subject of numerous historical anecdotes.
Visualization of the Second World War in the Cnema of the USA 1942—1945
Authors: Buranok Sergey
Published: October 2023

In modern studies on the history of wars, a fairly popular direction is the study of information discourse specifics. Аn appeal to the methods of historical imagology will make it possible to trace the evolution of the process of visualization and mythologization of the Second World War in US cinematography more accurately. The authors analyzed the changes in the features of war visualization in 1942—1945 Without the study of the basic principles, methods, mechanisms and tools of this process it is extremely difficult to understand the peculiarities of the development and interaction of cinema and US propaganda at subsequent historical stages and the present. American scientists have achieved significant results in the study of directors’ creative biographies, in the specifics of their interaction with federal government bodies, and in the analysis of the activities of the Office of War Information in the field of cinematography.
O lagarto: “uma história de fadas” contada nas palavras de Saramago e na xilogravura de J. Borges
Authors: Wanderley Naelza de Araújo
Published: October 2023

A escrita de Saramago direcionada para o público infantil explicita-se apenas em A maior flor do mundo. Entretanto, a republicação da obra O lagarto, através do suporte livro com ilustrações, reapresenta essa narrativa ao público leitor de forma que as palavras de Saramago e as xilogravuras de J. Borges recontem essa história de fadas, aproximando-a definitivamente também do universo infantil e juvenil. Dessa forma, este artigo tem como objetivo observar como as narrativas, a verbal e a verbovisual, desenvolvem-se no livro O lagarto estabelecendo, através da relação palavra-imagem, não somente o diálogo, mas também a complementação e até mesmo a ampliação de sentidos dos textos em cada leitura.
Figurações do (neo)barroco em José Saramago
Authors: Cardozo Brandão Vanessa
Published: October 2023

Esse trabalho se propõe a aproximar a ótica do narrador de José Saramago da perspectiva barroca, a partir da tensão dialética característica da alegoria tal como elaborada por Walter Benjamin (1984). Associamos a modernidade da alegoria benjaminina na literatura, enquanto jogo dialético que expressa o conflito e o dilaceramento do sujeito diante da condição precária de sua existência, para aporesentar a posição do narrador como estratégia autoral fundamental para apresentação da visão de mundo do autor português. Tal como percebemos, a alegoria corresponderá a uma “responsabilidade da forma” (nos temos de Roland Barthes) de José Saramago, autor reconhecido pela fortuna crítica como engajado com uma escrita política, articulando a denúncia social com a força expressiva de uma escrita dialógica e dialética, atravessada pela ironia e jogo com o leitor.
“Ossos do ofício”: o romance inacabado de José Saramago
Authors: Gonçalves Adriana
Published: October 2023

O romance inacabado de José Saramago, publicado em 2014, traz mais uma vez à cena narrativa de sua obra o universo do trabalho. A vinculação ao ofício aparece inúmeras vezes ocupando certa centralidade do enredo das obras do autor, como é o caso de História do cerco de Lisboa, Levantado do chão e A caverna, cada um com sua problematização específica. Embora a trama não esteja em sua totalidade, é possível alinhavarmos alguns caminhos na problematização da relação entre o sujeito e a sociedade capitalista que o comporta, a partir de índices textuais e construções estéticas. Importa-nos perceber como Saramago costura na trama narrativa o dilema ético frente a cesura do mundo, a partir do protagonista arthur, um burocrata padrão, funcionário de uma indústria bélica. Contrasta com arthur sua ex-mulher, felícia, que o adverte a todo o momento para uma responsabilidade cívica. Nos interessa nesta investigação aquela concepção de ética contida no discurso fundante do capitalismo, discutida nos estudos weberianos (1999, 2003, 2004, 2013) percebendo as reverberações deste discurso encontradas na justificação do personagem protagonista para a dedicação inquestionável ao seu ofício (ARENDT, 1999).
José Saramago 100 anos
Authors: Guerini Andréia , Grossegesse Orlando
Published: October 2023

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A ficção em movimento: História, identidade e figuras em José Saramago
Authors: Reis Carlos
Published: October 2023

Os três elementos de análise que estruturam este texto referem-se a grandes eixos de desenvolvimento da obra de José Saramago. A História, particularmente nos romances dos anos 80, constitui um importante domínio temático representado naqueles romances, incidindo sobre diferentes épocas e acontecimentos; a identidade reporta-se a momentos históricos significativos, em que a condição portuguesa é questionada (fundação da nação, emergência do salazarismo, etc.); as figuras correspondem a individualidades que, provindas da História, são objeto de refiguração literária (p. ex., D. Afonso Henriques ou D. João V).