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Historical memory preservation of the Russian Orthodox Church contribution to the victory in the Great Patriotic War

Вестник Тамбовского университета. Серия: Гуманитарные науки, 2019
We present the key directions in the activity of the Russian Orthodox Church in preserving and restoring the historical memory of the Great Patriotic War. We consider the main stages and aspects of the church's activity in this direction.
D. A. Buyukli
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‘Childish’ and ‘Minors’? Deconstructing Prejudice and Identity Transformation Among Spanish Women Religious During the Long Sixties1

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the identity formation process undertaken by Spanish women's religious following the aggiornamento promoted by the Second Vatican Council. Specifically, it seeks to examine the context in which these women lived and acted, analysing the construction of their identities, their capacity for agency and transgression within ...
Verónica García‐Martín
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‘A Sort of Armed Argument’: Ireland's Civil War of Words

History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article sets out to contribute to the study of the languages of European civil wars through outlining and analysing the deployment of language as a weapon by the opposing sides of the Irish independence movement that split over the terms of the Anglo‐Irish Treaty of December 1921.
DONAL Ó DRISCEOIL
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THE ROLE OF THE NAZI PARTY IN THE IDEOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC PREPARATION OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Гуманитарные и юридические исследования, 2021
The subject of the article is topical due to the social context that is the tragic 75th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War. On the other hand, the appeal to the origins of the Second World War is crucial. The reflection over those events has not been
A. A. Anikeev
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State Policy in Social Security of War Invalids during Great Patriotic War (by Example of Vladikavkaz)

Научный диалог, 2018
The directions of activity of authorities and the state on social security of invalids of war during the Great Patriotic war are analyzed. The authors note that the multiple increase in the number of disabled people since the beginning of the Great ...
L. C. Khabliyeva, Z. V. Sosranova
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‘Fine Men from Afar’: Cricket and Empire on the Home Front

History, EarlyView.
Abstract During the Second World War, contrary to enduring images of bombardment and scarcity, people on Britain's ‘Home Front’ continued to take part in a broad array of sporting activities. Cricket played a more significant role in the wartime sporting landscape than many historians have previously recognized.
Michael Collins
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The First World War at Sea: Death, Commemoration and Cultural Remembrance

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Abstract Despite the ever‐increasing body of work devoted to war memorials, national days of remembrance and the commemoration of the First World War in Britain, academic focus remains firmly on the commemoration of the First World War on land. Yet, while the number of people who died at sea paled in comparison to their counterparts on the battlefield ...
ROWAN THOMPSON
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‘Enthusiasts’ and ‘Fanatics’: The Decembrists as a Case Study in French Influence on Russian Culture, Emotions and Thought

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Abstract Participants in Russia's 1825 Decembrist uprising against the Tsarist regime were, quite literally, a case study in French cultural influence upon Russia. This is particularly true as it relates to Russia's emotional cultures. Although this has not, traditionally, been the primary focus of historical analysis of this event (in Soviet or ...
ADAM COKER
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School Board Elections in England and Wales, 1870–1902: An Electoral Experiment?

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Abstract The 1870 Elementary Education Act enabled the creation of school boards in England and Wales. Members were directly elected by the cumulative vote. This method gave each individual voter as many votes as there were seats on a school board, in some cases up to fifteen.
ED GREEN
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HEALTH CARE OF THE STAVROPOL TERRITORY ON THE EVE OF THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR

Гуманитарные и юридические исследования, 2021
The article examines the development of public health services on the eve of the war in the Stavropol Territory. In the prewar period, medical workers and authorities had to face certain difficulties in organizing the health care system. The article also
Yuliya Koshman
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