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A Civil War Heroine Liudmila Mokievskaya-Zubok: Historical Documents and Fictional Character [PDF]
The article discusses the influence of historical evidence about Liudmila Mokievskaya-Zubok on her fictional character. Mokievskaya-Zubok was a heroine of the Russian Civil War, the only famous female commander of the armored train.
Olga A. Simonova
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Obituaries / Nécrologies [PDF]
WILLIAM RODNEY 5 January 1923 – 26 March 2012 DFC, BA, MA, PhD, FRGS, FR.Hist.S., Professor ...
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The astronomer - N. N. Donitch [PDF]
This paper describes a history of friendship and collaboration between the astronomers N. Donitch and A.A. Baikov. Information on other astronomers L.V. Okulitch and E.A. Von der Pahlen, and meteorologists V.H. Dubinskii and Nina Gouma, can also be found.
Baikov A.A., Gaina A.
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Witnessing history: a personal view of half a century in public health [PDF]
Former Chief Medical Officer Sir Kenneth Calman recently celebrated 50 years in medicine. It was a period which saw the evolution of the public health agenda from communicable diseases to diseases of lifestyle, the change from a hospital-orientated ...
Bergman, B.P. +3 more
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The Meanings of ‘Life’:Biology and Biography in the Work of J.S. Haldane (1860-1936) [PDF]
In the course of his somewhat unorthodox career in science, the physiologist John Scott Haldane occasionally turned to biography to portray the aims and values that he associated with such a career.
Sturdy, Steven
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Several distinguished archaeologists who had close links to the Institute have died during the past year. Brief obituaries are given here and reference made to some of the many longer obituaries available elsewhere.
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Axel Leijonhufvud: A personal recollection from an Austrian perspective
Professor Axel Leijonhufvud passed away few months ago, at the age of 89. Despite the fact that the contribution he made to economics has been widely recognized, his approach remains ‘problematic’ because of his dialogue and proximity with different ...
Carmelo Ferlito
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Controlling the Field: Memory, Labor, and Ethics in Oral Histories of Brazilian Human Genetics
This article examines how oral histories of twentieth‐century human genetics in Brazil reveal the politics of memory of fieldwork. Through a comparative analysis of interviews with prominent geneticist Francisco M. Salzano and technician Girley V. Simões, who worked with him for most of his career, this study explores the narrative strategies each ...
Rosanna Dent +1 more
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The people of the Church in the obituaries of the newspaper «Olonets diocesan Bulletin»(1898– 1918) [PDF]
This publication presents bibliographic information created on the basis of obituaries published in the informal part of the magazine «Olonets diocesan Gazette (1898– 1918).
Urvantseva Natal'ia
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