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New records of the western conifer seed bug Leptoglossus occidentalis (Heteroptera: Coreidae) in Russia and in adjacent territories [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2016 The western conifer seed bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910 was found for the first time in Stavropol Region and in the Republic of North Ossetia – Alania in 2015, in the Republic of South Ossetia in 2013 and 2014, and in the Republic of ...
D.A. Gapon, N.V. Busarova, Yu.E. Komarov
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Syncretism of the New Year’s Greetings Genre: Bilingual Ranking and Strategic Intentions [PDF]
Актуальные проблемы филологии и педагогической лингвистики, 2020 The article covers issues related to the New Year’s addresses of Vyacheslav Zelimkhanovich Bitarov, the head of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, and the Anatoly Ilyich Bibilov, President of the Republic of South Ossetia.
Tatyana Yu. Tameryan +1 more
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Turkic elements in the toponymy of South Ossetia
Ученые записки Казанского университета: Серия Гуманитарные науки, 2021 In this paper, the Turkic elements in the toponymy of South Ossetia were analyzed. Most of these elements have never been previously studied. A brief survey of the history of the study of Turkisms in the toponymy of the region was performed.
Yu.A. Dzitstsojty
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Reviews of Geophysics, Volume 61, Issue 4, December 2023., 2023 Abstract Populations and infrastructure in high mountain regions are exposed to a wide range of natural hazards, the frequency, magnitude, and location of which are extremely sensitive to climate change. In cases where several hazards can occur simultaneously or where the occurrence of one event will change the disposition of another, assessments need ...
Peter Mani +6 more
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Why Fight? The Combatant Careers of the Anti‐Kyiv Fighters in the Donbas War1
Sociological Forum, Volume 38, Issue 4, Page 1220-1244, December 2023., 2023 Based on original qualitative data on the mobilization of anti‐Kyiv combatants during the war in eastern Ukraine (started in 2014), this article suggests an approach for understanding the spontaneous mobilization of nonstate armed groups during contemporary military conflicts.
Natalia Savelyeva, Svetlana Erpyleva
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A counterexample to secularization theory? Assessing the Georgian religious revival
The British Journal of Sociology, Volume 74, Issue 4, Page 581-597, September 2023., 2023 Abstract Secularization theory allows for transitory religious revivals under certain conditions, such as extreme societal crises or state weakness. The country of Georgia has witnessed the largest religious revival of Orthodox countries and one of the most striking religious resurgences worldwide.
Jörg Stolz +3 more
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The War in Ukraine: Risks and Opportunities For the ‘Post‐Soviet South’
Middle East Policy, Volume 30, Issue 3, Page 95-106, Autumn (Fall) 2023., 2023 Abstract The invasion of Ukraine sent shock waves through the South Caucasus and Central Asia, subjecting the eight countries of the post‐Soviet area to economic, political, and social challenges. Refusing to support Russia in circumventing sanctions or taking a stand against the invasion could expose these countries to retaliatory measures.
Emil A. Souleimanov, Yury Fedorov
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External Contestations of Europe: Russia and Turkey as Normative Challengers?*
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 60, Issue 6, Page 1815-1831, November 2022., 2022 Abstract This article aims to explore how Russia and Turkey contest the EU's actorness in their shared neighbourhoods and beyond. By adopting the theoretical lens that exerting actorness requires justification and by conceptualizing contestation as an inherently relational and discursive process, it utilizes qualitative content analysis to trace the ...
Senem Aydın‐Düzgit +1 more
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Amphibians and reptiles of South Ossetia
Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2017 For the first time we have summarised the results of the study of batraho- and herpetofauna of the Republic of South Ossetia. We present an Annotated List of species as authentically living in the region, as well as ever mentioned for it in literature ...
Boris S. Tuniyev +4 more
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Sovremennye Issledovaniâ Socialʹnyh Problem, 2022 The article presents the experience of the authors’ practical work on compiling databases used in documentary linguistics in the study of vocabulary and terminology of office work, which is one of the most pressing problems of Ossetian linguistics ...
Larisa B. Gatsalova +2 more
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