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The Gender of Fossil Fuels: Oil and Domestic Perils in Mandate Palestine

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the gender dynamics behind the rise of kerosene – an oil derivative – as the main domestic fuel in Mandate Palestine. It argues that these dynamics were constitutive in determining who began to use oil, where and for what purposes, in turn demonstrating that women in Palestine were the promoters and targets of a campaign ...
Shira Pinhas
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HISTORY OF RUSSIAN LAW IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF EMIGRATION IN PRAGUE AND BERLIN IN THE 1920S

Вестник Брянского государственного университета, 2022
The article is devoted to the peculiarities of teaching one of the most important academic disciplines in the training of a lawyer — the history of Russian law in educational institutions of the Russian emigration of the first wave. The level of teaching
Mikhalchenko S.I., Tkachenko E.V., Ustinova Yu. N.   +2 more
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‘From the Fields Into the Bars’: The Story of Israel's First Transgender Novel, The Cut (1977)

Gender &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 1977, an Israeli transgender woman, Judy Spotheim, published an autobiographical novel entitled The Cut. It describes the emergence of a trans community in the commercial‐sex areas of Tel Aviv‐Jaffa, hoping to humanise trans women (coccinelles). This article is the first to study the novel and present a biography of Spotheim.
Gil Engelstein, Iris Rachamimov
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THE FUNCTIONING OF BIBLICAL METAPHOR OF EXILE/EXODUS IN A MEMOIR DISCOURSE (ON THE MATERIAL OF MEMOIR TEXTS RUSSIAN EMIGRATION “FIRST WAVE”)

, 2019
The biblical metaphor of exile/exodus as a component of the tropics in the memoir discourse of the Russian emigration of the “first wave” did not become the subject of a special study.

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Russian Migration Policy and Its Impact on Human Development [PDF]

For Russia, migration policy – in terms of internal or/and international migration flows management – was an ever-important element of the State activities. Concentrated on State interests, the policy also resulted in human development.
Irina Ivakhnyuk
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‘Enthusiasts’ and ‘Fanatics’: The Decembrists as a Case Study in French Influence on Russian Culture, Emotions and Thought

History, EarlyView.
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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The Fate of Literary Émigré Generations in the Context of Russia-Latin America Dialogue of Cultures

Известия Уральского федерального университета. Серия 2: Гуманитарные науки, 2016
The paper studies the personal aspect of literary emigration to Latin American countries as a part of the Russian world. Referring to the life and creative work of poet V. F. Pereleshin, writers P. P. Shostakovsky and Yu. G.
Marina Nikolaevna Moseikina
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Change in migrants’ political attitudes: Acculturation and cosmopolitanization

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper investigates change in international migrants’ political attitudes. It theorizes a novel attitudinal typology distinguishing polity‐specific attitudes influenced by national contexts and transnational attitudes forged by migratory experience. It applies the typology to four dimensions of political competition in contemporary Europe:
Eva Krejcova, Filip Kostelka, Nicolas Sauger   +2 more
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Kulturowa tożsamość emigranta rosyjskiego wobec świata zachodniego

Politeja, 2018
The Cultural Identity of the Russian Emigration towards the Western World. Elysian Fields. A Book of Memory by Vasilij Yanovsky Elysian Fields. A Book of Memory by Vasilij Yanovsky The article analyses the problem of a cultural identity in the situation ...
Julita Biniewska
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Vectors and Vector‐Borne Diseases: Biology, Epidemiology and Integrated Control Strategies

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vector‐Borne Diseases (VBDs), transmitted by arthropods such as mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and sandflies, represent a significant threat to global health. These diseases can be caused by a variety of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths.
Roberta Rinaldi, Carmen Scieuzo, Federica De Stefano, Luca Masucci, Patrizia Falabella   +4 more
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