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The article is devoted to a comprehensive study of the Hunnic invasion as a key factor in the transformation of the ethnopolitical map of Eastern Europe.
Daniil I. Manashirov
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A „Divine Sanction” on the Revolt: The Cult of St. Demetrios of Thessalonike and the Uprising of Peter and Asen (1185–1186) [PDF]
The paper examines the role of the cult of St. Demetrius of Thessalonica as a tool of maintaining legitimacy of the anti-Byzantine revolt in Tărnovo, 1185–1186, led by brothers Theodore- Peter and Asen-Belgun, which is viewed in the modern scholarship ...
Dobyčina, Anastasia
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Abstract I argue that Kant's Formula of Humanity should incorporate the category of treating as a mere enemy in the form of a strict prohibition against this form of mistreatment. My proposed expansion will allow Kantian ethics to account for persons being mistreated due to their instrumental disvalue or perceived danger.
Martin Sticker
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Happiness in transition: the case of Kyrgyzstan [PDF]
We analyse self-reported measures of satisfaction with life in a transition country, Kyrgyzstan, using 1993 household survey data. We test whether higher levels of satisfaction are associated with greater economic well-being.
Namazie, Ceema, Sanfey, Peter
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On the natural border: A bio‐geo‐political reading
Abstract This article engages in a critical analysis of the concept of the natural border. It highlights its inherently biopolitical nature by exploring how it intersects with biology, history and geography. In the last decades, critical border studies have deeply questioned the naturality of borders.
Matteo Proto, Francesco Buscemi
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Early Byzantine Baldenheim-Type Helmets in the Dnieper Region
Introduction. Recent finds of Baldenheim-type helmets in the Dnieper (Klimovsk district of Bryansk region, Boldyzhsky Forest and Cherkasy region) indicate the proliferation of prestigious weapons in the territory of the Kolochin and Penkovka cultures ...
Michel Kazanski
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The Role of Contact in Explaining Linguistic Convergence1
Abstract In this paper, I explore the question of how linguistic convergence emerges and what the role of contact might be. My case study is the spread of headed relative clauses built around wh‐relative markers in the Standard Average European languages.
Nikolas Gisborne
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O slavistice, slovanství a slovanských literaturách. Několik reflexí V. Svatoně na dané téma | On Slavic Studies, Slavism and Slavic Literatures Some Thoughts of V. Svatoň on the Topic [PDF]
Vladimír Svatoň became a Russian literary studies scholar and a comparatist, but he approached Russian literary studies not only in the narrow scope of Slavic studies, but in a wider context of the world literature.
Marcel Černý
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“Law and/or Humanity”: The Racial Politics of Squatting in Post‐Transition Budapest
Abstract This paper documents the application of private property logics to social housing in Hungary. It achieves this through a discourse analysis of public media and various district government newsletters published between 1994 and 2000 in the lead‐up to the passage of anti‐squatting legislation known as Lex Juharos.
Jonathan McCombs
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Male and Female Roles in the Perception of Young People Among Belarusians, Bulgarians, and Russians
The inequality of women in various areas of life still holds on, despite all efforts, in many countries, including work, politics and everyday life.
Olga V. Semenova +6 more
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