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The treatment of the Soviet Union in eight sixth grade geography textbooks [PDF]

, 1952
Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston ...
Kopp, George T.
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Networks of coercion: Military ties and civilian leadership challenges in China

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Civilian‐led coups are one of the most common routes to losing power in autocracies. How do authoritarian leaders secure themselves from civilian leadership challenges? We argue that autocrats differentiate civilian rivals in part by their social ties to the military.
Tyler Jost, Daniel Mattingly
wiley   +1 more source

The Experience of Publishing Novgorod Kabala Books in Soviet Historical Science: A.I. Yakovlev and V.I. Shunkov

Herald of Omsk University Series Historical Studies
One of the integral parts of a historian's work is working with a historical source, its introduction into scientific circulation and publication. In this article, the author examines the history of publishing Novgorod kabala books of the late 16th - early 17th century in Soviet historical science.
openaire   +1 more source

Complementarity in alliances: How strategic compatibility and hierarchy promote efficient cooperation in international security

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract How can defense alliances reap the efficiency gains of working together when coordination and opportunism costs are high? Although specializing as part of a collective comes with economic and functional benefits, states must bargain over the distribution of those gains and ensure the costs of collective action are minimized.
J. Andrés Gannon
wiley   +1 more source

The logic of secret alliances

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Alliances are typically understood as agreements intended to deter aggression from enemy states. By signaling an ally's commitment to a protégé state, a shared enemy may be deterred from attacking. In light of this signaling logic, secret alliances are puzzling.
Peter Bils, Bradley C. Smith
wiley   +1 more source

A Race to the Stars and Beyond: How the Soviet Union’s Success in the Space Race Helped Serve as a Projection of Communist Power

, 2019
In the modern era, the notion of space travel is generally one of greater acceptance and ease than in times previously. Moreover, a greater number of nations (and now even private entities) have the technological capabilities to launch manned and ...
Lashendock, Jack H.
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Why did Putin invade Ukraine? A theory of degenerate autocracy

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Many dictatorships end up with a series of disastrous decisions such as Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union or Saddam Hussein's aggression against Kuwait. Even if a certain policy choice is not ultimately fatal for the regime, such as Mao's Big Leap Forward or the Pol Pot's collectivization drive, they typically involve both a miscalculation ...
Georgy Egorov, Konstantin Sonin
wiley   +1 more source

Fania (Fanny) Kaplan and the attempted assassination of Vladimir Lenin: Ophthalmologic considerations

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Fania (Fanny) Kaplan (1890–1918), who was reportedly visually impaired, confessed to the attempted assassination of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) in 1918 by shooting him with a pistol. The precise nature of her visual loss is unknown and raises doubts about whether she had sufficient visual function to perform the act ...
Stephen G. Schwartz, Christopher T. Leffler, Peter M. Allen, Andrzej Grzybowski   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A letter from Victor Ukraintsev, a hero of the 1945 uprising in the Mauthausen concentration camp, to Moscow science city – Railways Institute school 1138 Komsomol members (a historical source publication)

Studia Humanitatis
The authors publish a unique historical source, a letter from a Soviet officer Victor Ukraintsev to the students of Moscow school 1138. He participated in the uprising of the Mauthausen concentration camp in 1945.
Saatchian Georgii Rubenovich, Saatchian Maria Georgievna   +1 more
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Computers and chess masters: The role of AI in transforming elite human performance

British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have made significant strides in recent years, often supplementing rather than replacing human performance. The extent of their assistance at the highest levels of human performance remains unclear. We analyse over 11.6 million decisions of elite chess players, a domain commonly used as a testbed for AI
Merim Bilalić, Mario Graf, Nemanja Vaci
wiley   +1 more source