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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 +3 more
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Dark tourism sites: visualization, evidence and visitation [PDF]
, 2017 Lennon, John
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Transformation of the Agrarian Landscape and Hope in the Central Kalimantan Peatlands
Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, agrarian state programs and corporate strategies seek to transform indigenous Ngaju Dayak into sedentary farmers. Focusing on the notion of transformation, the paper traces whether and how rural people can engage in struggles against structural injustices.
Anu Lounela
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A "former nobleman": survival in soviet realities
Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences, 2018 The issues addressed in the article are of particular relevance for the contemporary historiography due to the absence of systematic studies on the history of the "Soviet nobility" and their adaptation to the Soviet realities. An especially interesting aspect of this topic is the transformation of values and worldview of the nobility in the conditions ...
Martynenko, A.V. +5 more
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Diguise, Containment and the \u3cem\u3ePorgy and Bess\u3c/em\u3e Revival of 1952–1956 [PDF]
, 2001 Life in the cultural shallows tested the character of American art. Where the Depression had encouraged artists to engage in social and political criticism, the early cold war years constricted and confounded them.
Monod, David
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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
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Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Parents of children with disabilities (PCD) often struggle with a complex feelings comprised of joy and despair. On the one hand, they try to accept their child's disability; on the other hand, they fear that this acceptance may lower their aspirations for their child.
Menny Malka, Noga Rahat‐Drihem
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Understanding Fathers Engagement: Contextual Insights From Tajikistan and Azerbaijan
Children &Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research on parental engagement often portrays fathers as less involved in their children's lives compared to mothers. This paper challenges such a perspective by examining fathers' engagement within the socio‐cultural contexts of Tajikistan and Azerbaijan.
Zarina Muminova +2 more
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Devin Fore, Soviet Factography: Reality whithout Realism
Critique d’artDans cet ouvrage, Devin Fore explore le mouvement avant-gardiste soviétique des années 1920 connu sous le nom de factographie et incarné notamment par Sergueï Tretiakov et Dziga Vertov, qui visait à documenter la réalité soviétique en temps réel à travers des médias émergents comme la photographie, le cinéma, la radio et le journalisme.
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