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

open access: yesActa 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
wiley   +1 more source

Political and biological reality checks. [PDF]

open access: yesProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Berenbaum MR.
europepmc   +1 more source

Transformation of the Agrarian Landscape and Hope in the Central Kalimantan Peatlands

open access: yesAsia 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
wiley   +1 more source

Poetics of Abbreviations in the Early Creation of V. Pelevin

open access: yesФилологический класс, 2013
The article examines the poetics of abbreviations as a means of interpreting reality satirical V. Pelevin. Game acronyms and nature of their grouping allowed the author to capture the essence of the Soviet era on the eve of its collapse.
doaj  

What silence reveals: the quiet abandonment of free health care in North Korea. [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Glob Health
Han JH   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Understanding Fathers Engagement: Contextual Insights From Tajikistan and Azerbaijan

open access: yesChildren &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
wiley   +1 more source

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