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The Appearance of the Hippocentaur in the Heraldry of the Nobility of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania [PDF]
Lithuanian Historical Studies, 2012 The Centaur or Hippocentaur in the heraldry of the nobility of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania has been little investigated. This theme is a not yet fully exhausted granary of heraldic studies, which, due to the lack of primary sources, raises more questions than it has answers for scholars.
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Acta Baltico-Slavica, 2015 Co-existence of languages in the area of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the light of the works of Jan Karłowicz The article discusses the issues of the co-existence of languages in the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the consequences of the
Elżbieta Koniusz
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Multiscripturality in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania: New Research Approaches [PDF]
East European Politics and Societies: and Cultures, 2019 The paper deals with the problem of using different languages of writing in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries. Among them there were: Latin, Polish, Ruthenian, Church Slavonic, Lithuanian, German, Yiddish, Hebrew, Arabic and Greek, written in five alphabets: Latin, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Arabic and Greek.
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On the nature of civilization in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Lietuvos istorijos studijos, 1996 The article by the medievalist historian presents a critical review of the reports on the nature of civilization in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in Polish, Russian, German, and Lithuanian historiography based on the definition of civilization by the Polish theorist of history, Feliks Koneczny ("Civilization is a method of arranging communal ...
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The General Confederation of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1734–1736) [PDF]
Lithuanian Historical Studies, 2003 This article deals with the issue of the political alliance of the nobility of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (GDL) – the activity of the General Confederation of the GDL between 1734 and 1736 focusing on issues which have not been researched properly up to now.
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Minor epic: Notes toward a different “Anthropoetry”
Anthropology and Humanism, Volume 51, Issue 1, June 2026.Abstract Anthropologists have often turned to poetry as a means of accessing emotional registers of which conventional academic prose is unable to avail. In doing so, they have tacitly conflated poetry with lyric poetry, today probably the most widely practiced poetic genre, associated in particular with the expression of inner feelings and subjectival
Stuart McLean
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Knygotyra, 2023 Dear Colleagues, This year marks the celebration of a remarkable event in the cultural history of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania – the establishment of the printing house of Francysk Skaryna in Vilnius and the beginning of book printing in Lithuania. The
Rimvydas Petrauskas
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British Journal of Management, Volume 37, Issue 2, April 2026.Abstract The main goal of the study is the quantification of the disparities in the recycling rates of the individual types of waste in the European Union member countries. The data on the waste recycling rates for the period 2004–2021 come from Eurostat. A linear regression analysis is engaged for the analytical processing.
Beata Gavurova +3 more
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Shades of empire: Evidence from Swedish and Polish–Lithuanian partitions in the Baltics
The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 1, Page 342-376, February 2026.Abstract In this study, we explore the long‐run effects of Swedish and Polish–Lithuanian imperial legacies in the Baltic region. Using a robust regression discontinuity design, we identify persistent differences in socio‐economic development across the South Livonia–Courland and the South Livonia–Lettgallia borders that emerged as a result of the ...
Theocharis N. Grigoriadis, Alise Vitola
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Geography Compass, Volume 20, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT This article explores the development of Italian popular and educational cartography following the national unification of 1861. While Italy had a long‐standing cartographic tradition dating back to the Renaissance, this tradition had rapidly declined in the late modern age due to political fragmentation. The late 19th century saw a revival of
Matteo Proto
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