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Reader’s Notes and Thoughts About Napoleon: Notebook of the Torzhok Merchant Vasiliy Kozminykh [PDF]
Два века русской классикиThe article is devoted to a personal document, the “notebook” of the Torzhok merchant Vasily Kozminykh (1852). The manuscript contains extracts from newspapers and journals, notes on local events, and historical discussions.
Tatyana N. Galasheva
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I.A. Krylov’s “Fables” in F.M. Dostoevsky’s Novel The Idiot [PDF]
Studia LitterarumThe article explores the presence of I.A. Krylov’s “Fables” as a book within a book in F.M. Dostoevsky’s novel The Idiot, making the first approaches to the development of the topic “Dostoevsky and Krylov,” which practically did not attract the attention
Nikolay N. Podosokorsky
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History in the Life and Work of F. M. Dostoevsky [PDF]
Два века русской классикиThe article is devoted to the role of history in the life and work of F. M. Dostoevsky. The writer studied world and Russian history throughout his life.
Nikolay N. Podosokorsky
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Framings of Intervention in Spain: From the Civil War to the Franco Dictatorship
History, EarlyView.Abstract Despite the role of foreign intervention in the Spanish Civil War, the word intervención rarely appeared in contemporary media and official discourse. This article examines the expressions that Republican and rebel authorities used to represent the presence of outside forces in Spain.
Marta Costa Costa
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Speculation in the United Kingdom, 1785‒2019
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Speculation has long been thought to have significant economic effects, but it is difficult to measure, making it challenging to examine these effects empirically. In this paper we measure speculation in the United Kingdom since 1785 by using business and financial reporting in The Times newspaper.
William Quinn +2 more
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Through the prism of aesthetics. Napoleonic myth in the works of Goethe and Nietzsche
Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Language and Literature, 2023 The reception of Napoleon in Germany was carried out under the sign of an aesthetic myth. The aesthetic myth is understood as a set of theories, concepts and texts of culture based on the idea of transforming the world through artistic creativity. Starting with romanticism, the aesthetic myth determines the specifics of the German discourse of culture.
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Regional and local divergence in welfare provision in England and Wales, 1776–1815
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This article uses the township‐level data on welfare expenditure and provision gathered by parish officers in England and Wales at three points between 1776 and 1815 to illuminate regional and local differences during the period. These data have been linked to geographic information system (GIS) mapping systems, facilitating the mapping of ...
John Broad
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Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics
The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 3, Page 900-921, August 2026.Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
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The new poor law and the health of the population of England and Wales
The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 717-756, May 2026.Abstract We estimate the impact of reductions in poor law expenditure on rural life expectancy and mortality rates in England and Wales following the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act. Given the scale of cuts imposed, our estimates imply 8–10 per cent increases in mortality at ages 1–4 years and 2–4 per cent falls in rural expectation of life at birth.
David Green +3 more
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Disintegration, Salvation, and/or Madness in Dostoevsky
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 23, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT Psychological fragmentation and derangement suffuse Dostoevsky's fiction. This paper argues that the madness of Dostoevsky characters derives from intense wounds to the self: humiliating lacerations that impel fugue and disintegration. Such vulnerable, frangible characters seek to escape and deny themselves to avoid being seen for who they are.
Jerry Piven
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