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This article examines a couple’s miniature portrait, traditionally ascribed to Italian artist Julie Corneo, kept in the collection of the Tansey Miniatures Foundation. Relying on the printed and archival sources, the author was able to establish the identity of the general and his wife shown on the miniature....

... CPSU (in particular, this explains the factional movement, multiparty system as a condition for functioning, the rigidity of politics, etc.); at the same time, the desire of the Chinese for harmony, the philosophic nature of their thinking, greater traditionalism cause a smaller number of factions in the CPC, possibly "soft" cooperation with other parties (with a small number of the latter), etc. The flexibility of Chinese thinking in a very traditional coun­try is surprising by the very ...

... comparative-historical methods that allowed to make following conclusions. Razors of type 1 and flints of types 1—4 were most frequently used in burials both separately and in combination with each other. Items were mainly located near pelvic and femoral bones due the tradition to wear them on the belt. During the specified period household items demonstrated tendency to unification on the form, composition and location in burials. Comparing them with the same items from other necropolis and cities of Order’s state ...

... Eu­rope. However, German democracy and German federalism are often perceived as externally imposed political values as a result of the country's defeat in World War II. Such an attitude needs revising. Of course, Germany did not have the same deep tradition of parliamentarism as France or Great Britain, or federalism like the United States of America, but German history was not de­prived of certain prerequisites for both democracy and federalism. Of course, the state-territorial structure of Kaiser ...

... authorities forced the author to abandon several storylines devoted to the history of the edge. As a result, the work, originally conceived as a story about the fate of the city and its inhabitants in the past and present, turned into a production novel, traditional for Soviet literature, telling about the achievements and problems of ocean fishing and the daily life of Kaliningrad fishermen.

... process closely related to collective memory changes and politics of memory. Scholars have explored the ‘identity dilemmas’ of Kaliningraders, commemorative con­flicts between different groups about the past, and strategies for the ‘invention of traditions’. However, studies into the identity of certain groups of local res­idents (the Polish diaspora or Catholics) cast doubt on the very validity of the question about the identity of Kaliningraders. The experience of Polish schol­ars shows ...

... synoptic publications in the field of history and theory of state and law, published in Russia. The author describes many methodology research schools of Russian jurisprudence and explores their differences and similarities with international research tradition.

... Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Germany, England, USA; cooper­ating with practical departments of the region; managing the Criminal­istics Situology research group under the leadership of T. S. Volchetskaya; under­graduate research activity; keeping traditions of the academic department. The arti­cle concludes that the modern academic department should be the center of training for researchers, academic and pedagogical staff. It is the head of the department who is the center to everything, a key ...

... and development teams of the research­ers, tu­tors, students, journalists, grassroots activists and municipal workers have to be formed. It is stated that a practical realization of any ‘ideal city’ project is neither a ‘social project’ in a traditional sense, nor a set of indices that have to be followed. An ‘ideal city’ project is a model of un­interrupted process of transformation of so­cial, material, informational and other interrelated com­ponents of such city mobile whole. ...

... Этнографическое обозрение. 1977. № 3. 11. Brass P. Ethnic groups and the state. L., 1985. 12. Esman M. Ethnic conflict in the Western World. Ithaca, 1977. 13. Gellner E. Thought and Change. L., 1964. 14. Hobsbawm E., Ranger T. The Invention of Tradition. Cambridge, 1983. 15. Isaacs H. The Idols of the Tribe. N. Y., 1975. 16. Nairn Т. The Break-Up of Britain: Crisis and Neo-Nationalism. L., 1977. 17. Rothchild D. Managing ethnic conflict in Africa. Washington, 1997. 18. Shils E. Primordial,...

The aim of this research is to consider the possibility of applying actornetwork theory (STS) to political processes. The authors analyze B. Latour’s criticism of the traditional political science and sociological approaches to the understanding of different spheres through the prism of ideology and interest. The initial assumptions and main arguments of the actor-network theory are compared with the post-Marxist theory ...

... does not exclude that their predecessors could have lived on the territory in the early and middle Neolithic. Although the antiquities described below are not numerous, they represent a rare case of a coastal zone populated by groups, which have been traditionally associated with the inland territories of the Baltic. 1. Ванкина Л. В. Торфяниковая стоянка Сарнате. Рига, 1970. 2. Гирининкас А. Крятуонас. Средний и поздний неолит ...

... author stresses the special interest of the travelers in the changes in European ladies that took place during the Meiji Revolution and their effect on women of Japanese aristocratic families. The article shows how the Japanese ladies adopted European traditions still maintaining Japanese manners and views. 1. A Collector’s Guide to Books on Japan in English: A Sel ect List of Over 2500 titles with subject index / ed. J. Rogala. L., 2001. 2. A Handbook for Travelers in Japan / B. H. Chamberlain,...

... of different European states. On the example of desertion of the Central Power’s soldiers to Russia one comes to conclusion that changes in the manning system of European armies during the 19th century were one of the most important components of traditional society’s transformation and a vital source of new social practices. 1. Вербловский Г. О взаимной выдаче преступниковъ и дезертировъ // Юридический вестник. 1868. № ...

... Kant’s political philosophy became an object of postmodern critique, also from the standpoint of feminist philosophy. Feminist critique made it possible to develop a new perspective on Kant’s heritage and identify the influence of the patriarchal tradition in his philosophy. 1. Артемьева О. В. Этика заботы: феминистская альтернатива классической философии // Этическая мысль / отв. ред. А. А. Гусейнов....

This article discusses the problem of organizing the movement of secondary resource flows in the system of reverse logistics flows. Traditionally, Consumption is considered the point of origin for all types of reverse flows, however, the question remains unanswered as to whether the secondary resource flows should be distinguished within them. This problem requires solution for the ...

... // Современный либерализм: Ролз, Берлин, Дворкин, Кимлика, Сэндел, Тейлор, Уолдрон. М., 1998. С. 108—137. 5. Berlin I. My intellectual path. L., 2000. 6. Bogason P. Tampering With Tradition: The Unrealized Authority of Democratic Agency. N. Y., 2004. 7. Habermas J. Moral Consciousness and Communicative Action. Cambridge, 1991. 8. Hurley S. Natural Reasons: Personality and Polity. Oxford, 1989. 9. Pettit P. The Common Mind: An ...

The paper focuses on Königsberg’s elites faced with fast changes in the 19th century. The city’s old merchant families were up against increasing competition from new actors – industrialists and bankers – trying to take advantage of the former. The author examines changes in the elites in the course of major economic, social, and political changes 1. Albinus R. Königsberger Lexikon. Würzburg, 2002. 2. Altpreußische Biographie / Hrsg. Ch. Krollmann. Königsberg; Marburg, 1939. T. 1. 3. Carrez M...

... potential, identifying the rates and criteria of structural changes, and developing a mechanism of reforming the structure of economy in view of the availability of highly specialized professionals in the region and based on the practices of developing traditional industries in the Kaliningrad region. 1. Жиронкин С. А. Объектно-субъектные основы структурного регулирования Российской экономики // Известия Иркутской ...

... Vol. 51, № 4. 16. Müller H. Institutionalismus und Regime // Internationale Politik im 21 Jahrhundert / hg. M. A. Ferdowsi. München, 2002. 17. Pfetch F. R. Internationale Politik. Stuttgart, 1994. 18. Wight M. International Theory. The Three Traditions. L., 1996.

....2012). 5. Murtic M. Crisis may cement pan-European identity. URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/article2788270.ece (дата обращения: 16.03.2012). 6. Pasisnychenko A. In Search of the European Identity: A Return to Ancient Greek Tradition. URL: http://athensdialogues.chs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/ athensdialogues.woa/wa/dist?dis=94 (дата обращения: 13.03.2012). 7. The development of European identities: policy and research issues. URL:http://www.eubusiness.com/events/identities-12 ...

... on the specific features of N. O. Lossky’s interpretation of certain logical themes. The author shows that it is determined by the ideal-realistic position of the thinker. “Intuitionistic” logic is presented as a philosophical interpretation of traditional logic in the framework of ideal-realistic teaching. N. O. Lossky relates the rationality of thinking to logic. The article reconstructs certain features of rationality in N. O. Lossky’s philosophical-logical concept. 1. Ермичев А....

... Tarptautinių santykių ir  politikos mokslų institutas. Vilnius, 2007. 6. Talat-Kelpsa L. The Political Decision Making: Division of Authority within Government // Lithuania from Transition to Convergence. Vilnius, 1999. P. 462—481. 7. The Invention of Tradition / ed. by E. Hobsbawm, T. Ranger. Cambridge; N.Y., 1983. 8. Ачкасов В.А. «Изобретение традиции»: роль интеллектуальных элит в «идеологическом производстве» ...

The article is dedicated to the problem of racial segregation in the USA. Harry S. Truman was the first American president to raise the question of the necessity to eliminate this shameful tradition. 1. Basic Readings in U .   S . Democracy . Washington, 1994. 2. Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. Harry S. Truman. 1947. Washington, 1961. 3. Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. Harry S. Truman....

The article focuses on the scientific heritage of Alexander Potebnyа, the central figure in the history of Russian linguistic and philosophical tradition, and Sergey Bulgakov's doctrine of word and language, presented in the work «Philosophy of Name». The comparative analysis reveals the following: a) the key elements of S. Bulgakov’s doctrine historically genetically rooted in A. A. Potebnya's ...

The «empire» category is determined in legal science by historical and political characteristics and based on multi-structural public traditions. Imperial administration strengthens the asymmetrical status of ethnic groups and regions in their relation to the centre. Their integration dynamics is preconditioned, first and foremost, by geopolitical and geo-economic factors. The author ...

This article focuses on the specific features of a study into social pathologies in Russian sociology. The author emphasises that the addressing of moral problems is a tradition of Russian social thought. 1.  Лавров П.   Л . Избранные сочинения: в 2 т. Т. 1: Задачи позитивизма и их решение. М., 1965. 2.  Соловьев В.   С. Критика отвлеченных ...

This article focuses on the position of Russian right-wing parties in the beginning of the 20th century regarding one of the components of Stolypin modernisation programme — the judicial and law enforcement reform. 1.  Вестник русского собрания. 1909. № 4. 2.  Вестник Союза русского народа. 1910. № 13. 3.  Земщина . 1909. 5 июня. 4.  Земщина . 1909. 12 июня. 5.  Земщина . 1909. 19 июня. 6.  Земщина . 1909. 20 июня. 7.  Земщина . 1909. 25 июня. 8.  Земщина . 1909. 31 окт. 9.  Земщина . 1909. 13...

This article considers two approaches to studying social phenomena — the naturalistic approach, which was formed within the natural scientific tradition, and the action-oriented approach, which was developed by the Russian methodological school. The author assesses the role of organization and system categories in the framework of these approaches as well as their applicability in finding the ...

This article reveals the specific features of the transformation of functional approach when characterizing the multi-level system of functioning and managing of foreign economic activity (FEA). The author describes the adjustment of traditional management functions (planning, organization, motivation and control) to current trends of FEA development through the example of the Kaliningrad region. 1. Официальный сайт Правительства Калининградской ...

... place of education, cultural and intellectual activities, adaptation of residents to rapidly changing political, socio-economic, and psychological conditions. The rural library should act as an institution of socialization through developing a system of traditional values and pre­serving local culture, positioning itself as an open platform and involving residents in an active social and business life. In the article, the author considers the socio-economic develop­ment of the Slavsk municipal district ...

... Pregolya eco-systems. The research included standard meth­ods of studying the aquatic vegetation. The lower current of the river Preg­olya within the Kaliningrad city borders is studied for the period from 2013—2019. The associations are named in the traditions of the dominant system. It is established that the total number of species in the direct impact zone and downstream has remained the same. However, the structure of plant commu­nities and their species composition has changed. Some species ...

... 445—450. 20. Abraham D., Silkowski C., Odwin C. Emergency Medicine Sonography: Pocket Guide to Sonographic Anatomy and Pathology. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2009. 21. Alipour P., Darvish M., Ale Ali B. Liver size: Comparing Sonography and the Traditional Method in Infancy and Early Childhood // Iran. J. Radiol. 2003. № 12. P. 101—104. 22. Castell D. O., Frank B. B. Abdominal examination: role of percussion and auscultation // Postgrad Med. 1977. Vol. 62(6). P. 131—134. 23. Сhymlea W....

... is devoted to the western border regions of Russia, which play an important role in terms of history, geopolitics, geoeconomy, culture, and mind­set. Relying on the interpretations of ‘border’, ‘frontier’, and ‘border­lands’, which are traditional for Russian limnology, I outline the geo-concept of ‘wes­tern border regions of Russia’ and provide a rationale for its under­standing as a continuous-discrete, dynamic, multi-scale, transboundary socio-geogra­phi­cal phenomenon. I ...

The traditional method of determining the propagation of acoustic waves during ARFI-elastometry of the liver as well as the existing norms are rather controversial. The article aims at standardization of techniques and the development of protocols for the ...

The launch of the ‘Historical Geography of Russia’ project in Russia’s larger historical and geographical regions necessitated the development of new research methods and the evaluation of traditional ones. The article considers the use of the time slicing method in the historical geography of Russia’s North-West. The temporal scope of the study is the early 18th — late 19th century. The article describes changes in the selected ethnic ...

... immediate subject of study for a long time. A convincing reason supporting this statement is the existence of an independent branch of science on borders, "limology" (Latin: limes — Border). For the geographical sciences border is also a traditional subject of study, where the interest focuses on its impact on the geographical objects (border regions) and the functions possessed by the border rather than the border itself. The article presents the analysis of existing scientific approaches ...

... jaundice caused by large and multiple calculi of the bile ducts. The authors analyse reasons for a decreasing efficiency of the method and offer a more advanced operating technique. The article contains a comparative study of the proposed technique and the traditional endosurgery and open surgery methods. 1. Александров С. В. Возможности эндоскопической лазерной литотрипсии у пациентов с холангиолитиазом // Новости ...

... average weight of fruit, and resistance to adverse weather conditions and diseases and more active growth of seedlings has been observed. Hydrogen peroxide solution has a more pronounced effect on the height of seedlings than the "Appin-extra" traditional commercial preparation. Pre-sowing seed treatment with hydrogen peroxide is sufficiently effective in accelerating the growth of seedlings and reducing disease incidence. The application of potassium permanganate is less effective than presowing ...

... that have high antioxidant activity. 1. Miliauskas G., Venskutonis P. R., Beek T. A. Screening of radical scavenging activity of some medicinal and aromatic plant extracts // Food Chem. 2004. Vol. 85,№ 2. P. 231—237. 2. Samuelsen A. B. The traditional uses, chemical constituents and biological activities of Plantago major L. A review // J. Ethnopharm. 2000. Vol. 1. P. 1—21. 3. Silva B. A., Ferreres F., Malva J. O., Dias A. C. P. Phytochemical and antioxidant characterization of Hypericum ...

Alongside the traditional ex situ plant conservation methods, the creation of gene banks in vitro is increasing in importance. The research and methodological framework for the creation and conservation of rare and valuable plant seed and meristem gene banks is being ...

... injuries to tendons and nerves on the basis of 400 cases. The article offers an analysis of the efficiency of pre-hospital surgical interventions. The statistical data obtained favour high-precision techniques of tendon and nerve treatment over the traditional ones. The author achieved relatively high positive results of treatment — 88,8 % of patients were able to return to work. 1. Абрамян А.   В. Комплексное лечение застарелых повреждений ...