2011 Issue №12

The author considers the problem of regional self-government model functioning in the cities where the German right had not been introduced. The article analyses the systems of self-government in Vitebsk, Pinsk, Mogilev, Orsha and other settlements. The author introduced the notion of selfgovernment regulations, examines the functions of main government institutions in a number of cities, and identifies the features of their self-government models.

This article considers the image of medieval Lithuania in the historiography of the first half of the 19th century. The author identifies the key components of the formation of perception of Lithuania in the historical discourse of the first half of the 19th century.

This article considers the basic directions and research tasks of the study of Russian emigration to England in the 1870s-1890s, defines such important concept as “Russian diaspora”, and examines the methodology of the study of social and cultural adaptation of Russian emigrants.

This article investigates the causes of failure of the League of Nations initiative aimed to organize a plebiscite on the disputed territory of the Vilnius region (1920—1921).

This paper considers the history of the Swedish pension system. Universal pension coverage is one of the key elements of the Swedish model of socioeconomic development. The author identifies the main stages of Swedish pension system development and emphasizes the need for further reforming.