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Imagology: A History of the Discipline
Imagology is a young academic discipline that studies how images of "other" ethnic and national communities are created, function, and are interpreted. Read historian Olga Berezina's article to learn about the origins of imagology and the differences between Western and Russian approaches to this discipline.
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Sviyazhsk: the Russian Atlantis on the Volga
Travel blog from Sviyazhsk – an ancient Russian town on an island in the middle of the Volga, which allows you to immerse yourself in several eras of Russian history from the 16th to the 20th century. Test
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Gladiatorial games and Roman emperors
Gladiatorial games are one of the most famous attributes of ancient Roman civilization. In his material, historian Danil Golovin explains how the pagan emperors of Rome initially used gladiators to strengthen their own legitimacy, and how their Christian successors banned these bloody spectacles. After reading the article, we invite you to take a test and find out what kind of gladiator you would become!
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Imagology: A History of the Discipline
Imagology is a young academic discipline that studies how images of "other" ethnic and national communities are created, function, and are interpreted. Read historian Olga Berezina's article to learn about the origins of imagology and the differences between Western and Russian approaches to this discipline.
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Weimar Republic parties
The Weimar Republic was a federal state, consisting by the end of its existence of 17 "Free States" with their own autonomous governments and regional parliaments called Landtags. The largest parties had a nationwide character. In some Free States, there were local parties, but they did not have a significant influence on imperial politics.