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Kategorier: Genusvetenskap Homosexualitet Samhälle och kultur: allmänt Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap Sociala grupper
How do ideas of non-normative sexuality afect the way countries are perceived? How are ideas of non-normative sexuality afected by national images?
To answer these questions, the dissertation focuses on discourses on Russian non-normative sexuality in Sweden from 1991 to 2019. The first two chapters draw on texts and…
Following the end of the Soviet Union, the Russian Orthodox Church has canonized a great number of Russian saints. Whereas in the first millennium of Russian Christianity (988-1988) the Church recognized merely 300 Russian saints, the number had grown to more than 2,000 by 2006. This book explores the remarkable…
The meeting of the Russian and Qing empires in the nineteenth century had dramatic consequences for Central Asia’s Muslim communities. Along this frontier, a new political space emerged, shaped by competing imperial and spiritual loyalties, cross-border economic and social ties, and the revolutions that engulfed Russia…
A fascinating, vivid, and on-the-ground account of Russian Orthodoxy’s resurgence “A compelling picture.”—Irina Papkova, Russian Review “Powerful.”—Philip Jenkins, Christian Century A bold experiment is taking place in Russia. After a century of being scarred by militant, atheistic communism, the Orthodox Church…
From the bestselling authors of The Rise of Babylon and The ISIS Crisis, the essential guide for Christians about what Bible prophecy foretells concerning current events in the Middle East—especially the rise of ISIS and the resurgence of Russia—while providing a way to find peace and hope in the face of end times…
This book, based on extensive research including in the Russian and Vatican archives, charts the development of relations between the Catholic Church and the Soviet Union from the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 to the death of Pope Pius XI in 1939. It provides background information on the animosity between the Orthodox…
Kategorier: Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc. Reportage och samlingar av journalistiska texter
A unique, personal insight into Vladimir Putin’s Russia and the impact his rule had on his own people and on its neighbour Ukraine. In 2021, Sarah Rainsford decided to write a book about how those Russians who dared to think differently to the Putin regime were labelled as enemies, foreign agents and even…
Sven Holdar lives in Sigtuna, the first town in Sweden. He has been interested in history and geography throughout his life. He holds a Ph.D. in geography from the University of Colorado and worked for many years in Ukraine, Russia, Georgia and Armenia before settling back in Sweden with his family. He speaks Swedish,…
In his timely new book, Mikhail Shishkin, argues that Russia is not a ’riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma’: we just don’t know enough about it. So what is the real story behind Putin’s autocratic regime and its invasion of Ukraine?
In My Russia: War or Peace? Shishkin traces the roots…
Kategorier: Biografi: allmänt Biografier och litteraturvetenskap Biografier, sanna berättelser, essäer etc.
An unprecedented and intimate portrait of Russia, and fearless cri de coeur for journalism in opposition to the global authoritarian turn
To be a journalist is to tell the truth. I Love Russia is Elena Kostyuchenko’s fearless and unrelenting attempt to document Putin’s Russia as experienced by those whom it…
A haunting book of rare courage. Kostyuchenkos searing reportage takes the reader under the skin of a Russia that few outsiders get to see. With spare, unflinching prose she lays bare the cynicism and corruption, but also the bravery and heart, of her beloved country. Clarissa Ward, CNN chief international…
A 2022 BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: Sunday Times * Irish Times * Spectator * Financial Times * Telegraph * Aspects of History ’The history book you need if you want to understand modern Russia’ ANNE APPLEBAUM ’A magnificent, magisterial thousand year history of Russia . . . by one of the masters of Russian…
In his timely new book, Mikhail Shishkin, argues that Russia is not a ’riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma’: we just don’t know enough about it. So what is the real story behind Putin’s autocratic regime and its invasion of Ukraine?
In My Russia: War or Peace? Shishkin traces the roots…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. Many regard this savage civil war as the most influential event of the modern era. An incompatible White alliance of moderate socialists and reactionary monarchists stood little chance against Trotsky's…
’I’m a fairly calm fellow; I don’t usually get het up about things. But I was, let’s say, concerned when I tuned into the Moscow Echo radio station and heard that the Kremlin had put a price on my head. The announcement didn’t quite say ’dead or alive’. But it came…
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
The history book you need if you want to understand modern Russia’ ANNE APPLEBAUM A magnificent, magisterial thousand year history of Russia . . .
by one of the masters of Russian scholarship’ SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE A great historian at the peak of his powers’ WILLIAM DALRYMPLE ’[An] excellent…
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
’Fascinating… One of the most astute political commentators on Putin and modern Russia’ Financial Times’An amazing achievement’ Peter FrankopanCan anyone truly understand Russia?Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethos, no true central identity. At the crossroads of…
Denna bok tar upp de mest universella problemen för människor. Dessa är tre berättelser, vid första anblick, oberoende av varandra, eftersom de visas i självständig tid och rum, och visar på ett extremt färggrant sätt de mest hemliga hörnen av själarna hos tre nära besläktade kvinnor. Tre helt olika världar, tre helt…
Berättelsen följer kriminalförfattaren Erica Falck när hon utreder mordet på en barndomsvän i den lilla staden Fjällbacka. När Erica gräver djupare i fallet avslöjar hon mörka hemligheter som hotar att riva isär stadens sammanhållna gemenskap.
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
The dramatic story of Russia’s revolution and civil war, from Antony Beevor, the bestselling historian and author of the classic Stalingrad
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
Interest in improving the quality of urban life is increasing, as demonstrated by the multitude of relevant policies that are proliferating internationally. This thesis asks how cities on the global periphery engage with the ideas that guide current urbanistic practice. The question is addressed by drawing on unique…
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
The images in this volume are from the Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. The first one hundred images illustrate uniforms of the Russian Army from 1907-1920. Herbert Knötel’s Berlin grouping consists of forty-five images done on the post-World War II scene, and…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
Renowned author Paul Carell’s photo album to accompany his definitive studies on the war in Russia. Over 570 b/w and color photos from both German and Russian archives explore the entire campaign.
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
Covers the aircraft and many pilots of JG 3, JG 5, JG 51, JG 52, JG 54 and JG 77.
Camouflage Uniforms of the Soviet Union and Russia is a comprehensive guide to the history, design and use of camouflage field uniforms of the Soviet Union and Russia. This excellent reference contains factual and interesting material covering the earliest days of uniform development to the most recent issues of the…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
This book is the first detailed and comprehensive account of the Kharkov counteroffensive, the operations of the SS divisions and the supporting actions of Armeeabteilung Fretter-Pico and 1. Panzerarmee, and is supported by over 210 photographs and maps.
By the end of January of 1943, Hitler’s armies had been dealt a…
En bild kanske inte kan förändra världen, men den kan få oss att förstå den bättre. I ”True Russia” tar den ryske fotografen Alexander Petrosyan med oss på en resa genom invånarna i St Petersburgs liv. Hans ambition är att få betraktaren av bilderna att stanna till och undra vad som egentligen pågår.
“By…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
Kategorier: Genusvetenskap Genusvetenskap: kvinnor och flickor Historia Historia och arkeologi Historia: särskilda händelser och ämnen Politik och statsskick Politisk aktivism Revolutioner och uppror Samhälle och kultur: allmänt Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap Sociala grupper Terrorism, väpnad kamp
Representing revolutionary terrorists as heroes and martyrs was a
typical feature of the mythology of the Russian revolutionary
underground at the beginning of the 20th century. The purpose of that
epos was to represent the revolutionary struggle, and individual
revolutionaries in such a way that they would gain…
Kategorier: Referensverk, informationshantering och tvärvetenskap Tvärvetenskap Vetenskapshistoria (samhällsvetenskap och humaniora)
This dissertation presents a full-fledged portrait of the muftiate (spiritual administration of Muslims) in modern Russia. Designed initially for the purpose of controlling religious activity, over time the institution of the muftiate was appropriated by Muslims and became a key factor in preserving national identity…
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
’A real life thriller, packed with characters that even John le Carre couldn’t dream of. If this doesn’t scare you, then you’re not paying attention.’ Oliver Bullough They thought they would be safe in Britain. They were wrong.
’Brilliantly and bravely…
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
The never-before-told inside story of the Steele Dossier and the Trump-Russia investigationIn the autumn of 2015, the founders of the Washington-based intelligence firm Fusion GPS, Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch, were hired by a republican client to look into the records of Donald Trump. What began as a march through…
Kategorier: Ekonomi, finansväsen, näringsliv och management Ekonomisk teori och filosofi Entreprenörskap Företagsekonomi och management Högre utbildning och vidareutbildning Nationalekonomi Pedagogik Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
The first part is a case story where the school’s activities are illuminated by the two of us serving as Deans. The second part can be looked upon as our effort to understand those years by means of some analytical tools. In the final part, we have included some basic statistics about courses, participants, faculty,…
The modernist concept of life-building as an architectural method for improving the conditions of everyday life originated in Europe during the 1920s. This book explores three modes of functionalism by way of a comparative analysis of both the theoretical discourses and architectural practices associated with…
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
This exclusive book uncovers the truth behind the Kremlin’s interference in Donald Trump’s win and Trump’s steadfast allegiance to Vladimir Putin. Drawing on interviews with hundreds of people in Trump’s inner circle, the intelligence communities, foreign officials, and confidential documents.…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
Orwell Prize-nominated journalist Heidi Blake uncovers exclusive details of Vladimir Putin's worldwide meddling with dissident voices. This is the explosive and true story of how Russia operates in our cities, right under the noses of the most powerful nations in the world, and why even they can't stop him.…
Kategorier: Fotografi Genusvetenskap Genusvetenskap: transpersoner, transsexuella och intersexuella Konst Samhälle och kultur: allmänt Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap Sociala grupper
This book constitutes a series of entrances into an artistic research project exploring how queer community may emerge through photographic acts. Conducted through two artworks depicting queer lives in Russia State of Mind and At the Time of the Third Reading the research looks at possibilities to acknowledge…
Kategorier: Ekonomi, finansväsen, näringsliv och management
Western scholars of Tsarist Russia emphasize the continuity of collectivism on the Russian plain. Numerous endogenous factors explain the human clustering that occurred as kinship structures evolved into territorial agrarian communal patterns. In my dissertation, combining the Westernizers’ and the Slavophiles’…
Vodka sadly is seen as the symbol of 20th century Russia.
Alexandr Nemtsovs book on alcohol in contemporary Russia is a landmark achievement expressing a unique point of view, highlighting failings in our understanding of Russias relationship with alcohol. Political events – Gorbachevs anti-alcohol campaign of…