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The recent ceremony at the Kremlin when V. Putin announced annexation of four Ukrainian regions was as futile as it was emblematic of the current state of affairs in Moscow. Its importance lies not in Russia announcing another success in 'reunifying’ ancient Russian lands with a blatant violation of international norms, but in admitting the failure of initial goals of invasion of Ukraine and the b
One of the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Western sanctions that followed has been deteriorating economic situation in Kaliningrad Oblast. The Russian semi-exclave on the Baltic, already affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions, has suffered from disrupted supply deliveries, closure of externalmarkets and peaking transportation costs.Despite statements made b
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provided the region with an opportune moment to examine its own deep-rooted legacies of colonialism. Subjected to outside rule in various forms over the past two centuries, the region could now finally grasp the chance to overcome this trauma and truly claim its “subjectivity” on the international stage.
East Prussia was a region populated by people of many different ethnoses, confessions and languages. Initially settled by Germans after the Teutonic Knights had conquered native Pruthenians, it quickly became a melting pot of newcomers from different regions of Europe.East Prussian diversity took a serious hit after the unification of Germany in 1871. The homogenisation policies adopted by the aut
Advocacy is one of the central means for supporting access to justice. The social work profession has advocacy as one of its main courses of action. This discusses the components in actions that are considered as good practice for facilitating access to justice in its democratic aspects. More explicitly social workers advocacy for promoting the worth and dignity of human beings in society. Four di
This paper presents Elmar Unnsteinsson’s novel theory of Edenic Intentionalism, on which a speaker cannot refer to an object when the speaker is relevantly confused about its identity. A challenge to the theory is presented and several possible responses considered. The challenge is this: According to Edenic Intentionalism, reference often fails even when speakers seem to refer successfully. Elmar
Abstract in GermanDieser Beitrag schildert die Ausformung nationaler Folklore-Gruppen im Rahmen sowjetischer Nationalitätenpolitik einerseits und der Erschaffung einer lokalen Massenkultur andererseits. Am Beispiel Litauens zeigt die Verfasserin zwei unterschiedliche ästhetische Entwürfe der Volksmusik. Neben dem in der Stalin-Ära herausgebildeten Modell sanktionierter Folklore-Shows bildete sich This article examines the establishment of national folklore groups within the framework of Soviet nationalities policy and the creation of a local mass culture. The author discusses Lithuania in order to illustrate the Soviet Union's hybrid methods of constructing folklore that created two different aesthetic approaches to folk music. Alongside the model of officially sanctioned folklore shows fr
This contribution aims to demonstrate that and to what extent the Soviet kraevedenie strengthened the role of Lithuanian history during the late socialism (1956–1973). The Post-Stalinist memory politics encouraged the creation of local historical narratives within the context of people’s friendship and Soviet patriotism. This policy enabled areemergence of pre-soviet Lithuanian history in the publ
