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286--287 Eternal Sicily in the Modern Age
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"Everything must change for everything to remain the same" - this is how Tomasi di Lampedusa describes life in Sicily in his novel The Leopard.Von Mariya and Victor
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270–271 Karl Polanyi and capitalism
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284–285 Prince Oleg of Kiev – the epic hero
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In the 10th century, Kievan Rus was first a military-trade company. Later, it turned into a Slavic state. Prince Oleg settled in Kiev and named it the mother of the cities of Rus.Von Mariya and Victor
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282–283 International relations - theories and approaches
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Realism, liberalism, Marxism, Neo-Marxism, and Constructivism are the major approaches to international relations.Von Mariya and Victor
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280–281 Gnostics and the Bible
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If Christianity is about Christ, why is the Old Testament included in the Bible?Von Mariya and Victor
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278–279 Leviathan of Thomas Hobbes
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Thomas Hobbes founded a theory of modern state, as he looked for a way to stop religious wars that afflicted Europe and England, in particular, in the 16th and 17th centuries. He based his theory on the fear of death that is common for most people.Von Mariya and Victor
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276–277 Nikolai Fedorov – resurrection and cosmos
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He slept on the chest and was wearing poor clothes – Nikolai Fedorov was an unassuming librarian and a mentor of Tsiolkovsky, a father of astronautics, as well as Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, big writers.Von Mariya and Victor
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274–275 Blaise Pascal – the last believer
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Blaise Pascal (1623– 1662) believed that we are great when we are aware of our insignificance.Von Mariya and Victor
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272–273 Are there philosophers in Russia?
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In the 19th century, two names stand out when we think of philosophy in Russia – Alexander Herzen and Konstantin Leontiev. While Herzen was the father of Russian socialism, Leontiev was a conservative whose writings can explain how the idea of the decaying West came into being in Russia.Von Mariya and Victor
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268-269 Did the Black Death delay the Renaissance?
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Where did the catastrophe of the 14 century come from? Was the Renaissance delayed?Von Mariya and Victor
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266–267 Herodotus – the father of history
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In his treatise of 9 books, Herodotus described many peoples, countries, and events of the 5th century BC. He titled his work "History", which gave the name to a scholarly discipline.Von Mariya and Victor
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264–265 Iran between Islam and the West
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263–264 The borders of Iraq
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260–261 The birth of Middle East
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After the first world war, the Ottoman Empire collapsed and the Middle East emerged anew. What was the role of secular Arab nationalism in it?Von Mariya and Victor
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258–259 German Romanticism
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Born as a reaction to the Enlightenment, German Romanticism embraced many of its ideas.Von Mariya and Victor
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256–257 Russia’s Greek project
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Catherine the Great was German and she came up with the Greek project for Russia.Von Mariya and Victor
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254–255 When Russia became part of Europe
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It happened when Russia won the war against Sweden, one of the most powerful European state, and became part of European geopolitical balance.Von Mariya and Victor
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252–253 Jesuits in China
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Jesuits cast their missionary net far and wide. They aimed for China.Von Mariya and Victor
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250–251 Goya, Spain, and modern art
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Francisco Goya was Spain's road to modernity.Von Mariya and Victor
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248—249 Franciscans and Dominicans
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The most important religious orders of the Catholic church. In the 13th century, the Franciscans "went to people," while the Dominicans filled the positions in the Inquisition.Von Mariya and Victor
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246–247 China turns Communist
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Once a powerful and self-centered empire, China is now a Communist state. In this episode, we talk about how Marxism, a Western ideology, became adopted to the Chinese conditions.Von Mariya and Victor
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244–245 Saint Augustine
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Saint Augustine (354-430) was one of the most influential church fathers of Western Christianity. His concepts of eternity, time, and the human being laid the foundation of the Catholic Church.Von Mariya and Victor
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242–243 Manon Lescaut, the best love story
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First published in 1731, this story written by Abbé Prévost is about moral degradation, fraud, loyalty, passion, and love.Von Mariya and Victor
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240–241 Michel Foucault, the death of author and archeology of knowledge
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Michel Foucault, 1926-1984. Is he a historian, sociologist, philosopher? He is all this and much more,Von Mariya and Victor
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238–239 Don Quixote, madness and reason
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Smart in his speeches, clownish in his actions, Don Quixote is a modern character. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ch…
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236–237 The return of Martin Guerre
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Does identity matter? Yes, as the case of a 16th-century imposter Martin Guerre proves it. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtub…
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234–235 Cheese and worms
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When the peasants speak, the elites are puzzled. In this episode we talk about how Carlo Ginzburg deciphered testimonies of a miller in a small village in Italy. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sampl…
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232–233 Peasants, Christians, and heretics
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What can we see in the French village of Montaillou? A community, a trial, and heretics, but also a world of Christianity. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversatio…
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230–231 Renaissance art of memory
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Knowledge is impossible without memory. In the epoch of Renaissance, memory could be a theater. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube: https://www.y…
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228–229 Thomas More and early English capitalism
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A staunch Catholic, Thomas More raised his voice against sheep "that ate people." To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/cha…
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226–227 Heidegger and crisis in science
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He is the most influential philosopher of the 20th century and one of the most difficult ones to understand. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube: …
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224–225 Marx didn’t like capitalism
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The capitalists and the workers are like Tom and Jerry – always in a fight. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/U…
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222–223 Europe and the people without history
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Colonization means settlement in new areas, but also control over the people and resources. Are there differences between Spanish. Portuguese, or British colonization? To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free…
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220–221 When Poland disappeared
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In the 17th century, Jan Sobieski, the king of the powerful Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth saved Vienna from the Ottoman Empire. A hundred years later, this state disappeared from the map. How was it possible? To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian…
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218–219 The Seven years’ war, the first global conflict
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Held in 1756-63, this war's consequences are still felt. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7pE0ufROXRDlQSlVW…
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When men go to war, women go to war and to the factories. And this change is irreversible. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtub…
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214–215 Machiavelli, the Jesuits, and dishonesty in politics
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Treachery has many faces, and some of them are unreconcilable. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7pE0ufROXRD…
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212–213 Bonapartism, plebiscites and Napoleon III
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Bonapartism comes from Bonaparte, Napoleon Bonaparte. There were actually two Napoleons, the First and the Third. These emperors could not do without plebiscites. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Samp…
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210–211 Why Russia did not have the Renaissance
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You need Latin and Greek to have the Renaissance, but the Eastern Slavs had Church Slavonic. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube: https://www.yout…
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208–209 Charles V, the world emperor
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After Charlemagne, Charles V Habsburg was arguably the most famous Charles. His empire was enormous, nevertheless he abdicated in 1555. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russia…
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206–207 Plutarch, common reading
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Rome conquered Greece, but Greece conquered Rome. It is easy to see it, when reading Plutarch. And it is not that difficult to read his Parallel Lives! To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcri…
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204–205 France, Germany, and Alsace
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Alsace was on the move from the Holy Roman Empire to France, from France to the German Empire, and then again back to France. And now Alsace speaks Alsatian and French. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our fre…
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202–203 Three Russian revolutions
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Here are the dates: the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905, the First Russian revolution of 1905, WWI of 1914-1918, the February revolution of 1917, the October revolution of 1917. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try wit…
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200–201 The rise of the West
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From the ancient East to the medieval South to the modern West. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7pE0ufROXR…
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198–199 Elias – on violence and politeness
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When Elias read textbooks on good manners, he discovered how bad the manners were. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ch…
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196–197 Enlightenment – private vices, public benefits
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Enlightenment means light. Coming from England, it made its way to Europe via France. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com…
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194–195 Reformation and the birth of Europe
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Reformation generated Counterreformation. They both gave rise to modern Europe. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/chann…
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192–193 Levinas – how to overcome war?
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If analysis means violence, what is the alternative? To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7pE0ufROXRDlQSlVWiLqQ…
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190–191 Can we live without a fight?
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Yes, we can. No, we cannot. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7pE0ufROXRDlQSlVWiLqQ Ready to leave the class…
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188–189 World War I and internal enemies
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There was another war. It took place at home. To access transcripts for this and other episodes, visit https://store.lrcpodcast.ca Find out how to rapidly make progress in spoken Russian How to listen Give it a try with our free Sample transcripts Learn Russian Conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ7pE0ufROXRDlQSlVWiLqQ Ready …
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