World History and International Relations

The evolution of NATO’s approaches to the situation in the Balkans in the 1990s –2000s

Authors: Korenev E. S.

The article analyses the change of the organization’s position concerning the situation in the Balkans in the 1990s-2000s on the basis of official documents. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the evolution of the Alliance’s approaches to the building of policy in the Balkan region in the context of its participation in the crisis management and peacekeeping operations within the territory of former Yugoslavia.

Foreign Contribution to the Formation of the National Style of Turkish Architecture

Authors: Kononenko E. I.

The article studies the role of foreign architects in the creation of national style of the Ottoman and Republican Turkey. Foreign masters founded the process of searching the visualization of national identity and Turkish school of architectural education, but these alien experiments were used in Turkey only at the stage of proper styles development. The foreigners’ work was under governmental ideological control, and since the middle of the XX century national specialists were preferred and they competed with the European architectural bureau.

The Formation of a New Type Book Publisher in Bohemian Book Printing of the XVI Century

Authors: Mnogoletnaya E. N.

The author of the article analyzes the activities of the major Bohemian book printers of the XVI century – educated and well-rounded people of their time, who acted as translators and even authors of the works they published. Particular attention is paid to the issues related to the production repertoire and the personal contribution of each book printer to the Czech culture of the XVI century

ЗБРАСЛАВСКАЯ ХРОНИКА О НАЧАЛЕ СЕРЕБРЯНОЙ ДОБЫЧИ В КУТНОЙ ГОРЕ

Authors: Lapshov P. N.

Горное дело в средневековой Чехии – важная страница истории этой страны. Хроника Петра Житавского дает историку возможность выявить черты неповторимости рождения одного из крупнейших горных городов средневековой Чехии.

The Image of the Russian Empire in the columns of «The Edinburgh Review» during 1802–1812.

Authors: Eremin V. S.

The author of this article studies the images of the Russian Empire in periodicals «The Edinburgh Review» in the period from 1802 to 1812. Particular attention is paid to the space-climatic, Potestarian images and stereotypes of foreigners about Russian society.

English Diplomacy and Diplomats in the Ottoman Empire (the Beginning of Cooperation)

Authors: Sabitova L. R.

The article deals with the activity of the first English ambassadors in Istanbul. The mission of London’s diplomatic representatives in the Ottoman Empire, at the peak of its prosperity, is described by the author in close connection with the regional interests of the English Levant Company.

The Internal Policy of the Early Arsacids

Authors: Balakhvantsev A. S.

The article dwells upon the relations between the early Arsacids and the Greek and Iranian population of Parthyene and Hyrcania. It is noted that during the rule of Arsaces I and his immediate successors their power in this region was a kind of military occupation. It is concluded that it was only during Phraates I and Mithridates I  reign that the conflict with the local population was settled, and the conditions for rapid growth of the power of the Parthian state were provided.

Artifacts from the Sairhe settlement in the context of the relationship between Colchis and Achaemenid Iran

Authors: Shashlova T. J.

In this paper, the study of the relationship between Colchis and Achaemenid Iran involved materials from settlement Sairkhe - the easternmost part of the ancient Colchis. As a result of archaeological study of the monument were found toreutics items and jewelry, indicating the existence of cultural and diplomatic contacts with the Achaemenid world. The architectural remains also found in this settlement may shed light on the political status of Colchis as a part of the Persian Empire.

The “coin propaganda” in the Late Roman Republic

Authors: Akhiev S. N.

The article is devoted to the issue of the directions of the "coin propaganda" in the Late Roman Republic and the estimation of its effectiveness. The author concludes that the images and legends of the coins changed in accordance with any turns of the Roman Republic leaders’ policy. This means that the coins served not only financial, but also certain ideological purposes.

The Reforming of the fuel-and-energy complex as the key factor of the Chinese modernization in the second half of the 20th century

Authors: Krasantcov E. S.

This paper explores the events of the PRC’s modernization of the 1970-80s, the driving force of which was the Chinese energy sector. For better understanding of the unfolding changes the research provides a comparative analysis of the Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping political systems with its key difference lying in the established process of governmental decentralization in the energy sector. The study focuses on the reform of the coal and oil industries. The conclusion summarizes the results of the reforms and states the energy sector’s issues which  China was about to face. 

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