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Vēsture: Latvijas Universitātes Žurnāls, Nr.11/12
2021
Archi di ispirazione romana nei monumenti fascisti della Grande Guerra
2022
L’arco di origine antico-romana è un motivo che ha beneficiato di una lunga fortuna nell’architettura e nell’arte di età moderna. Questa tipologia ha goduto di una particolare predilezione in Italia durante il periodo fascista, trovando un campo d’applicazione privilegiato nei monumenti dedicati ai caduti della Grande Guerra. In tali circostanze, l’arco recuperava enfaticamente la valenza onoraria e trionfale ad esso correlata nei modelli antichi, i quali fornivano una diretta ispirazione agli architetti delle nuove opere commemorative e ai loro committenti. Uno speciale significato acquistava l’impiego dell’arco nei monumenti eretti nei luoghi stessi dei combattimenti della Prima Guerra Mo…
The Battles of Languages: Soviet Cinema and the Great War
2018
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Nie tylko inżynier. Gabriel Narutowicz i jego działalność na rzecz sprawy polskiej w okresie I wojny światowej
2021
For years, there have been many opinions according to which Gabriel Narutowicz is known only because in December 1922 he was “accidentally” elected the president of the Republic of Poland and then murdered in dramatic circumstances. His professional achievements are very often overlooked in such narratives. The poorly known threads of his biography also include his commitment to the Polish cause during the Great War. And it was then, as a Swiss citizen and a respected engineer with a European reputation, actively engaged in helping Poles staying within the borders of this mountainous country. Narutowicz, about which the article is about, was also an intermediary in providing financial suppo…