Search results for "Russia"

Sławomira Mrożka "Miłość na Krymie" w inscenizacji Jerzego Jarockiego

2015

In my article I present a spectacle of a director who, as one of many theatre artists, was able to connect interests of literature with historiosophy included in works worth to present on a stage. It was an excellent performer of the Polish theatre – Jerzy Jarocki – who died in 2012. The artist was fascinated with Russian history which bloomed during his studies on Russian Academy of Theatre Arts – one of the biggest theatre schools in the world. A few years in Moscow made him aware of complicated past of the Russian empire and let to know not only theatre events of this country. Thus, he mentioned this topic in his spectacles. What is essential, Jarocki, as one of the first directors in Po…

Lutheran Clergy in an Orthodox Empire. The Apppointment of Pastors in the Russo-Swedish Borderland in the 18th Century

2015

Abstract The history of the parishioners’ right to participate in and influence the choice of local clergy in Sweden and Finland can be taken back as far as the late Medieval Times. The procedures for electing clergymen are described in historiography as a specifically Nordic feature and as creating the basis of local self-government. In this article the features of local self-government are studied in a context where the scope for action was being modified. The focus is on the parishioners’ possibilities and willingness to influence the appointment of pastors in the Lutheran parishes of the Russo-Swedish borderlands in the 18th century. At the same time, this article will offer the first c…

U.S. Grand Strategy Towards Russia 2001-2017

2019

Objectives<i>U.S. foreign policy towards Russia is of the utmost importance for the national security of the countries on the NATO eastern flank. Grand strategies are among the analytical concepts for classification and analysis of U.S. actions in the international arena. This paper uses grand strategy classification framework to classify and analyse U.S. strategy towards Russia from 2001 to 2017.</i>Methods<i>36 speeches about Russia by U.S. Presidents George Bush and Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden from 2001 to 2017 were used in content analysis. U.S. grand strategy classification framework was used as the tool for coding and classifying different foreign polic…

Russian-speaking immigrant teachers in Finnish classrooms : Views and lived experiences in Finnish education

2017

Success of integration depends, amongst other things, on immigrants’ involvement in the host country’s education. Educational differences between home and host countries can either promote or hinder academic progress of immigrants and, consequently, overall process of their integration. The goal of this study is to investigate what effect differences between educational systems of Finland and neighbouring Russia may have on professional induction of Russian-speaking immigrant teachers in Finland. This is done through researching experiences of Russian-speaking teachers in Finnish education. Their views and interpretations of their own eligibility and Finnish schooling practices lay foundati…

Ethnicity, 2013/8 : Ethnic Diversity and Ethnic Studies

2013

"Ethnicity" – a peer-reviewed journal was established by the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology (University of Latvia). The journal publishes original works about ethnicity in different fields of knowledge – sociology, history, social linguistics, social psychology, law, political science.

Russkoâzyčnye molodye immigranty v Finlândii : integraciâ v kontekste obučeniâ i ovladeniâ âzykom

2011

Social Network Sites and Political Governance in Russia

2017

Study in children with reading disabilities and familial risk for dyslexia and Russian second-language

2013

Perceived threat and prejudice towards immigrants and Russian minorities living in Finland

2017

This study is an attempt to better understand the relationship between Finns and Russian minorities living in Finland. This study considers the role of perceived threats to the attitudes of Finnish adolescents towards Russian minorities. The theoretical framework for this study was the integrated threat theory (ITT). Even though ITT has been revised and threats have been reduced to two major threats (realistic and symbolic threats) (Stephan et al., 2015), this study utilized the original conceptualization of ITT which stipulates that prejudice and negative attitudes towards minorities can be explained by four types of threats that are: realistic threats, symbolic threats, negative stereotyp…

Matka Maria (Skobcowa) w świecie idei Władimira Sołowiowa

2016

This paper covers the reflections of Mother Maria on Vladimir Solovyov’s keyphilosophical concepts — including Allunity and Panunity, Sophia, Divine Humanity, goodand evil, theocracy, and the Russian Idea — included in Światopogląd Władimira Sołowiowa [Vladimir Solovyov’s Weltanschauung]. It also hints her judgement on the role and legacy ofthe author of A Story of Anti-Christ within the history of philosophy. Skobstova’s convictionof persisting impact of Solovyov’s philosophy is rooted in his task to prevail over the destructive tendency present in European philosophy, which has resulted in the crisis of understanding of the world. Skobtsova analyses and comments upon Solovyov’s thought no…