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George Frost Kennan (February 16, 1904 – March 17, 2005) was an American adviser, diplomat, political scientist, and historian, best known as 'the father of containment' and as a key figure in the emergence of the Cold War. He later wrote standard histories of the relations between Russia and the Western powers.
George Frost Kennan (February 16, 1904 – March 17, 2005) was an American adviser, diplomat, political scientist, and historian, best known as 'the father of containment' and as a key figure in the emergence of the Cold War. He later wrote standard histories of the relations between Russia and the Western powers.
A concise reference work on the Americas containing information of the geography, climate, flora and fauna and other characteristics of the continents of the New World. Also information on culture and customs of indigenous peoples.
A concise reference work on the Americas containing information of the geography, climate, flora and fauna and other characteristics of the continents of the New World. Also information on culture and customs of indigenous peoples.
This book is dedicated to *oberegs*—magical means of protecting an individual and their world from danger. Drawing upon the pan-Slavic tradition, it presents—for the first time—a comprehensive model of the *obereg*, describing its semantics and the specific forms of its manifestation in ritual texts, actions, objects, and ceremonies; it also provides an analysis of the pragmatics of the verbal...
This book is dedicated to *oberegs*—magical means of protecting an individual and their world from danger. Drawing upon the pan-Slavic tradition, it presents—for the first time—a comprehensive model of the *obereg*, describing its semantics and the specific forms of its manifestation in ritual texts, actions, objects, and ceremonies; it also provides an analysis of the pragmatics of the verbal...
Leon Toom translatedEuropean poetry into Russia. Died in 1969 under mysterious circumstances. This book contains some of his translations, as well as, some of his original poems.
Leon Toom translatedEuropean poetry into Russia. Died in 1969 under mysterious circumstances. This book contains some of his translations, as well as, some of his original poems.