Academic freedom the institutional autonomy of scientific, research and teaching institutions, and the freedom of individual scholars and researchers to pursue controversial research and publish controversial opinionsùis a cornerstone of any free society.

This gem of Slovak naturalism was written in 1940. The story takes the reader to a mountain village. The protagonist narrates the vicissitudes, suffering, and success he experiences as he pursues a love affair, resulting in the triumph of pure love. Peter has been in love with a girl—Magdalena—since childhood and asks her to marry him. But he is too late, because a rich man, Jano Zapoto?ný, has...

This book presents texts which have been abridged or adapted for the teaching of Russian as a foreign language to students at level A1-A2 of CEFR. The main characteristics of the texts are their focus on vocabulary and grammar as well their rich informational content. The texts develop students' skills in all types of speech activity, as well as reading and writing. They also help students...

Folded Map. Moscow: 1: 50,000 and new territories 1:83,500

American historian David Hoffmann does not agree with historians who view the USSR as an anomaly of historical development. The book represents the history of the Soviet state in the context of ideas and practices peculiar to many states of the modern period. The study shows that it is impossible to attribute all aspects of Soviet intervention in the life of society to the account of the...

If you are attracted by Georgia, the Georgian language, then this phrase book is for you. This fascinating manual for young and adults will undoubtedly help you learn to learn the Georgian language. The book contains phrases for communication between parents and the child. The book is organized as one day in the life of the child, from morning to evening. Many phrases are not only childish, but...

The proposed collection includes exercises for the main sections of the grammar of the Russian language in the volume of the secondary school (gymnasium, lyceum). The collection can be used both for independent work in order to develop literate Russian written language, and as an auxiliary aid when working with a teacher or tutor. The exercises included in the book are accompanied by small...

The artistic tradition that emerged as a form of cultural resistance in the 1970s changed during the transition from socialism to capitalism. This volume presents the evolution of the Moscow-based conceptual artist group called Collective Actions, proposi

After the entry of the Red Army into Czechoslovak territory in 1945, Red Army authorities began to arrest and deport Czechoslovak citizens to labor camps in the Soviet Union. The regions most affected were Eastern and South Slovakia and Prague. The Czecho