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Rainbow Valley as embodied heaven: L.M. Montgomery’s narrative spirituality in Rainbow Valley
No full textIntriguingly, L.M. Montgomery’s generally realistic fiction is filled with fantastic elements. This article argues that by following Montgomery into the heavenly fairyland of Rainbow Valley, readers can discern a joyful, creative, imaginative, and integrated image of spiritual life in the conversations, the characters, and the magic valley itself
Befriending the darkness: L.M. Montgomery’s lived theodicy in Anne’s House of Dreams
No full textIn Anne’s House of Dreams, which Elizabeth Epperly calls Montgomery’s most philosophical novel, Montgomery delves into painful topics of loss, suicide, bad marriages, ill-timed love, poverty, and the beautiful-terrible consequences of duty. The result is a complex and nuanced consideration of faithful living in the face of unexplainable evil that functions as a lived theodicy in story form.
“I reckon when the darkness is close to us it is a friend. But when we sorter push it away from us—divorce ourselves from it, so to speak, with lantern light—it becomes an enemy.”
—L.M. Montgomery, Captain Jim in Anne’s House of Dream
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India's Vibgyor man ::selected writings and speeches of L.M. Singhvi /
No full textDr L.M. Singhvi had a multifaceted personality - author, jurist, statesman, philosopher and social reformer. A product of many reputed universities like the University of Allahabad, University of Rajasthan, Harvard University and Cornell University, he was the most celebrated Indian public figure of contemporary times. This volume reflects L.M. Singhvi's prodigious scholarship
The role of L.M. Karakhan in the Chinese policy of the Soviet Union (1923–1926)
Full text linkIn the 1920s, the young Soviet state pursued several, sometimes mutually exclusive, goals in its policy towards China. On the one hand, the Soviet leadership did its best to achieve international recognition and sought to protect its vital interests. On the other hand, it actively promoted the idea of a world revolution. Under those circumstances, the country’s foreign ministry needed experienced, flexible, and pragmatic diplomats. In this regard, the activities of L.M. Karakhan, who was sent as a Soviet emissary to the Republic of China to address these sensitive issues, are of particular interest. The figure of L.M. Karakhan is all the more remarkable because, being one of the architects of the USSR’s foreign policy towards China, he himself has not received much attention in either Soviet or Russian historiography. On the basis of new archival documents and Chinese primary sources the paper attempts to give a comprehensive assessment of L.M. Karakhan’s tenure first as a plenipotentiary and then as an ambassador of the USSR to China. The first sections consider the tasks of L.M. Karakhan’s diplomatic mission in China and the vicissitudes of the negotiations on the Soviet-Chinese agreement on the establishment of diplomatic relations. To that end, the Soviet diplomat, following the directives from Moscow, flexibly maneuvered between various groupings of Chinese elites and resisted the pressure of other great powers’ representatives. The following sections examine L.M. Karakhan’s activities as a Soviet ambassador. The author concludes that L.M. Karakhan consistently defended the national interests of the USSR, skillfully combining a fine diplomatic game and assertiveness, even rigidity at times. The latter was vividly manifested in the most challenging issues of Soviet-Chinese relations, such as disputes over the status of the Chinese Eastern Railway and Outer Mongolia. At the same time, the ambassador took an active part in organizing and supporting the revolutionary movement in China. In fact, L.M. Karakhan served as a central coordinator of the Soviet aid to the Kuomintang, determining both its forms and substance. The author concludes that L.M. Karakhan proved himself not merely as an agent of the Soviet leadership, but also as a politician in its own right capable to effectively address a wide range of tasks, some of which had not originally been intended by his mission. That said it is worth mentioning that the assertive, tough style of the Soviet diplomat often raised a lot of criticism among foreign representatives, since it was at odds with the declared USSR intentions to break with the foreign policy practices of tsarist Russia
Principal Aspects of Olbian History in Works of L.M. Slavin
No full textСтаттю присвячено загальному огляду головних питань з історії Ольвії, які вивчав Л.М. Славін, у контексті
минулих і сучасних досліджень.Научная деятельность Л.М. Славина была всесторонней, однако на первое место он всегда ставил интерпретацию и
хронологию археологических памятников. Вместе с тем ему принадлежит много исторических работ. Самой важной
научно-теоретической разработкой Л.М. Славина была общеисторическая периодизация Ольвии. Л.М. Славин первым
обосновал принципы создания исторической периодизации. Он считал целесообразным разделить историю Ольвии
на ряд периодов, качественно отличающихся друг от друга прежде всего по признакам экономического развития, социально-политической жизни, исторических судеб. Ученый впервые попытался применить комплексную методику
исследования источников для каждого из пяти выделенных им периодов с их подробной характеристикой. В своих
обобщающих работах Л.М. Славин оставил много убедительных выводов и соображений относительно разных вопросов
исторического, экономического и культурного развития Ольвии.Research activity of L.M. Slavin was comprehensive, though his principal aim was the interpretation and chronology
of archaeological monuments. In addition, he was the author of many historical works. The most important theoretical
research development of L.M. Slavin was the general historical periodization of Olbia. L.M. Slavin was the first
who substantiated the principles for historical periodization. He considered that it was expedient to divide the
history of Olbia into several periods first of all on the basis of the evidence of economic development, social and
political life, and historic destinies. Also he tried to apply the comprehensive methodology of monuments research
for each of five distinguished periods and for their detailed description
Memory in the theological anthropology of St. Augustine: “In memoria est cogitandi modus”
Full text linkThe place of memory in the theological anthropology of St. Augustine has its roots in the platonie epistemological tradition. Augustine actively engages with this tradition in his early writings in a manner that is both philosophically sophisticated and doctrinally consistent with his later, more overtly theological, writings. From the Cassiciacum dialogues through De musica, Augustine points to the central importance of memory: he examines this power of the soul as something that mediates sense-perception and understanding, while explicitly deferring a more profound treatment of it until Confessiones and De trinitate. In these two texts, memory is the foundation for the location of the imago Dei in the mind. It becomes the basis for the spiritual experience of the embodied creature, and a source of the profound anxiety that results from the sensed opposition of human time and divine time (aeterna ratio). This tension is contained and resolved, to a limited extent, in Augustine's Christology, in the ability of a paradoxical incarnation to unify the temporal and the eternal (in Confessions 11 and 12), and the life of faith (scientia) with the promised contemplation of the divine (sapientia, in De trinitate 12-14)
Personality of L.M. Slavin on the materials of Scientific Archive of IA NAS of Ukraine
No full textСтаттю написано на основі архівних матеріалів, що змальовують Л.М. Славіна як вченого і неординарну особистість. У науковий обіг введено невідомі архівні матеріали.В его жизни было четыре главных города: Витебск, где он родился и вырос; Ленинград, в котором прошли его
студенческие годы и началась научная карьера; Киев, где он жил и работал; древняя Ольвия, изучению которой
он посвятил свою жизнь. Уделяя большое внимание подготовке молодых кадров, Л.М. Славин преподавал в Киевском государственном университете им. Т.Г. Шевченко. В первые послевоенные годы Л.М. Славин был директором, а позже — заместителем директора Института археологии УССР; одновременно он возглавлял сектор скифо-античной археологии. Л.М. Славин — автор 151 научной публикации.In the life of L.M. Slavin there were four main cities: Vitebsk, where he was born and grew up, Leningrad, where his
student years passed and the scientific career started, Kyiv, where he worked, and ancient Olbia, to study of which he
devoted all his life. Placing high emphasis on teaching new personnel, L.M. Slavin taught at the State Taras Shevchenko
University of Kyiv. He was an advisor of many authors of dissertations. In early post-war years L.M. Slavin was the
director and later the assistant of a director of Institute of Archaeology of USSR. At the same time he was the head of the
department of Scythian and Sarmatian archaeology. L.M. Slavin was an author of 151 scientific publications
Emily of New Moon and Fanny of Mansfield Park: Childhood at home in Jane Austen and L.M. Montgomery
No full textL.M. Montgomery and Canadian mass-market magazines
No full textDespite L.M. Montgomery's voluminous presence in the North American periodical marketplace throughout her literary career, critical studies of Montgomery largely remain focused on her novels and journals. This article examines Montgomery's short fiction and feature submissions to the Canadian mass-market magazines Chatelaine and the Canadian Home Journal. It analyses the editorial commentary, page layout, and illustrations which appeared alongside the text of the stories themselves, in order to examine the way in which Montgomery's work was framed and presented on the pages of periodicals. Through a close analysis of a few of Montgomery's non-fiction contributions to Chatelaine, it also explores the ways in which she shaped and controlled her public status as a 'celebrity' author late in her career. This article thus aims to build towards a wider understanding of Montgomery's literary outputs and her successful navigation of the Canadian literary marketplace.Could not determine copyright holder, assume LUP but left blank - A
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