43 research outputs found
The Russian-Byzantine treaty of 971: Theophilos and Sveneld
No full textThis article investigates certain textual problems which exist in the Russian-Byzantine treaty of 971. The text of this document survives only in the medieval Russian chronicle, 'Povest’ Vremennikh Let'. Two problems are investigated. The first one concerns the name of synkellos Theophilos, and the second deals with the name of Sveneld. The author proposes that there was a metathesis in the former name and that, in the original Byzantine text, he was known as Philotheos, as referred to by Leo the Deacon for the events in 969. The metathesis in his name may illuminate certain problems of transmission of historical information between different Byzantine and early Russian works. The author argues not only that Leo the Deacon and John Scylitzes drew on a number of common sources (at least two), but so did Scylitzes and the writer of PVL, in particular for the section concerning the Russian-Byzantine treaty of 971.L’auteur examine quelques problèmes textuels concernant le traité russo-byzantin de 971. Le texte de ce document est conservé seulement dans la chronique russe médiévale «Povest’ Vremennikh Let». Deux problèmes sont examinés. Le premier concerne le nom du synkellos Théophilos, le second a trait au nom de Sveneld. L’auteur suppose qu’il y a eu une métathèse dans le premier nom et que, dans le texte byzantin original, il était appelé Philothéos, tel qu’il est cité par Léon le Diacre pour les événements de 969. La métathèse dans son nom peut éclairer certains problèmes de transmission de l’information historique entre diverses oeuvres byzantines et russes primitives. L’auteur soutient non seulement que Léon le Diacre et Jean Skylitzès se sont appuyés sur quelques sources communes (au moins deux), mais que c’est le cas de Skylitzès et de l’auteur de la chronique russe, en particulier pour la section concernant le traité russo-byzantin de 971.Raev Mikhail. The Russian-Byzantine treaty of 971: Theophilos and Sveneld. In: Revue des études byzantines, tome 64-65, 2006-2007. pp. 329-340
Boris Vladimirovich Ender
No full textAusstellungskatalog / Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, 11.12.2016-12.03.2017, Chemnit
Sarmatian Graves with Hiding-Holes in the Bottom of Pits in Kurgan Cemeteries of the Lower Volga Region
No full textIntroduction. The article discusses one of the types of hiding-holes that were made in Sarmatian graves of the Lower Volga region. Hiding-holes as a substantial element of a graves structure are typical for Sarmatian burials of the last century BC and the first centuries AD. They were built in the burial pit, as well as near it, as a rule, in the west soil. In the burial pit, these were usually made as niches in the bottom parts of the walls, though hiding-holes in the bottom of the graves are characteristic only for the Lower Volga region.
Methods and materials. There are not very many graves with hiding-holes in the Volga Region – eight in total, and none of them have been found in the neighboring regions, or only single cases are known. Archive data on excavations of the kurgans in the region allows the author to specify some essential construction details of the graves with hidingholes. These holes were dug out in the bottom of the grave pits; they are round in shape, 0.3–0.5 m in diameter and 0.3–0.6 m in depth. A deceased was placed over the holes. A principal item always placed in all hiding-holes is a bronze cauldron, which in some cases is accompanied by other types of metal and ceramic vessels. The author comprehensively applies several scholarly methods of archaeological research. The first stage of collecting and initial processing of material included methods of external and internal analysis of sources taking into account professional characteristics of researchers. The primary classification method based on the similarity of objects, as well as the traditional method of comparative typology, was used at the interpretation stage. The interpretation of materials also required the use of the classical method of extensive parallels including ethnological examples.
Results. Among the burials with hiding-holes in the bottom of the pits, the majority were burials of women. Considering not only the ordinary but also the sacred meaning that was attached to the cauldrons by the nomads of Eurasia, the author concludes that the hiding-holes in the bottom of Sarmatian graves blocked out by the body of the deceased, served not only as a secret place for treasures but had some others cult significance
Vladimir Georgievich Gelfreich - Vladimir Alexeevich Shchuko
No full textAusstellungskatalog / Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, 11.12.2016-12.03.2017, Chemnit
Roman bronzes and door knockers from the Black Sea cities of Central Anatolia an ethnographic etude = Bronzurile romane şi "ciocănaşele de uşă" din oraşele de pe litoralul Mării Negre din Anatolia Centrală : studiu etnografic = Rimskie bronzy i dvernye molotočki pričernomorskich gorodov centralʹnoj Anatolii : ėtnografičeskij ėtjud
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Emotional policies: Introducing branding as a tool for science diplomacy
No full textThis article seeks to expand the science diplomacy (SD) discourse by introducing the concept of branding, focusing on its use as a tool for nation state decision makers. Although the current literature on SD has explored the relation between science and diplomacy, the question of how individual science projects can effectively aid SD has been left largely unanswered. Drawing on the SD as well as on the place and policy branding literature, a framework for the analysis and conceptualization of branding as a tool for SD and for Public Diplomacy in general is developed. This framework introduces three distinct branding styles: nation branding, policy branding and policy tool branding. The applicability of the framework is demonstrated by the comparison of two cases of branding by nation state policy makers: branding in the field of German transnational education and in the science and knowledge-based Dutch Water Diplomacy. The German case study shows that branding activities relating to ‘German’ SD are fragmented and focus mostly on individual projects, while the use of transnational education as an instrument to advance policy branding or nation branding remains largely underdeveloped. Such a lopsided branding process undermines the effectiveness of branding as an effective SD tool. In contrast, the potential of coordinated branding strategies as a foreign policy tool becomes apparent in the ‘Dutch Delta Approach’. In this centralised and coordinated branding process, activities on all three proposed branding layers were implemented, effectively employing branding to increase the visibility of the Dutch nation state, increase the attraction of its high-tech water management sector as well as to rejuvenate the Netherland’s bi-lateral relations with selected partner countries. Branding, as we argue, should be added to the analysis of contemporary science diplomacy as well as of broader foreign policies, adding to the understanding of SD as an instrument of cross-border communication and global opinion shaping. The paper ends with a discussion of potential limitations of branding, in order to illustrate that branding can be an effective instrument but should not be seen as an international relations panacea.Organisation & Governanc
