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Another Loveless Father: Grigory in Dostoevsky???s The Brothers Karamazov
No full textOne of the major themes of The Brothers Karamazov is fathers and sons, whose bonds allow the author to explore the idea of active love. In the novel, positive father figures, such as Father Zosima, are presented alongside negative ones. Fyodor Karamazov is usually seen as the novel???s prime example of a loveless father, but another father is also worthy of critical attention in this regard: Grigory, Fyodor Karamazov???s loyal servant and Smerdyakov???s foster father. As a father, Grigory seems as incapable of love as Fyodor Karamazov. In fact, when discussing the evil nature of Smerdyakov, Golstein has argued that Grigory is ultimately to blame because his ???stubbornness, dogmatism, and constantly judgmental nature??? (98) have lead him to play a ???destructive role in the shaping of Smerdyakov??? (96). The text certainly provides ample evidence of Grigory???s disastrous conduct as a parent. In the account of Smerdyakov???s childhood, Grigory???s verbal and physical abuse of his foster son is repeatedly mentioned. But while Grigory???s negative role in Smerdyakov???s existence is unquestionable, what remains to be examined is the reason for Grigory???s hatred of him. Since Smerdyakov is a person nearly impossible to like, readers of the novel might well take Grigory???s harsh treatment of his foster son for granted. Yet I would argue that understanding Grigory???s motives requires more than judgments about his character. A more complete analysis of Grigory???s relationship with Smerdyakov will help explain what drives Grigory to become an unloving father. To this end, I will look into the motives, both on conscious and subconscious levels, for Grigory???s antagonism toward Smerdyakov
“THE JOURNAL OF TRAVELS TO RUSSIA’S EASTERN LAND IS SURE TO BE INTERESTING FOR THE PUBLIC...”: ON GRIGORY I. SPASSKY’S PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITY OF THE FREE SOCIETY OF LOVERS OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE AND THE ARTS
No full textThe present research is dedicated to the initial period of the academic career of Grigory I. Spassky (the editor of the first magazine about Siberia in Russia). The main issue studied in the present article is Grigory I. Spassky’s participation in the activity of the Free Society of Lovers of Literature, Science and the Arts (VOLSNKh) in 1803-1823. This particular issue has never been studied; in the Russian historiography there are a few works where this fact was only mentioned. The author has been considered and analyzed the correspondence of Grigory I. Spassky with the members of VOLSNKh, as well as the contents of periodicals of the time, which were connected with VOLSNKh, such as “Severny Vestnik” [Northern Bulletin], “Tsvetnik” [Flower Garden], “Vestnik Evropy” [European Bulletin]. The research has revealed the facts of Grigory I. Spassky’s close collaboration with the Free Society; and in the beginning the Society played a leading role in the choice of the young scientist’s research areas. Through the VOLSNKh, on the pages of the Society’s periodicals there were published Spassky’s first articles, which brought him fame in the literary and research circles. Under the infl uence of the VOLSNKh banders’ recommendations, Grigory I. Spassky got the idea to publish his Siberian Sketchbook. This idea transformed into the plan of a periodical about Siberia and “some countries adjacent to it”. The publication made by Grigory I. Spassky on his return from Siberia in 1817 was called “Sibirsky Vestnik [Siberian Bulletin]”, and Spassky’s co-editor was one of the VOLSNKh members, Vasily V. Dmitriev. Thus, the analysis of the correspondence and the articles of some periodicals, connected with the VOLSNKh undoubtedly convinces that the members of the VOLSNKh made a great influence on the formation of the scientific worldview of the explorer of Siberia, Grigory I. Spassky
Grigory Kruzhkov – A Tireless Translator of English-Language Poetry
No full textTwórczość Grigorija Krużkowa jest ze wszech miar godna opisu i popularyzacji. To ceniony i nagradzany rosyjski tłumacz poezji anglojęzycznej, teoretyk przekładu, profesor w Katedrze Teorii i Praktyki Przekładu Rosyjskiego Państwowego Uniwersytetu Humanistycznego w Moskwie. Jest m.in. autorem obszernej antologii przekładów 115 angielskich, irlandzkich i amerykańskich poetów oraz wyboru angielskich i irlandzkich wierszy i bajek. W 2015 roku otrzymał tytuł doktora honoris causa Trinity College w Dublinie. Widzi on pracę tłumacza jako twórczość, która rodząc się z miłości i jedności duchowej z autorem oryginału, może zapewnić temu ostatniemu nieśmiertelność w innych językach. Do tego właśnie nawiązują wyraźnie tytuły jego esejów. Co ciekawe, na polskim gruncie analogiczne wnioski formułuje z wielkim przekonaniem Wiesław Myśliwski, podkreślając, że tłumacz musi stworzyć (nie odtworzyć) dzieło na nowo we własnym języku.The work of Grigory Kruzhkov is by all means worth describing and popularizing. He is a respected and awarded Russian translator of English-language poetry, translation theorist, professor at the Department of Russian Translation Theory and Practice of the Russian State University for the Humanities. He is, among others, the author of an extensive anthology of translations of 115 English, Irish and American poets and a selection of English and Irish poems and fairy tales. In 2015, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Trinity College in Dublin. He sees the translator’s work as creativity which – born out of love and spiritual unity with the author of the original – can grant the latter immortality in other languages. This is what the titles of his essays clearly allude to. Interestingly, in Poland, similar conclusions are formulated with great conviction by Wiesław Myśliwski, stressing that the translator must create (not recreate) the work in his own language
Computing Permanents over Fields of Characteristic 3: Where and Why It Becomes Difficult (Extended Abstract)
No full text) Grigory Kogan Department of Computer Science Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Haifa 32000, Israel e-mail: [email protected]. Abstract In this paper we consider the complexity of computing permanents over fields of characteristic 3. We present a polynomial time algorithm for computing per(A) for a matrix A such that the rank rg(AA T \Gamma I) 1. On the other hand, we show that existence of a polynomial-time algorithm for computing per(A) for a matrix A such that rg(AA T \Gamma I) 2 implies NP = R. As a byproduct we obtain that computing per(A) for a matrix A such that rg(AA T \Gamma I) 2 is ]P(mod3) complete. Acknowledgement The results of this paper were presented orally in August, 1995 and then in December, 1995 and January, 1996 at the Technion. While the results are solely by the author, the written version in its current form is due to Michael Kaminski and Johann A. Makowsky 1 . G. Kogan was supported by J.A. Makowsky's grant of the German--Israel..
Statistical methods for cosmic ray composition analysis at the Telescope Array Observatory
No full textConstraining (pseudo)Conformal Universe and anisotropic inflation with Planck data
No full textWe review the constraints on the (pseudo)conformal Universe and inflation from the non-observation of statistical anisotropy in the Planck’2013 maps provided at the frequencies 143 GHz and 217 GHz, as well as their cross-correlation
Constraining (pseudo)Conformal Universe and anisotropic inflation with Planck data
No full textWe review the constraints on the (pseudo)conformal Universe and inflation from the non-observation of statistical anisotropy in the Planck’2013 maps provided at the frequencies 143 GHz and 217 GHz, as well as their cross-correlation
On memory and postpropaganda: remarks about the book "The Leningrad Blockade. Children’s Book" by Grigory Piernavsky
No full textW artykule omawiana jest książka Blokada Leningradu. Książka dla dzieci (2019) Grigorija Piernawskiego. Analizowana jest jej struktura, organizacja treści, brikolażowa forma oraz, co najważniejsze, zaproponowany przez autora sposób opowiadania o oblężeniu miasta. Z analizy wynika, że treść omawianej publikacji wpisuje się ściśle w ramy oficjalnego dyskursu rosyjskiej polityki historycznej, odnoszącego się do wielkiej wojny ojczyźnianej. Uwagi dotyczące książki powiązane zostały z zagadnieniami funkcjonowania pamięci zbiorowej, propagandy i postpropagandy.The article discusses the book The Leningrad Blockade. Children's Book (2019) by Grigory Piernavsky. It analyses the structure, content organization, bricolage form and, most importantly, the way of talking about the siege of the city proposed by the author. The analysis shows that the content of the discussed publication fits closely into the official discourse of Russian historical policy, referring to the Great Patriotic War. Comments on the book were related to the functioning of collective memory, propaganda and postpropaganda.В статье рассматривается книга Блокада Ленинграда. Детская книга (2019) Григория Пернавского. Анализируются структура публикации, организация содержания, форма бриколажа и, прежде всего, предложенный автором способ повествования об осаде города. Анализ показывает, что содержание обсуждаемой публикации находится в рамках официального дискурса российской исторической политики и коммеморативных практик, относящихся к Великой Отечественной войне. В комментариях к книге были учтены вопросы функционирования коллективной памяти, пропаганды и постпропаганды
Physics of continuous media: problems and solutions in electromagnetism, fluid mechanics and MHD
No full textThis book presents an excellent and exemplary collection of up-to-date exercises and their solutions on continuous media, covering a wide range of topics from electro-, magnetohydro- and fluid dynamics, and from the theory of elasticity. The author is an international expert with many years of research and teaching experience in the field. Each chapter begins with a comprehensive summary of definitions and the mathematical description of the physical laws necessary to understand and solve the series of problems that follow. The problems and exercises are a gradual built up in each of the topics and they introduce the reader step by step into the principles of the subject. The solutions are well explained and detailed with additional readings when necessary. This exercise book is written in a true scholarly manner that allows the reader to understand the basic principles and physical laws of continuous media. This problem-solving book is highly recommended to graduate and postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers or to scientists who want to refresh their knowledge or teach the subject at university level.-Robert Erdelyi, University of SheffieldProfessor Vekstein's book is a wonderful resource for both condensed-matter physics courses and self-study. The problems are chosen to illustrate physical phenomena without unnecessary complications. The solutions are very clear; they set the student on a sure path to solution, while still leaving some details to be worked out by the student. I think this is a pedagogically efficient format. I recommend this book to every student of continuous matter, as well to any scientist wishing to familiarize themselves with this important branch of physics. I fondly remember a few of the problems in this book from being a student in Professor Vekstein's Physics of Continuous Media class at Novosibirsk University some 30 years ago.-Dmitry Budker, University of California, Berkeley Vekstein is a brilliant scientist with a strong international reputation. His book is highly recommended and fills a unique niche. It will be invaluable to final year physics and applied mathematics undergraduates, together with masters and PhD students, by complementing the standard textbooks on electromagnetism, fluid dynamics and MHD. Drawing on his long experience of superb teaching of these subjects at a high level, Vekstein has compiled an intriguing set of problems in these areas that reveal common themes often missing from the standard texts. He also masterfully guides the reader through the complexities of their solutions.-Eric Priest, University of St AndrewsClassical physics constitutes a major cornerstone in the foundation of contemporary science. There are several well-known textbooks presenting the theoretical background, but much less handbooks providing practical exercises which are indispensable for the learning process. This book written by Grigory Vekstein provides readers with a unique opportunity of studying the fundamentals of classical physics "hands on," by doing some important and original exercises following the detailed, extended comments. Thanks to the pedagogical talent and experience of the author, readers have an opportunity to grasp all basic elements of mechanics of fluids and solids as well as electrodynamics in one nicely composed and relatively compact book.-Vladimir Tikhonchuk, University of Bordeaux
First constraints on the strength of the extragalactic magnetic field from -ray observations of GRB 221009A
No full textThe extragalactic magnetic field (EGMF) could be probed with -ray
observations of distant sources. Primary very high energy (VHE) -rays
from these sources absorb on extragalactic background light photons, and
secondary electrons/positrons from the pair production acts create cascade
-rays. These cascade -rays could be detected with space
-ray telescopes such as Fermi-LAT. The -ray burst GRB 221009A
was an exceptionally bright transient well suited for intergalactic
-ray propagation studies. Using publicly-available Fermi-LAT data, we
obtain upper limits on the spectrum of delayed emission from GRB 221009A during
the time windows of 10, 30, and 90 days after the burst, and compare these with
model spectra calculated for various EGMF strengths , obtaining constraints
on . We show that the values of between 10^{-20} G and 10^{-18} G are
excluded.Comment: 8 pages, 11 figures. Moderate changes w.r.t. v1. Accepted for
publication in MNRAS Lett. This is the authors's version and not the final
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