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… to have an abortion–by ignoring morality, tradition, and common sense. Those who seek to ban abortion frequently … Christian society. Such a society can be found in western Europe in the Middle Ages. Many medieval legal codes were explicitly based on the Bible. …

… by Oxford mathematician and logician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll), celebrates her 150 th birthday this … our own purposes as well. Zombie Alice at 2014 New York ComicCon. Cosplaying is one way people have taken ownership … what the painful and even fatal consequences were of disobedience. Carroll, however, was on the side of the child, an …

… The Italian media mogul, Italy’s richest man, is now the incoming prime minister. How could that not be worrisome for … business establishment and participate effectively in the European Union. When the “clean hands” magistrates … channels he owns and public ones whose director he appoints, he will control 90 percent of television …

… of investing abroad, whether in formerly Soviet space, the European Union, the U.S., or developing countries. The … the population had long been waiting. Putin in effect embodies Russia's "recovery": he has succeeded in putting an end … are free to speak from and for a variety of political viewpoints (monarchy or republic, tsarist or Soviet nostalgia, …

… scandal. Frustrated by a few unrepentant prelates, Keating compared their conspiratorial behavior to that of the Mafia. … the bishops’ June meeting in St. Louis. Before he could do so, however, Keating spared him the trouble by resigning. … more amazing, though, is that he listened. After Gregory died in Rome, Catherine hoped his successor, Pope Urban VI, …

… His friends admired him for his intelligence, honesty, and commitment to virtue, but thought that maybe a little … loved to hold forth on the frivolity and stupidity of the ladies of high society, something not calculated to win female … Day, like so many other guardians of eighteenth-century Europe, held the French philosophe Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s …

… When Thomas Jefferson was inaugurated as America's third president in 1801, he … to the rules of the Constitution, all will … unite in common efforts for the common good," he proclaimed. Two … Nikolas K. Gvosdev is a senior fellow for strategic studies at The Nixon Center in Washington and a writer for the …

… that emerged in the ninth century around Kyiv. The medieval Primary Chronicle tells how, in 988, Grand Prince … in the Ukrainian Republic . By 1992, there were three competing Orthodox churches in Ukraine: the UOC-MP, a new … Orthodox Church. This feeling intensified following the Euromaidan revolution , the Russian seizure of Crimea , and …

… it was being spoken about by fans of literature, who often complained about the stifling power of the novel and the … What caused this novel to take Russia by storm? Russian society at the time was struck by the boldness of … of pawnbroker Alyona Ivanovna and her sister Lizaveta committed by ex-student Rodion Raskolnikov were “the purest …

… Does the Russian nation consist solely of ethnic Russians living within its borders? Or does … government that aspired to closer relations with the European Union. Readers should be aware that pro-Ukrainian … and truly non-Russian populations dwelled . Readers might come away with the impression that the Russian Empire and …

… passed a vote of confidence in Prime Minister Édouard Daladier’s government. But based on advice from army and police … French cities. In fact, the riots of February 6 th have become shorthand to describe the protests and violence that … for symbolizing the growing political divisions throughout Europe in the 1930s. Yet, the protests were also a …

… Mendeleev delivered a full paper to the Russian Chemical Society spelling out the most significant aspect of his … chemists had worked to find an organizing principle that encompassed all of the known elements and that could be … characteristics—they were largely inert and resistant to combining with other substances—but the entire set fit …

… Alice Conklin about the history and mass appeal of socialism in France . ( Image Source ) … Thanks for being on the show Professor Conklin and welcome.   Dr. Alice Conklin   Thank you for having me.   … a digital media piece of writing geared toward a popular audience. Is there some advantage to this form of writing over …

… day ten years ago that Kremlin guards hauled down the Soviet flag for the last time and Mikhail Gorbachev calmly … wanted to emulate. Now that they had been freed from communist oppression, many supposed, it would not be long … many Russians did hope that Russia would magically become like the United States, the euphoric American …

… allies and anti-Bolshevik forces in a series of schemes. Soviet secret agents lured him back in 1924, where he was … and sent to Vologda. It was there he decided to become a writer, sending his first short story to Maxim Gorky. … escaped and joined the Socialist Revolutionary (SR) Combat Organization. He was now a political terrorist and a …

… Heschel's work, the Prophets was written not for a Jewish audience but for people of faith in general. Writing during … Nazi anti Semitism and racial ideology required one to overcome a number of intellectual hurdles. How could one accept … time that Susannah Heschel manages to score any serious points is with her discussion of the post-war period, during …

… Greco-Turkish war erupted. The war resulted in the largest compulsory population exchange in history up to that time (2 … warfare slowed the Greek Army’s progression, and Greek soldiers’ acts of violence against Muslim villagers created … today. With instability in both the Middle East and Eastern Europe, and the rise of nationalism globally, it may be only …

… inequality, in 1967 the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) was formed, inspired by the American Civil … Catholic Republic of Ireland, an utterly unacceptable outcome. They therefore fiercely fought the civil rights … take a seat, even if elected) in either of the electoral bodies that represented the two halves of the island: the …

… This epidemic is not limited to America and Western Europe: it is visible in East Asia, Central and South … invariably generates a shift to a more "western" style diet, which involves rising meat consumption, which in turn … From the perspective of today's food crisis, two points are particularly germane here. First, this particular …

… in Polish-Jewish history. After years of controversies and compromises, the final product represents the dedicated … the time, Pawlak was the Director of Development for the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland. In … Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, a professor of performance studies at New York University, who was appointed to as the …

… in an attempt to circumnavigate the globe, three Soviet female pilots narrowly escaped death in pursuit of … miles in a straight line).  Plans for the women’s flight commenced three months earlier in August 1938. Valeriy … 15. Shevchenko, Nikolay, “How Three Soviet Women Nearly Died Chasing their Aviation Dream, Gateway to Russia , …