Today is anniversary for Restoration of Independence in Lithuania. March 11, 1990. Just a week after lections of Supreme Council of Latvian SSR will held, where also majority will be won by supporters of Popular Front of Latvia and full independence from USSR. #otd #BalticHistory
General laws in history do exist. Simply they are too broad to give answers on short-term problems people usually expect history to would provide. #HistoryTheory
"Neviena valsts nevar pastāvēt bez vēstures. Vēsture dara mūs piederīgus nācijai. Tas, kā mēs atceramies sevi, ko atceramies un rakstām par sevi, veido mūs par nāciju,” prof.Aivars Strangas nosaukts par gada vēsturnieku Latvijā. www.academia.edu/108...
Bēgšana no PSRS kā pretošanās forma. Igauņi, ebreji un latvieši bēguši visvairāk (rēķinot pret iedzīvotāju īpatsvaru tautu cietumā).
Starptautiskās sieviešu dienas noskaņās pārskatīju Latvijas parlamentu sastāvu. Politiskā pārstāvniecība ir viens no izmērāmiem kritērijiem, kas ļauj daudz ko pateikt par sabiedrību kopumā. Latvijas parlamentā deputāta amata pienākumus ir pildījušas 175 sievietes. Un 684 vīrieši.
Tho God's playground ir lieliska Norman Davies grāmata par Polijas vēsturi laikā, kad tā bija arī mūsu senču vēsture. Prieks to lasīt arī latviski. Paldies @ApgadsJumava un PLinLatvia
There are no prospects for the beginning of World War III unless China or a significant number of other countries become actively and directly involved militarily against U.S. armed forces.
I m not saying that violant death of Ali Khamenei will undo Islamic revolution tomorrow. But this war will end. And Persia will be different as it had been decades untill now. And The World will be. And relations between Christians and Muslims will.
Thats very simpathetic prognosis for Kremlin's butcher. Russia still have not came over negative effects of massacre of Russian Civic war more than hudred years ago. And I dont see any our life time possibility it will.
History and Theory is Nr 1 must read journal not only for every emerging but also for every fading historian. onlinelibrary.wiley.... #HistoryTheory #bookshelf #mustread
Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina proved that Latvia is the most Nordic of the Baltic states. www.olympics.com/en/...
The concept of Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationality as a cornerstone for Russia was designed to protect it from "Western revolutionary ideas". Competition over being "purest" Christians with most "traditional Christian values" turned into fight for autocracy and imperialism.
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In 19th Century, when spread of ideas and theories of nationalism reached Russia, in some extent those merged with religious understandings as Russia already used orthodoxy as political tool.
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Since the fall of Constantinopolis, which was the center of Orthodoxy and effective successor of Roman Empire in 1453, Muscovy claimed for its share of this succession. That still is a time when religious domination meant political control.
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The concept of Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationality as a cornerstone for Russia was designed to protect it from "Western revolutionary ideas". Competition over being "purest" Christians with most "traditional Christian values" turned into fight for autocracy and imperialism.
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Split of Christianity under the Great Shiizm of 1054 and origins of Eastern Orthodoxy is one of central keys, despite the fact that Christianization of Kievan Rus started already circa 988. When Moscow was founded circa 1147, need to say - this split was not only religious
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In 19th Century, when spread of ideas and theories of nationalism reached Russia, in some extent those merged with religious understandings as Russia already used orthodoxy as political tool.
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What if, we would look on Russian desire for control over Crimea and Kiiv from perspective of Russian contemporal political/religius philosophy? #RussianHistory It might turn out,that Crimea is the only territory where Russian and Constantinopolis historical presence overlaps
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Since the fall of Constantinopolis, which was the center of Orthodoxy and effective successor of Roman Empire in 1453, Muscovy claimed for its share of this succession. That still is a time when religious domination meant political control.
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Every country has some kind of philosophy it is based on. But only deep knowledge and understanding of its history especially its religion history or cultural history in broader sense, can lead to understanding of between lines philosophy which drives politics. #HistoryTheory
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Split of Christianity under the Great Shiizm of 1054 and origins of Eastern Orthodoxy is one of central keys, despite the fact that Christianization of Kievan Rus started already circa 988. When Moscow was founded circa 1147, need to say - this split was not only religious
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What if, we would look on Russian desire for control over Crimea and Kiiv from perspective of Russian contemporal political/religius philosophy? #RussianHistory It might turn out,that Crimea is the only territory where Russian and Constantinopolis historical presence overlaps
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Every country has some kind of philosophy it is based on. But only deep knowledge and understanding of its history especially its religion history or cultural history in broader sense, can lead to understanding of between lines philosophy which drives politics. #HistoryTheory
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Knowing Russian history means a better understanding of Russian performance. A better understanding of an enemy's performance (Russia has claimed for years that it is at war with the West) means a significant decrease in its effectiveness.
While everyone is busy with the Epstein files, have you ever seen Russian Empress Catherine the Great's furniture? #RussianHistory rt@historybymae
Lets talk about why it is now essential to know Russian history for Europeans. 1)That explains better what is going on in Russo-European relations and politics; 2)Russia is intentionally lying about that; 3)Existing knowledge is insufficient. What's else? #RussianHistory
A new publication about tragic and glorious events of January 20, 1990 and 1991, Baku and Riga. Two pieces of the same puzzle how Moscow's occupational rule ends.
Soviet Russia was not recognized de jure by Western powers. Recognition of Soviet Union began only on 1924 and it was accepted into League of Nations in 1934. (12 years after Baltic States). Before that millions of people there survived only thanks to Western aid #RussianHistory
Latvia together with Estonia and Lithuania became members of League of Nations on September 22, 1921. In total there now were 54 countries.
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Political and economical stabilization, closer relations with foreign countries, freer hands for concluding economic agreements and admission to the League of Nations - these are the general lines that de jure brings and will bring to us in the future. (c) Z.A.Meierovics
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