Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1819-4907 (Print)
ISSN 2542-1913 (Online)


Всеобщая история и международные отношения

The evolution of NATO’s approaches to the situation in the Balkans in the 1990s –2000s

The article analyses the change of the organization’s position concerning the situation in the Balkans in the 1990s-2000s on the basis of official documents. Special attention is paid to the analysis of the evolution of the Alliance’s approaches to the building of policy in the Balkan region in the context of its participation in the crisis management and peacekeeping operations within the territory of former Yugoslavia.

The “Rogue State” Concept As The Project Of a Structural Change In The International Relations System

The article examines the history of the “rogue state” concept, its strong and weak points in terms of practical application; analyses the content in the view of major theoretical schools; concludes the possibility of the concept’s modification in the future and its impact on the structure of international relations. 

Strategic challenges for the Eurasian Integration Project: Global and Regional Aspects

The article focuses on the main Russian concerns on the way of the Eurasian integration process. The author analyses real and potential obstacles for the Eurasian union during the competition between Russia and other players in the region such as China, the US and the EU. The article gives some forecasts on the development of integration and disintegration tendencies in Eurasia. Some author’s conclusions might be used for the improvement of Russian foreign policy course.

Innovative human capital in the global economy

The article deals with innovative human capital as a factor of the formation of the modern model of economic development – the model of "open innovations." A distinctive feature of the innovative model of national economies development is significant mobility of highly qualified specialists, which led to the formation of a new type of human capital and the establishment of knowledge economy.

Reconciliation of the Soviet-Britain Policy towards Iran: first Steps, July of 1941

В статье рассматриваются первые шаги СССР и Великобритании,
предпринятые в июле 1941 г. по выработке их дипломатическими
службами согласованной позиции в отношении Тегерана. Пока-
зано, что в связи с неприемлемым для них немецким влиянием
в Иране Москва и Лондон предприняли несколько политических
демаршей и, в конечном счете, были вынуждены начать прора-
ботку вопроса о вводе своих войск в эту страну.

Magistrate Kλειτοσ place in the stamping system of the ceramic tare of Thasos

The article clarifies the chronology of amphora stamps of the magistrate Κλεῖτος, who was in charge of ceramic production on the Thasos. Previously it was thought that this official belongs to the «late» Thasos magistrates and is dated within 30‑20s of the IV century BC. Meanwhile, the collection of archaeological complexes, given in this paper demonstrates that Κλεῖτος belongs to the «early» magistrates and should be dated no later than the 50s of the IV century BC.

Main directions of propaganda Gaius Julius Caesar

Article explores the question of the directions of propagation Gaius Julius Caesar. The author concludes that the Caesar's political propaganda, nominated more numerous, more powerful and meaningful slogans has helped defeat Pompey and his supporters in 49–45 years. BC.

Torquato Tasso: mad poet image in the interpretations of romanticists

Italian poet of the Renaissance epoch in Europe cultural memory entrenched as pattern model of mad poet. This image was particularly relevant for Romantics. In the literature late XVIII and early XIX cent. image of Torquato Tasso tas gotten a new life and new interpretations. Fate and image of Tasso in the  Goethe's works as well as Shelley's them, and other writers of this period works used as a plot, which is convenient for reasoning about the nature of creativity, the creativity-madness relationship.

British Eastern Policy: from the Carlowitz Congress to the Beginning of the French Revolution

The article describes the peculiarities of British policy in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East during 1699–1791, within the context of the diplomatic confrontation in Europe and the defense of British possessions in India.

John Henry Newman and the Oxford Movement

John Henry Newman is one of the central figures in spiritual life of England of the XIX century. The author considers the development of his religious views up to the conversion to Catholicism in 1845.

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