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This anthology of mixed-genre writings on East European political culture examines the aesthetic character of Eastern Europe before and after 1989, the beginning of a "post-totalitarian age."
Annually published since 1930, the International bibliography of Historical Sciences (IBOHS) is an international bibliography of the most important historical monographs and periodical articles published throughout the world, which deal with history from the earliest to the most recent times. The works are arranged systematically according to period, region or historical discipline, and within this classification alphabetically. The bibliography contains a geographical index and indexes of persons and authors.
Die Edition vereint Beitrage uber den Umbruch in den Literaturen des Ostblocks und in Jugoslawien seit 1985 bis in die unmittelbare Gegenwart. Aufgezeigt werden die wichtigsten, sich unmittelbar auf die Literatur auswirkenden Veranderungen: Uberwindung des ideologischen Dogmatismus, das Abrucken vom Freund-Feind-Denken, die Infragestellung der Kuratel von Herrschaftsnationen uber untergeordnete Nati-onen, Ansatze zur Uberfuhrung der sozialistischen Planwirtschaft in die privatwirtschaftliche Marktwirtschaft. Dieser Paradigmenwechsel hat den gesamtkulturellen Stellenwert der Literatur in der gesamten Slavia in den letzten Jahren so radikal verandert, dass sich auch die Ausdrucksformen notwendig transformieren mussten. Die Beitrage zeigen diese Veranderungen in der russischen, bulgarischen, kroatischen, serbischen, polnischen, tschechischen und in der sorbischen Literatur mit hohem Aktualitatsbezug auf.
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-75) was one of the greatest composers of the 20th century, as well as the first major Soviet composer. In the fourth edition of Dmitri Shostakovich Catalogue: The First Hundred Years and Beyond, Derek C. Hulme names and describes all known musical compositions of the Russian composer. More than 175 major works are annotated and discussed, including such comprehensive details as titles and subtitles, dates of composition, instrumentation, and duration; information on dedications and premieres; arrangements by the composer and others; publication details; notes on bibliographical references and the location of the autograph score; and comprehensive chronological lists...
This book traces the establishment of a master narrative of the Middle Ages in Bulgaria and its evolution to the present day, including the attempt at a Marxist counter-narrative, thereby offering a critical analysis of Bulgarian historiographical views.