ON THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF YURI MIKHAILOVICH GRACHEV (1945–2010), THE PARTICIPANT OF THE POLYGON–70 EXPERIMENT

The article is dedicated to a memorable date – the 75th anniversary of Yuri Grachev, PhD, who was a Lead Scientist and Deputy Director of the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of Russian Academy of Sciences. It describes the contributions of Dr. Grachev to the development of the Shirshov Institute, including both his scientific and organizational work. Yu.M. Grachev spent over 2 years at sea aboard research vessels during cruises, where he had different roles, in most cases assuming leading positions. He was one of the most experienced specialists in field data collection and analysis, focusing on experimental study of synoptic variability of ocean circulation in various regions of the World Ocean. He directly took part in major ocean projects: Polygon–67, Polygon–70, POLYMODE

Evtushenko to the Memorable Date of the 70th Anniversary of the Birth of Professor Kondrashev Alexander Vasilievich

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NINETY FIRST IN NINETY THIRD. THE TWO YEARS ANNIVERSARY OF THE EVENTS OF AUGUST 1991 IN THE PRESS DURING THE 1993 CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS: BASED ON MATERIALS FROM PRAVDA, IZVESTIA, NEZAVISIMAYA GAZETA

This article is devoted to the featuring the anniversary of the 1991 Soviet coup d’état attempt on the pages of newspapers in 1993. The events of August 1991 did not disappear from the current field and were used both for the propaganda and for comprehending the past and forecasts for the future. The fact that a few months before the memorable date the trial of those arrested in the SCSE case began served to refresh the events in the public perception, and just a couple of weeks before that, an abridged version of the indictment was published in public sources.

About One Memorable Date in the History of Spain

In 1714 the Catalans, being in the camp of the losers in the War of the Spanish Succession, finally lost any hope to gain independence. 300 years later, nationalists, who are in power now in Catalonia, want to take advantage of that memorable date by organizing a regional referendum in order to choose their own path of development. In the aggravating conflict of interests between Madrid and Barcelona both parties use not only political and propaganda measures, but also financial leverages of influence. The ethnonational issue in the multiethnic Spain is far from being solved, because for centuries the process of forming a unified Spanish state was characterized by political union of several genetically related (except Basque) ethnic communities, although with significant socio-cultural and linguistic differences among them. It is not coincidental that regional identity in Spain is still extremely strong, while the interethnic consolidation of the Spanish nation can be characterized as incomplete, which can be seen, particularly, in the intensification in recent decades of radical nationalist and separatist sentiments in Catalonia, the Basque Country and some other autonomies. Among reasons which escalated confrontation between supporters and opponents of Catalonian independence, we should mention the global financial crisis that hit the regions of Spain as well as the overall national economy. The separatists have many barriers on their way, starting from the constitutional provisions proclaiming Spain a united and indivisible state which impede to carry out regional plebiscites, and ending by an ambiguous attitude towards the hypothetical independence of Catalonia by both the residents of the region and in other parts of the country. It is important to keep in mind that in today's world the possibility of breaking large multiethnic state into ethnically constituting elements is more possible than 40-50 years ago. Disintegration of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union and the emergence on the world political map of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and most recently of the Republic of Crimea - confirm this. The Catalonian nationalists in their arguments in favor of the sovereignty of Catalonia refer to the arbitrariness of the borders formed in the past between separate European countries and the regions. Modern state boundaries indeed are not the result of rational planning, democratic arrangements or consideration of the local population's opinion. In many ways, the current borders are the result of historical processes, often - of bloody wars and territorial annexations. In other words, they are the result of actions which are contrary to current international law and moral norms of behavior. Independent Catalonia is still a hypothesis, but under certain conditions and, more importantly, as a result of concerted efforts of regional nationalists it could become a reality.

Lucknow of Faiz Ahmed 'Faiz'

Honourable Guests! This gathering will mark a memorable date in the history of our literature. In our conferences and colloquiums, we have been mostly arguing about the language and its spread/power. So much so, that the intention of early Hindi and Urdu Literature - which is present - was not to impact our thoughts and emotions, but to make a perfect linguistic construct.

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At this memorable date of his life he was, one Saturday, returning from Alfredston to Marygreen about three o’clock in the afternoon. It was fine, warm, and soft summer weather, and he walked with his tools at his back, his little chisels clinking faintly...

In memory to Professor D. Ya. Shuryghin

The article is devoted to the memorable date, the 70th anniversary of the birth of Professor Dorofey Yakovlevich Shurygin, one of the prominent endocrinologists of the country, honored scientist of the RSFSR.