The bronze idols of Russia

Radoslava Ilcheva The bronze idols of Russia Summary   Since primordial times there have been foreordained in the human being to transgress the second God’s order, which warns: “Do not make yourselves idols”. The examples are numerous. The object of research is one particular case: monuments as object of idolatry. The processes of transforming the…

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The Passport of Malakov

Mila Krasteva The Passport of Malakov Summary   In 1864 P. R. Slaveikov wrote the play “Malakova” that was publicised in his newspaper called “Gayda” (‘Bagpipe’). In that play (as in many other texts that had different genres) the writer showed that in the “grammar of fashion” malakov (hoop skirt) formed his own specific paradigm…

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Mademoiselles and Crinolines: On the literary interpretations of female clothing during the Enlightenment

Lidia Mihova Mademoiselles and Crinolines: On the literary interpretations of female clothing during the Enlightenment Summary The paper presents the interpretations given to the smart female clothing in two comedies from the time of the Bulgarian Enlightenment. The theme of the elegant attire for ladies in the two pieces brings forth the problem of the…

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Christo Manolakev “Choice” and “Responsibility” – The Modern Liberal Project of XVIII Century and “Female Suicide” in Russian Literature Summary   The paper studies the constituting European liberal project “choice” and “responsibility” in 18-th century Russian Literature through the problem of female death, as been referenciated in N. M. Karamzin’s short novel “Poor Liza”. The…

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