The Republic at the Zenith of Its Power. Golden Liberty. The Royal Election of 1573, by Jan Matejko / Royal Castle, Wikimedia Commons This essay traces the Greek and Roman roots of Polish sixteenth- to eighteenth-century political thought by discussing the Polish nobility’s concept of the “Golden Freedom” (L. aurea libertas). By focusing on the Roman and the Greek[…]
The issue of the Middle Age habitat of the Slavs in Central and Eastern Europe has been a focus of research for more than a century. By Peter Šalkovský The issue of the Middle Age habitat of the Slavs in Central and Eastern Europe has been a focus of research for more than a century.[…]
Today dynamically developing neo-pagan communities in Ural and Siberia supply a discursive frame for national identities, group values and political ideologies. By Dr. Elena Valentinovna Golovneva Professor of Cultural Studies and Design Ural Federal University Abstract Today dynamically developing neo-pagan communities in Ural and Siberia supply a discursive frame for national identities, group values and[…]
Painting by Laurits Tuxen showing a Christian Bishop displacing an image of the pagan Slavic deities during the Christianisation process of the Slavic culture. Most the Slavic mythology and lore was lost during this time. / Photo by Laurits Tuxen, Wikimedia Commons The Slavs are the least documented group among the so called “barbarian” enemies of Rome during late[…]