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Muitas biografias foram escritas sobre Fiódor Dostoiévski, nome central da literatura russa do século XIX. Dentre os títulos dedicados à vida do escritor russo destaca-se Dostoiévski de Joseph Frank, um grande esforço de investigação elaborado ao longo de quase três décadas. A obra escrita pelo scholar norte-americano consiste em uma síntese da história cultural da Rússia no século XIX, contexto no qual Dostoiévski viveu, além de um esforço de interpretação da ficção do romancista. Essa pesquisa visa analisar a biografia de autoria de Joseph Frank, assim como efetuar uma comparação entre essa obra e outras biografias importantes escritas sobre o escritor russo. Paralelamente, pretende-se investigar as questões teóricas e metodológicas concernentes ao gênero biográfico. Tendo em vista a grande repercussão da obra nas publicações norteamericanas, essa pesquisa também examinará de modo panorâmico a recepção da biografia de Frank nos Estados Unidos e os percursos da eslavística norte-americana nas últimas décadas. / Many biographies have been written about Fyodor Dostoevsky, a prominent 19th century Russian literature novelist. Among all these titles, Joseph Frank\'s Dostoevsky stands out as a great synthesis of the Russian writer\'s life and era. Written along three decades, Frank\'s work recreates the Russian cultural history in the second half of the 19th century and proposes an interpretation for Dostoevsky\'s literary works. After this biography, Frank has become one of the most important North American\'s experts in Russian literature and Dostoevsky. This research aims to analyze this monumental biography, to compare this work with other biographies written about the thrilling life of Dostoevsky and to investigate the theoretical and methodological problems of the biography genre. Finally, considering the repercussion of Dostoevsky for the intellectual community of United States of America, we will also analyze the reception and the critiques of Frank\'s biography and the situation of the last decades of Slavic studies in that country.

This study examines the propensity of internally weak states to form alliances with or against threatening powers. Drawing upon insights from neoclassical realism, the study proposes a 'resistance' model of weak state alliance formation and tests the model using cases drawn from the states of the former Soviet Union. The study examined the performance of resistance theory explanations when compared to explanations drawn from the dominant theory of alliance formation, Balance of Threat, as well as a generally accepted theory of weak state alliances, Capitulationist theory The study finds that the leaders of weak states are particularly susceptible to the influence of 'critical constituencies' within their states---those social and political forces upon which weak regimes most depend for continued authority. The reliance of weak leaders on these narrow segments of society often precludes alliances with threatening external powers whose demands are at odds with the values of the critical constituency Ultimately, internally weak states were found to be no more willing to be coerced into binding alliance agreements than were similarly threatened states with greater levels of internal cohesion. This finding was inconsistent with Capitulationist theory, consistent with Balance of Threat but best explained by resistance theory / acase@tulane.edu

This dissertation presents a historical study of intersections between music and activism in Poland from the election of Cardinal Karol Wojtyła as Pope John Paul II in 1978 to Poland’s first democratic elections in 1989. Musical action in three cultural spheres shapes the project: (1) the political activism of musicians, (2) activists who turn to music as a political instrument, and (3) the musical ambitions of the communist authorities, the Polish United Workers’ Party. I critique the repercussions of politics in music as well as music’s significance for policy makers and dissidents, and I assume that neither course of influence is intrinsic or inevitable under state socialism. In doing so, I highlight the complex relationship between activist culture and music at the end of the Cold War. Throughout the decade, religious hymns, patriotic anthems, experimental music, and popular songs shared spaces in Polish society, projected analogous ambitions, reflected communal responses, and partook in debates about culture’s capacity to effect political action. The plurality of musical genres and music histories during the Cold War reflects the political tensions in the Polish opposition to state socialism. The diverse materials I investigate in this dissertation respond both to the tumultuous politics of the 1980s and to the ethnographic, historical, and analytical methods I employ to write music history. My thesis—that political activism offered politicians, activists, and musicians the opportunity for constructive creative action—provides a model for rethinking Cold War music history. I begin with an explanation of the Communist Party’s program for music and the practical means by which it carried out this vision through the decade. Two chapters examine specific historical moments: I critique the ways in which music has come to be associated with the August 1980 strikes that brought about the formation of Solidarity, the first independent trade union in the Eastern bloc, and map the sites of music making in the weeks after martial law’s imposition in December 1981. I explore the resonance of popular sacred hymns and plainchant for musicologists, composers, and members of the opposition through the final decade of the Cold War. The dissertation concludes by analyzing the unofficial musical discourse on independence, drawing out the concept’s resonance for artists invested in their own musical autonomy. / Music

<p> Interdisciplinary war trauma research suggests wars involving ethnic cleansing have debilitating and serious impacts on the physical and mental health of survivors. There has been a lack of focus on female-specific victimization, although female-driven cultural practices are altered as a result of traumatization. The South Slavic female survivors of the Balkan War partake in extensive cultural practices that have been shaped by their experiences of trauma. The current study used a qualitative approach to understand how women's traumatic experiences are manifested in and ameliorated by their oral memory traditions, or the cultural practice of sharing transgenerational information. Specifically, data from psychosomatic clinical sessions spanning a ten-year period were analyzed to identify how the somatic practice of the Kolo, or the round dance or sharing of information in a circle, has provided the women an outlet for their cultural expression and healing. Results are discussed in terms of psychosomatic themes that help us understand the effects of trauma.</p>

x, 94 p. : col. ill. / Siberia is a space that is more ideologic than it is geographic; it lacks defined physical boundaries and has no precise date of founding. Throughout its contemporary history as a Russian territory, the Siberia of public imagination has been dictated primarily by the views and agendas of external actors, and its culture and literature - despite having multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic, and multi-religious roots - have been subsumed by the greater Russian tradition to which they are uneasily tied. Using an historical framework, this thesis establishes that there is, in fact, a canon of Siberian literature that stands apart from the Russian canon and that incorporates not only Russian texts but also other European and local indigenous ones. Furthermore, I contend that this canon has both been shaped by and continues to shape a pan-Siberian identity that unifies the border-less, ideologic space in a way that physical boundaries cannot. / Committee in charge: Dr. Katya Hokanson, Chairperson; Dr. Julie Hessler, Member; Dr. Jenifer Presto, Member

abstract: The implementation of substance abuse treatment policy is ambiguous in the Russian Federation. Though policies are in place, financial responsibility and best practice procedures are largely overlooked by the Russian government. The purpose of this thesis is to conduct a policy analysis of the Russian Federation Federal Law, On Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, adopted December 10, 1997. Amendments and additions to this law are integrated. Utilizing Gilbert and Terrell’s (2005) elements of an analytic social policy, including allocation, provision, delivery, and finance, the extent of substance abuse treatment provision is analyzed in the Russian context. Result indicate limited Russian government provision of detoxification for drug and alcohol users, with a nearly absent continuum required for true rehabilitation. The Russian government must provide harm reduction measurements to protect the population from HIV/AIDS. Involving the Russian Orthodox Church in advocacy for the implementation of harm reduction measures is recommended. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Social Work 2017

Muitas biografias foram escritas sobre Fiódor Dostoiévski, nome central da literatura russa do século XIX. Dentre os títulos dedicados à vida do escritor russo destaca-se Dostoiévski de Joseph Frank, um grande esforço de investigação elaborado ao longo de quase três décadas. A obra escrita pelo scholar norte-americano consiste em uma síntese da história cultural da Rússia no século XIX, contexto no qual Dostoiévski viveu, além de um esforço de interpretação da ficção do romancista. Essa pesquisa visa analisar a biografia de autoria de Joseph Frank, assim como efetuar uma comparação entre essa obra e outras biografias importantes escritas sobre o escritor russo. Paralelamente, pretende-se investigar as questões teóricas e metodológicas concernentes ao gênero biográfico. Tendo em vista a grande repercussão da obra nas publicações norteamericanas, essa pesquisa também examinará de modo panorâmico a recepção da biografia de Frank nos Estados Unidos e os percursos da eslavística norte-americana nas últimas décadas. / Many biographies have been written about Fyodor Dostoevsky, a prominent 19th century Russian literature novelist. Among all these titles, Joseph Frank\'s Dostoevsky stands out as a great synthesis of the Russian writer\'s life and era. Written along three decades, Frank\'s work recreates the Russian cultural history in the second half of the 19th century and proposes an interpretation for Dostoevsky\'s literary works. After this biography, Frank has become one of the most important North American\'s experts in Russian literature and Dostoevsky. This research aims to analyze this monumental biography, to compare this work with other biographies written about the thrilling life of Dostoevsky and to investigate the theoretical and methodological problems of the biography genre. Finally, considering the repercussion of Dostoevsky for the intellectual community of United States of America, we will also analyze the reception and the critiques of Frank\'s biography and the situation of the last decades of Slavic studies in that country.

abstract: It is no secret that the Soviet Union silenced the voices of many artists, but pieces of this history are still emerging—including the story of Ukraine's first female composer to achieve professional renown: Stefania Turkevych (1898-1977). Although the quantity and quality of Turkevych's compositional output should have established her as a major international figure, most of her work remains unpublished. Turkevych is absent from both Grove Music and Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (MGG Online). There is a clear need for English-language biographical materials about Turkevych and for publication of her works. This document represents the first critical edition of Turkevych’s three-act chamber opera, Серце Оксани (The Heart of Oksana), commissioned in 1969 for the 100th anniversary of the creation of Canada’s Province of Manitoba (and its subsequent settlement by members of the Ukrainian diasporic community). The score is prefaced by brief introductions to both Turkevych and Серце Оксани as well as an explanation of editorial procedure and a critical report. Lost Soviet-era voices carry particular social and political weight as present-day Ukraine reclaims an identity that moves beyond reductive “Russian vs. European” dichotomies, and solidifying that identity seems even more urgent against the backdrop of the current Donbass War (2013-present). This project represents the first step in a much longer-term effort to unearth and share Turkevych’s story and overlooked contributions as a composer, teacher, and lifelong advocate of Ukraine’s language and culture. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Music 2020