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E-BooksThe Moscow Council (1917–1918) The Creation of the Conciliar Institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church



The Moscow Council (1917–1918) The Creation of the Conciliar Institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church
Free Download The Moscow Council (1917-1918): The Creation of the Conciliar Institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church By Hyacinthe Destivelle
2015 | 466 Pages | ISBN: 0268026173 | PDF | 3 MB
By the early twentieth century, a genuine renaissance of religious thought and a desire for ecclesial reform were emerging in the Russian Orthodox Church. With the end of tsarist rule and widespread dissatisfaction with government control of all aspects of church life, conditions were ripe for the Moscow Council of 1917-1918 to come into being.The council was a major event in the history of the Orthodox Church. After years of struggle for reform against political and ecclesiastical resistance, the bishops, clergy, monastics, and laity who formed the Moscow Council were able to listen to one other and make sweeping decisions intended to renew the Russian Orthodox Church. Council members sought change in every imaginable area―from seminaries and monasteries, to parishes and schools, to the place of women in church life and governance. Like Vatican II, the Moscow Council emphasized the mission of the church in and to the world.Destivelle's study not only discusses the council and its resolutions but also provides the historical, political, social, and cultural context that preceded the council. In the only comprehensive and probing account of the council, he discusses its procedures and achievements, augmented by substantial appendices of translated conciliar documents.Tragically, due to the Revolution, the council's decisions could not be implemented to the extent its members hoped. Despite current trends in the Russian church away from the Moscow Council's vision, the council's accomplishments remain as models for renewal in the Eastern churches.Review"Destivelle's volume is a welcome contribution to the ever-burgeoning field of the history of Orthodoxy in Russia. This book will certainly become a staple for anyone desiring to become acquainted with one of the most exciting moments in Russian Orthodox history." (Theological Studies)"Contemporary global Orthodoxy is in the process of confronting unprecedented challenges. . . . The autocephalous Orthodox churches address these challenges in various ways, as pastors and theologians appeal to notions of consensus among the Fathers in the past as models. Occasionally, pastors and theologians will also consider creative models of the church for engaging the modern world. The University of Notre Dame Press's recent translation and publication of Hyacinthe Destivelle's comprehensive analysis of the Moscow Council of 1917-1918 grants English-language readers access to one of the most discussed and perhaps least understood historical examples of such models . . . an instant classic and a necessary desktop resource for all serious students and scholars of Russian Orthodoxy and ecclesiology." (The Wheel)"As the centenary of the Russian Revolution approaches, Hyacinthe Destivelle's study offers a valuable resource for assessing a critical dimension of that momentous event: the Orthodox Church Council of 1917-1918. Deploying a wealth of published sources to recount the origins, activities, and results of this remarkable gathering, Destivelle provides a synthesis that is at once insightful and accessible to a broad readership. His work covers the entire period from the first calls for a council in 1905 through the assembly's conclusion in 1918, skillfully demonstrating how the conciliar ideal was translated into concrete ecclesiastical decrees. In doing so, Destivelle identifies the central players and the broad range of issues at stake in the Church's reform, as well as the resonance of the council's decisions for the rest of the twentieth century. His book represents a fine contribution to the growing scholarship on religion in Russia and provides an excellent point of entry for those seeking to understand the fate of the Orthodox Church in the twentieth century." (Paul W. Werth, University of Nevada, Las Vegas)"Hyacinthe Destivelle's study is a much-needed and timely examination of the historic All-Russia Church Council of 1917-1918―a council that marked both the culmination and the beginning of a new epoch in modern Russian Orthodoxy. The English translation of the council's definitions and decrees, as well as the 'Statute of the Local Council of the Orthodox Church of All Russia,' along with Destivelle's exceptional commentary and annotations, will remain a foundational work for scholars and students of modern Christianity and Orthodoxy, as well as for scholars and students of Russian history, for decades to come." (Vera Shevzov, Smith College)"This publication of this important work in English is an event of great significance. The book will serve as an indispensable handbook for historians, students of history and religion, and certainly also clerics and theologians wishing to acquaint themselves with the basics of a foundational even in the history of the modern Christian churches." (The Russian Review)"[Destivelle's] book, which is based on the council documents and was originally published in French, is a brilliant and insightful analysis of the Moscow Council and its many fascinating ideas and challenges. It is not only a fair and balanced treatment of Russian Orthodoxy's determination to make Christ's enduring message of love and justice relevant to a people experiencing radical changes in society but also an incredibly rich presentation of original source documents." (The Catholic Historical Review)"[This] book is characterized primarily by the concise provision of accurate information. However, there is nothing tedious about this careful exposition of a potentially emotive subjective. [There] could be no better introduction to [the Moscow Council] than this cogently organized and exceptionally well indexed book..." (Slavonic and East European Review)About the AuthorHyacinthe Destivelle, O.P., is an official at the Oriental section of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity at the Vatican.



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E-BooksMoney of the Russian Revolution 1917–1920



Money of the Russian Revolution 1917–1920
Free Download Mikhail V. Khodjakov, "Money of the Russian Revolution: 1917-1920"
English | ISBN: 1443866814 | 2014 | 265 pages | PDF | 7 MB
During the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Civil War, more than twenty thousand kinds of banknotes were used throughout the vast expanse of the former Russian Empire. At that time, money was issued not only by the official authorities, such as the Imperial Government, the Provisional Government, and, later, the Bolshevik Government, but also by Generals Denikin, Wrangel, and Yudenich, Admiral Kolchak, Atamans Semyonov and Petliura, Hetman Skoropadskyi, and many other great and small rulers of Russia. Russian money was manufactured in Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, and the United States. To some degree, money served as a manifesto of the issuing government, reflected in the various symbols depicted on the banknotes. Using new archival data, this book expands and, in a number of cases, revises the well-established view of the daily life of people during the Revolution, and dispels the settled myth about how the natural economy prevailed in the years of the Russian Civil War. The book presents unique illustrations taken from the author's private collection: the "Romanov" banknotes; postage stamps used as currency; "Duma" money; and 1917 banknotes known as "kerenkies", "morzhovkies", "tchaikovkies", "Northern rubles", "krylatkies", "rodzyankies", "the Don rubles", and "kolchakovkies". Some of these banknote designs were made by well-known Russian artists, such as Ivan Bilibin, Sergey Chekhonin, and Georgy Narbut. The book is addressed to historians, economists, and all readers interested in Russian history and economy.



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E-BooksAnglo–Soviet Relations, 1917–1921, Volume 1 Intervention and the War



Anglo–Soviet Relations, 1917–1921, Volume 1 Intervention and the War
Free Download Anglo-Soviet Relations, 1917-1921, Volume 1: Intervention and the War By Richard Henry Ullman
2019 | 376 Pages | ISBN: 0691655111 | PDF | 8 MB
In an intriguing work based largely on new sources, Richard H. Ullman shows how the British government--the politicians, civil servants, military and naval officers--dealt with the problem of Russia during the critical period bewtween the Bolshevik Revolution in November 1917 and Britain's de facto recognition of the Soviet government in March 1921.Volume 1 describes the tragic misunderstandings and desperate hopes of the British in the troubled year before the Armistice, which stands as a watershed in the history of Anglo-Soviet policy. As diplomacy failed, British forces found themselves fighting not only in North Russia but in the Caucasus and on the frontiers of India. The second volume, to be published later, will cover the story to 1921. Dr. Ullman's exciting portrayal of these evetns is a companion work to George Kennan's several-volume study of the same period, "Soviet-American Relations, 1917-1920."Originally published in 1961.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.



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MoviesThe Butcher Boy (1917) 1080p BluRay-LAMA




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Customers and clerks frolic in a general store. Roscoe walks out of the freezer wearing a fur coat, then does some clever cleaver tossing. In Buster's film debut he buys a pail of molasses.

Language: English
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Genre: Short | Comedy
Cast: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Al St. John
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MoviesConey Island (1917) 1080p BluRay-LAMA




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A rotund young man and his wife are spending the day at the beach at Coney Island. Feeling restless and wanting to go to the amusements at Luna Park, he ditches his wife. At the amusement park, he meets a pretty young woman. She arrived at the amusement park with one man, went in with another who had money to pay her entrance, before she ends up spending much of the day with the rotund husband, who managed to get the second man arrested. As the husband and the pretty young woman get into one misadventure after another, the first two men try to win back the affection of the pretty young woman, while the wife goes searching for her husband. The wife and the second man, who are old friends, team up in their quest, which leads to further misadventure for all five and the police.

Language: English
436.61 MB | 00:25:36 | 2250 Kbps | avc1 | 1440x1080 | mp4a-40-2, 48 Khz, 2 channels
Genre: Short | Comedy
Cast: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Joe Bordeaux
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MoviesThe Cure (1917) 1080p BluRay-LAMA




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Charlie goes to a spa to dry out, but he takes a trunk of liquor with him. He tangles with another's gouty foot in a revolving door. Later he thinks the gouty man is making love signs to him (he doesn't Edna, the real object of the man's efforts), so he signs back. He interpets a massage to be a wrestling match. When management throws his liquor into the fountain, when flow the healthful waters, everyone gets drunk.

Language: English
433.48 MB | 00:25:25 | 2249 Kbps | avc1 | 1440x1080 | mp4a-40-2, 48 Khz, 2 channels
Genre: Short | Comedy
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell
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MoviesThe Adventurer (1917) 1080p BluRay-LAMA




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Charlie escapes from prison. After rescuing a girl and her mother from drowning, Charlie is invited to their home where a big party is held and he is treated like a hero. However, as a result Charlie's photo is printed in the newspapers and the prison guards come after him.

Language: English
442.28 MB | 00:25:55 | 2250 Kbps | avc1 | 1440x1080 | mp4a-40-2, 48 Khz, 2 channels
Genre: Comedy | Short
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell
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MoviesEasy Street (1917) 1080p BluRay-LAMA




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When Charlie the Tramp wanders into a mission he is smitten by Edna and puts back the collection box which he has taken. Reformed, he becomes a policeman and is assigned to rough-and-tumble Easy Street. Unable to trick or beat Eric the Tough, he puts Eric's head in a gas pipe and anesthetizes him. A hero, he now helps many poor people living on Easy Street. Eric escapes jail, Edna is kidnapped, but Charlie (recharged after sitting on a doper's needle) conquers all. Easy Street is transformed as is Eric.

Language: English
450.01 MB | 00:26:23 | 2250 Kbps | avc1 | 1440x1080 | mp4a-40-2, 48 Khz, 2 channels
Genre: Short | Comedy
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell
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E-BooksMoscow Workers and the 1917 Revolution Studies of the Russian Institute, Columbia University



Moscow Workers and the 1917 Revolution Studies of the Russian Institute, Columbia University
Free Download Diane P. Koenker, "Moscow Workers and the 1917 Revolution: Studies of the Russian Institute, Columbia University"
English | 2016 | pages: 439 | ISBN: 0691638861, 0691101884 | PDF | 27,9 mb
Whereas most Soviet and American scholars of the Russian Revolution have emphasized the great leaders and the great events of 1917, Diane Koenker reverses this trend in a study of the Russian working class.



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E-BooksBankers and Diplomats in China 1917–1925 The Anglo–American Relationship



Bankers and Diplomats in China 1917–1925 The Anglo–American Relationship
Free Download Roberta Allbert Dayer, "Bankers and Diplomats in China 1917-1925: The Anglo-American Relationship"
English | 2006 | ISBN: 1135167656, 0714631183, 1138964344 | EPUB | pages: 324 | 0.8 mb
First Published in 1981. Contrary to Chairman Mao's assertion that political power comes from the barrel of a gun, this study contends that political power in China in the early 1920s emanated from the boardrooms of foreign banks. The author's interest in the way financial concerns have shaped foreign policy began with the discovery that the Lloyd George government attempted to influence the American government's policy on the British war debts by offering concessions concerning the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. This study should provide understanding concerning the causes of Chinese bitterness as well as suggest the conflicts experienced by diplomats in balancing public and private interests.



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