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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462887203321

Titolo

Long, long tales from the Russian North [[electronic resource] /] / translated and edited by Jack V. Haney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2013

ISBN

1-62103-923-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HaneyJack V. <1940->

Disciplina

398.20947

Soggetti

Tales - Russia (Federation) - Karelia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Tales narrated by M. M. Korguev: Dawn lad ; Elena The Beautiful ; Island of gold ; Ivan Sosnovich ; Shkip ; Son of a bitch ; The airplane (How an airplane in a room carried off the Tsar's son) ; The peasant's son and the firebird ; A prophetic dream -- Tales narrated by P. Ia. Nikonov: The enchanted kingdom (The rejuvenating apples) -- Tales narrated by M. O. Dmitriev: About a wife Svetlana ; Bur-khreber ; Your friend Liubodei -- Tale narrated by O. I. Dmitriev: About a mighty warrior, tsar Peregar, who reeked of drink -- Tales narrated by F.F. Kabrenov: About an enchanted mill  ; Ivan Tsarevich and Koshchei The Deathless -- Commentaries to tales.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume of folktales from the Far North of European Russia features seventeen works by five narrators of the Russian tale, all recorded in the twentieth century. The tales, distinguished by their extraordinary length and by the manner in which they were commonly told, appear to have flourished only in the twentieth century and only in Russian Karelia.  Although the tales are easily recognized as wondertales, or fairy tales, their treatment of the traditional matter is anything but usual. In these tales one encounters such topics as regicide, matricide, patricide, fratricide, premarit



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783333203321

Titolo

Strengthening U.S.-Russian cooperation on nuclear nonproliferation [[electronic resource] ] : recommendations for action / / U.S. Committee on Strengthening U.S.-Russian Cooperation on Nuclear Nonproliferation ; Russian Committee on Strengthening U.S.-Russian Cooperation on Nuclear Nonproliferation

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2005

ISBN

0-309-18141-0

0-309-55094-7

1-282-08341-4

9786612083419

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (104 p.)

Disciplina

327.1/7470947

Soggetti

Nuclear nonproliferation - International cooperation

Nuclear nonproliferation - Russia (Federation)

Nuclear nonproliferation - United States

Russia (Federation) Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations Russia (Federation)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""Introduction: From Assistance to Partnership""; ""Political Challenges to Cooperation on Nonproliferation""; ""Legal Obstacles and Opportunities""; ""Program Organization and Management""; ""Scientific and Technical Cooperation""; ""Conclusion: The End of the Beginning""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Glossary of Acronyms""; ""B Committee Biographies""; ""C Cooperative Threat Reduction Negotiations: Lessons Learned--Susan Koch""

""D The Experience of Cooperation in Accounting, Control, and Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials Between the Ministry of Defense of Russia and the Department of Energy of the United States--N. N. Yurasov""""E Meetings and Discussions""; ""F On Some Issues of Global Security and Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons--L. D. Ryabev""; ""G



Analysis of the Legal and Regulatory Environment Governing the Disposition of Nuclear-Powered Submarines: Major Difficulties and Obstacles in Improvement of International Cooperation and Ways to Mitigate or Overcome Them--V. N. Barinov and A. P. Zotov""

""H Development of a Strategic Master Plan for Disposition of Decommissioned Russian Nuclear-Powered Fleet and Rehabilitation of Hazardously Radioactive Sites and Facilities of Its Support Infrastructure--S. Antipov, L. Bolshov, and A. Sarkisov""""I Overcoming Impediments to Cooperation Between the United States and Russia: Improving Communication During Project Definition--Michael S. Elleman and Wendin D. Smith""; ""J Overcoming Impediments to Cooperation Between the United States and Russia: Elements of Successful Project Preparation--Michael S. Elleman and Wendin D. Smith""

""K Means and Methods of Overcoming Barriers in Cooperation: Mindset Gap as a Legacy of the Cold War and Cooperation in Exploration and Utilization of Cosmic Space--S. A. Popov""""L Radiological Terrorism in the Context of Nonproliferation--R. V. Arutyunyan and V. P. Bilashenko""

Sommario/riassunto

This study offers the consensus findings and recommendations of a joint committee established by the U.S. National Academies and the Russian Academy of Sciences to identify methods of strengthening the cooperative nuclear nonproliferation programs of the United States and Russia. The study builds upon a previous joint effort of the two academies, a 2003 workshop to examine impediments to U.S.- Russian cooperation on nuclear nonproliferation.