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Modern Nationalism

Historian Richard Bourke on the components of nationalism, national identity, and the role of ideology and the state

Monetary Revolution in the 11th century England

Historian Rory Naismith on the monk Ælfric Bata, the formation of the English monetary system, and the silver standard

Science and Spectacle in the 18th Century Russia

Historian of Science Simon Werret on the Russian Academy of Sciences, the foundation of Saint Petersburg, and the application of a spectacle in order to develop scientific tradition

Social Сondenser and Socialist Urban Planning

Social anthropologist Michal Murawski on the soviet constructivism in architecture, the origins of the concept 'microrayon', and the ideas behind soviet Khrushchevki-buildings

Renaissance Maps of Paradise

Historian Alessandro Scafi on the four rivers of paradise, Calvin's mapping of Eden, and the first attempts to imagine heaven not on Earth

Shlomo Izre'el on the myths about the Hebrew language, its relations with Yiddish, and how children teach their parents

Greek and Roman Meteorology

Historian and Philosopher of Science Liba Taub on the relations between myths and science, the ancient attempts at weather forecasting, and its impact on economics

The Conservatism of Edmund Burke

Historian Richard Bourke on the French Revolution, Marxism-Leninism, and the defense of liberty

Dante’s Heaven

Alessandro Scafi on Divine Comedy story line, the desire of God, and Mark Twain

The Concept of Sovereignty

Historian Richard Bourke on political community, history of political philosophy, and the modern struggle over the location of sovereignty

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