The Cults of Holy Rulers in the Early Medieval Europe: The Interaction between Religious and Political Aspects by N.Yu. Bikeeva, A.D. Mokropolova

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THE CONCEPT OF STATE ADMINISTRATION BY N. MACHIAVELLI by Alexander V. Butov

“…The article shows the key types of state structure in countries of the Ancient world and Medieval Europe, describes their advantages and disadvantages and investigates the round of different forms of state power. …”
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Three Fundamental Principles of Image of Heavenly Rose in “Divine Comedy” by Dante Alighieri by S. G. Gorbovskaya

“…The author of the article traces the history of the formation of a rose image in ancient and medieval literature, architecture, icon painting, as well as the species distribution of the rose plant in medieval Europe. The signs of Dante’s inheritance of those semantic features of the rose that had developed in the texts by the 14th century are revealed. …”
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“Eco-History” and Modern Middle Ages Studies: New Methodological Approaches by L. V. Sofronova, A. V. Khazina

“…Two recent books on the history of the environment and the Middle Ages published by Cambridge University Press are analyzed: Richard Hoffman’s “Ecological History of Medieval Europe” (2014) and Bruce M. S. Campbell’s “The Great Transition: Climate, Disease and Society in the Late Medieval World” (2016). …”
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The System of State Power and the Formation of Armed Forces of Russian Principalities in the X-XIII Centuries by N. P. Mayurov, D. A. Makarov, P. N. Maurov

“…The differences in the formation of the Lena army in the countries of Medieval Europe and the Prince's squads in the Russian principalities are revealed. …”
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Passion of st. Vincentius: a little known redaction BHL 8631 and problems of its dating by Eugene Rosenblum

“…Vincentius was so popular in Early Medieval Europe that it generated several redactions of his Passio. …”
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