Soviet Diplomacy: Waging and Winning Its Own War – Introduction to the Forum by K. M. Barsky

“…Thirdly, the article examines the history of international negotiations during World War II as an illustration of the clash and collaboration among prominent political figures, notably emphasizing how I.V. Stalin often outplayed his counterparts in this personalized “diplomacy of leaders.”The history of World War II compellingly illustrates the necessity of diplomacy, not only during the conflict but also in the transition to peace and negotiations thereafter, as well as in the establishment of a new global order.…”
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The city is made in the celebration: Peri-urban transformations in the patronal celebrations of Guadalajara by Samuel Hernández-Vázquez, Carlos Ríos-Llamas

“…Through ethnography, semi-structured interviews were conducted with actors and political figures of the locality who represent the organizing groups of the patronal festivities. …”
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Liberation via Reliving the Suffering: A Study of August Wilson’s Monologues by Sumita, Mayur Chhikara

“…Yet, the concept of speech extends far beyond the public oratory of a select few prominent social or political figures. Instead, the everyday dialogues of ordinary individuals often carry a more substantial share of the transformative and emancipatory ideas emerging from marginalized communities. …”
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Ideology and Political Orientation of Intellectuals from Koto Gadang 1930-1950: A Prosopography by Nazra Cahyani Endah Regita, Herwandi Herwandi, Nopriyasman Nopriyasman

“…Koto Gadang is a traditional village in Minangkabau, which has produced many Indonesian political figures in the period before and during the early days of Indonesian independence. …”
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TheCharacteristics of Charismatic Leaders Based on Max Weber’s Political Theory by Kayla Ada Deveci

“…Drawing parallels between Weber's ideals and contemporary political figures like Barack Obama and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the paper assesses the enduring relevance of his theories in understanding leadership dynamics. …”
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Prospects for the development of digital forms of political participation of generation Z in modern Russia by S. A. Grishaeva, A. A. Lebedeva

“…The paper describes the criteria for the attractiveness of various forms of political participation, such as rallies, actions, demonstrations, strikes, hunger strikes, revolutions, elections, crowdfunding, written appeals to the authorities and petitions, participation in political movements and parties, meetings with political figures. These criteria are: personal safety, speed of implementation of the form, the ability to attract attention and find like-minded persons. …”
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Growing Significance of EU Institutions in Promotion of Inter-regional policies by E. V. Ermakova

“…The article features quotations by Flemish and Walloon political figures which serve as an illustration of the prevailing attitudes in the Belgian society to the process of regionalization of their country. …”
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France and The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages: Dilemma without Solution by E. V. Ermakova

“…Despite the fact that the ratification of the Charter serve certain political figures, the Conseil d'Etat, the highest judicial authority in administrative cases, and later the Constitutional Council refused to ratify the Charter, due to the fact that the provisions of the Charter are contrary to the Constitution. …”
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Relations between Russia and Lithuania in the contemporary Lithuanian historiography by Nerijus Šepetys

“…The historiographical fashion for professional Lithuanian historians is imposed by the memoirs of the political figures of that time, overviews and analysis of journalists, lawyers, and politologists, not to mention the works by foreign historians (A. …”
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MANIPULATIVE TACTICS IMPLEMENTATION IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE by Tatyana P. Paliy, Inna N. Poteryakhina

“…Results Having analyzed in detail the empirical material of the modern political discourse in Russian and English, the authors identify three main pragmatic manipulative strategies, for each of which they provide characteristic tactics, supporting them with examples of statements by outstanding Russian and foreign political figures of our time: the strategy of promotion (tactics aimed at forming a positive image, leveling the critical narrative, hidden presentation and presentation); the strategy of demotion (tactics aimed at forming a negative image, abuse and infringement, imputation of guilt and exposure); the strategy of neutrality (tactics with the potential for motivation, constructive joint activity and full awareness). …”
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Policy analysis of the Global Financing Facility in Uganda by Phillip Wanduru, Doris Kwesiga, Mary Kinney, Asha George, Peter Waiswa

“…The process was steered by technocrats from government agencies, donor agencies, academics and selected civil society organisations, along with the involvement of political figures. The Ministry of Health was at the center of coordinating the process and navigating the contestations between technical priorities and political motivations. …”
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