The Issues of the Sixth Dalai Lama and the Transformation of Qing Information System on Tibet by Ling-Wei Kung

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Clerics of Don Kalmyk Cossacks in the Second Half of the XIX – early XX Centuries by Konstantin N. Maksimov

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Renovatio imperii Romani: The aspect of Christian wored outlook by Marius Ščavinskas

“…Renovatio policy served as a tool for Otto to get the whole world under his crown (including the Byzantine emperor and Kiev Russia). Inversely, Otto shows that his empire is not civitas terrena or civitas diaboli—according to St. …”
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RUSSIA’S INTERESTS AND ROLE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS: THE DYNASTIC UNION WITH THE HOUSE OF ORANGE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF FOREIGN POLICY UNDER ALEXANDER I... by Y. V. Bavykin

“…By using archival documents, including Dutch ones, the author’s purpose is to show that due largely to consistent policy of Alexander I towards restoring independence of the Netherlands, in full accordance with Russia’s national interests, to the Emperor Alexander’s personal participation at the Congress of Vienna, a new state was formed in 1815 – the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. …”
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«Unclear Enemy»: Why the Guerrilla War in France in 1814 Failed by N. A. Mogilevskiy

“…On the contrary the French Emperor, his enemies managed (in their proclamations and personal conversations) to persuade the French people, that the allies had one enemy - the Emperor Napoleon, not the French nation, and the ultimate goal of war - to set peace on the European continent. …”
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River God Propaganda in a Septimius Severus Statue from Perge by Ahmet ÇELİK

“…With this armoured statue, which basically shows ‘Adoption’ type hair and facial features, both Adoptive and the emperor must have been propagandised as a strong soldier. …”
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De fil palatial en aiguille patrimoniale. La soierie du cabinet de repos du petit appartement de Napoléon Ier à Versailles. by Laureen Gressé-Denois

“…From gold to bees, from flowers to shades, the textiles were never put up, as the fall of the Empire meant that they were handed over to the Garde-Meuble. …”
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The Portrait of heshuo Guo-qinwang Yunli as the Source for Weapons and Horse Equipment of Oirats and their Neighbors in the first half of the 18th Century by Leonid A. Bobrov

“…The article deals with the portrait of Manchu aristocrat heshuo Guo-qinwang Yunli (1697–1738) — the younger brother of Qing Yongzheng emperor and the uncle of Qianlong emperor. Purpose of the research is to find and study the pieces of weapons and equipment of the Central Asian style in the aforementioned portrait. …”
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Gruppenbild mit Dame: »Au juste poids véritable balance« (Amiens, 1518/19), Gerechtigkeitsfiguration im Licht politischer Marienfrömmigkeit by Erk Volkmar Heyen

“… The article explores a religious aspect of the genesis of the figure of ›Lady Justice‹ (with sword and scales), describing and interpreting a painting that owes its existence to a local literary association dedicated to the veneration of the Virgin Mary. The work, which shows a very large number of figures, reflects not only the religious but also the socio-economic and political interests of a town in the tense Franco-Dutch border region in the early 16th century. …”
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Challenges of Early Modern Diplomacy by Jonas Bechtold

“… A Diet was an assembly of the Estates of the Holy Roman Empire, summoned by the Emperor to deliberate on political and judicial matters. …”
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Hermann Jakob Czernin von Chudenitz’ Diplomatic Mission in Warsaw in 1695. A Contribution towards the Travel Arrangements of Imperial Diplomats by Jiří Kubeš

“…Based on this, however, it is possible to demonstrate perfectly how tense the relations between Emperor Leopold I and the Polish King John III Sobieski, who, at the end of their lives, were officially allies in the Holy League. …”
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The Epoch and Personality of Peter the Great in Nikolay Charykov’s Research by O. A. Chernov

“…Moreover, Nikolay Charykov shows that the personality of the future Emperor was formed under the influence of Russia's increasing interaction with European countries. …”
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Russia of PeterI: Gaining Great Power Status by P. A. Krotov

“…The Poltava victory over the Swedish army (1709) showed that Russia had created the military-industrial poten- tial necessary for great power. …”
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“The Founder and Father of his Empire”: Voltaire on the Peace of Nystad and the Imperial Status of Russia by S. A. Mezin

“…This point of view is shared by many contemporary historians. Peter I’s declaring Emperor was the direct consequence of victorious end of the Northern War. …”
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"Russiana gloriatur ecclesia" and the issue of St. Bruno's of Querfurt missions by Marius Ščavinskas

“…The greatest attention is focused on the letter to the king of Germany Henry II (the future emperor), written by St. Bruno himself and to the insert, written by Peter Damian, describing the martyrdom of St. …”
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The “golden age” of Russian serfdom by O. Yu. Yakhshiyan

“…The article attempts to show the apogee of Russian serfdom as one of the most significant direct and immediate results of Peter the Great’s transformations. …”
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