Nepomnin O. E. (1935-2020), sinologist and orientalist with wide research interests, belonged to the most prominent theorists of development Eastern societies. In April 2021, based on Department History East Institute Oriental Studies Russian Academy Sciences, seminar named after — “Discussion problems history East” began its work. The continues tradition scientific events dedicated a broad dis...

The COVID-19 pandemic has engendered unprecedented drastic and costly measures to obviate the threat. Will something similar happen in relation global heating? No, this is not likely. Mainly do with a difference nature of collective action. Nation states protect their respective populations against virus. With regard heating, we are facing tragedy commons. No government assumes responsibility f...

The article considers the reforms of Peter I from standpoint historical sociology and institutional economic theory with aim to identify features Peter's modernization its role in forming Russia’s path dependence, this purpose is realized by comparing it Stalin's modernization. study rests on division into two types:adaptation westernization models. This constitutes methodological basis allows ...

In primates, females typically drive the evolution of the social system and present a wide diversity of social structures. To understand this diversity, it is necessary to document the consistency and/or flexibility of female social structures across and within species, contexts, and environments. Macaques (Macaca sp.) are an ideal taxon for such comparative study, showing both consistency and ...

The contemporary writer, Reza Barahani, has criticized the social and political structure of his society in his novel Ruzegar-e Duzaxi-ye Aghaye Ayaz. In Frankfurt school’s critical approach to art and literature the disapprobation of situation of society and the correction of internal contradictions of society is important, so we aim to study the novel due to theory of Herbert Marcuse and Theo...

Collective decision making and especially leadership in groups are among the most studied topics in natural, social, and political sciences. Previous studies have shown that some individuals are more likely to be leaders because of their social power or the pertinent information they possess. One challenge for all group members, however, is to satisfy their needs. In many situations, we do not ...