A. Erkinov’s publication presented here includes a number of original sources, namely, works of eminent poets of Central Asia from the late 19 to the early 20 century. Such works are very rarely studied as original historical sources. However, local poetry, as a genre, provided the most complete reflection of the religious-ethical standards of the era, particularly with regard to the most signi...

Despite recognizing their importance, hospital historians have traditionally been less interested in the administrative and financial aspects of institutions under study, although paradoxically this documentation has survived much better than clinical records. We tend easily to forget that most hospitals periodically teetered on the brink of insolvency even though many had been initially launch...

After it has invaded Poland, Germany will have to carry on paying the bills for Hitler’s expansion projects. Thus, thousands of men will die on the battle fi elds. Many more will come back crippled. A lot of men abuse their power over the civilian populations of the occupied territories. Throughout these battles, true personalities got revealed and, although one might think that true courage wo...

Atractus lehmanni (Boettger, 1898), Lehmann’s Ground Snake, (Serpentes, Colubridae, Dipsadinae), was described by Boettger (1898) from Cuenca, Ecuador. We examined records of snakes labeled as A. to determine if they fit the original description this species. The results our record examinations, in conjunction with long-term field surveys and a review Friedrich Carl travel logs, indic...

Texto de Júlio Ribeiro sobre a origem da língua portuguesa publicado originalmente como artigo avulso na Revista do Brasil, em 1898.