Soviet statistics as a historical source

Soviet Repression Statistics: Some Comments

... a debate is taking place between a historian who in his research bases himself on real documents of the MVD, and those whose estimates are based on the evidence of witnesses and scattered (often unreliable) data. This situation turns the question of the necessity for academic criticism of the data which entered the ofŽ cial departmental statistics of the MVD, Ministry of Justice and Procura...

The Sagas of Icelanders as a Historical Source

The Sagas of Icelanders are comprised of about two score longer narratives and a larger number of tales (þáttur). The stories are unique among medieval literature in that they focus not on kings or saints or mythological heroes, but rather on the farmers and chieftains who settled Iceland during the Viking age. They’re stories about plain folk in the pursuit of honor, while engaged, for the mos...

[Historical development of cause of death statistics].

Spotlight- Ammonium carbonate: As a dual source reagent

Ehsan Noroozizadeh was born in Dezful/Khoozestan, Iran. He received his B.S. in Pure Chemistry (2011) and M.S. in Organic Chemistry (2013) from Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran. He is currently working towards his Ph.D. under the supervision of Professor Mohammad Ali Zolfigol. His research interest is catalysis, including the application of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis in organic synthesis.

Phonetic variation as a source of historical sound change: examples from a data base

There are evident parallels between historical sound change and the phonetic variation exhibited in the microstructure of on-line speech. For example, the lenition of lenis stops in German and Swedish spontaneous speech (e.g. intervocalic /d/ occurring as [Ý] or [a]) may be seen as a synchronic parallel to the historical change from Indo-European voiced alveolar or dental stop to Modern Iceland...