Most of the literary theorists and critics of classical antiquity who are still studied today – Plato, Aristotle, ‘Longinus’, and a few others – are Greeks. The Romans, who by reputation came late to literature and lacked a theoretical cast of mind, are not generally accorded a prominent place in the development of this discourse. Indeed, few surviving Roman texts address as their main topic th...

Toxicity of some legally sold alcoholic beverages has contributed to enhanced mortality in Russia since 1990. Widespread drunkenness during the early 1990s facilitated privatization of economy: workers and some intelligentsia did not oppose privatizations because of drunkenness and involvement in illegal activities. Apparently, alcohol consumption and heavy binge drinking have been decreasing i...

Currently, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has won unprecedented attention and is becoming the increasingly popular focus in China. This change can be judged by the impressive record of academic publications, the amount of state-level investment and the presence of nationwide participation and devotion. In this paper, we place emphasis on discussing the progress of artificial intelligence engineer...

Concern for the dissemination of culture and enlightenment among broad strata population was object attention advanced part Russian intelligentsia. The educational activities intelligentsia continued at turn 19th-20th centuries. In historiography, types forms activities, interaction organizations government authorities, as well education indigenous peoples have been thoroughly studied. Using hi...

356 ADICCIONES, 2013 · VOL. 25 NÚM. 4 · PÁGS. 356-357 Enviar correspondencia a: Sergei V. Jargin, Clementovski per 6-82, Moscow 115184, Russia. E-mail: [email protected]. Telephone and fax: +7 495 9516788 Discussion of a changing pattern of alcohol consumption in the former Soviet Union (SU) would not provide much insight without an overview of its social transformations since the 1990s; that is,...