Search for dissertations about: "Per-Arne Bodin"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Per-Arne Bodin.
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1. Nine poems from Doktor Živago : a study of Christian motifs in Boris Pasternak's poetry / by Per Arne Bodin
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2. The Spirit of Revolt : Nikolai Berdiaev's Existential Gnosticism
Abstract : This thesis is a study of the Russian religious philosopher Nikolai Berdiaev (1874-1948). The aim of the thesis is to re-examine the alleged gnostic subtext in Berdiaev’s thought by exploring a number of interrelated motifs in his world outlook, teaching on man and theory of knowledge. READ MORE
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3. The Purpose of Evolution : the 'struggle for existence' in the Russian-Jewish press 1860-1900
Abstract : In late 19th century Russia, Darwinism was viewed as a measuring-rod of modernity. Thus, the Jewish reception of Darwinism may serve as an indicator of the extent to which the Jews in Russia were part of the modernization of Russian society. READ MORE
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4. Support, resistance and pragmatism : An examination of motivation in language policy in Kharkiv, Ukraine
Abstract : The Ukrainian society has gone through vast changes since independence in 1991 and in this thesis some of these social changes are discussed through the prism of language policy. The main topic of the study is language policy (conceptualised as language practices, language beliefs, and language management) in the eastern Ukrainian city Kharkiv. READ MORE
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5. Phantoms of a Future Past : A Study of Contemporary Russian Anti-Utopian Novels
Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to study the evolution of the Russian anti-utopian literary genre in the new post-Soviet environment in the wake of the defunct Soviet socialist utopia. The genre has gained a renewed importance during the 2000s, and has been used variously as a means of dealing satirically with the Soviet past, of understanding the present, and of pondering possible courses into the future for the Russian Federation. READ MORE