Lecture notes: Reykjavik, 1986
Treaty of Westphalia, 1648
Lecture notes: imperial international systems
Lecture notes: International organizations
Vladimir Putin’s speech announcing ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine
read onlıne here Citizens of Russia, friends, I consider it necessary today to speak again about the tragic events in Donbass and the key aspects of ensuring the security of Russia. I will begin with what I said in my address on February 21, 2022. I spoke about our biggest concerns and worries, and […]
Vladimir Putin ”On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians“
read online July 12, 2021 During the recent Direct Line, when I was asked about Russian-Ukrainian relations, I said that Russians and Ukrainians were one people – a single whole. These words were not driven by some short-term considerations or prompted by the current political context. It is what I have said on numerous occasions and what I firmly believe. I therefore feel it necessary to explain my position in detail and share my assessments […]
Courses, fall 2021
My courses, fall 2021
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde, A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, 1738.
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde, A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese-Tartary, 1738. Of the Great Wall, separating China from Tartary This celebrated Wall was built by the famous Emperor Tsin Sh-whang, with a politic view, 221 years before Christ. It bounds China on the north, and defends it against the neighboring Tartars, who being […]
George Macartney, Some Account …
George Macartney, Some Account … Thursday, September 5th. … After breakfast we set out from Coupekiou, in order to visit this celebrated wall, which we had heard such wonders of, and after passing through the outermost gate on the Tartar side, we began our peregrination on foot, there being no other method of approach. In less […]
Barrow, Travels in China, 1804
Barrow, Travels in China, 1804 The whole of their architecture, indeed, is as unsightly as unsolid; without elegance or convenience of design, and without any settled proportion; mean in its appearance and clumsy in the workmanship. Their pagodas o five, seven, and nine rounds, or roofs, are the most striking objects; but though they appear […]