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To drink or not to drink: the microeconomic analysis of alcohol consumption in Russia in 2006-2010

Roshchina, Yana - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2013

The goal of this project is to investigate the influence of economic and social factors on the demand for alcohol in modern Russia. The regression models are estimated on the base of "The Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS-HSE)" 1994-2011. There are three classic models of demand for...

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The Moscow Pastor Sederholm and the Reception of the Philosophy of the German Idealism in Russia

Rezvykh, Petr V. - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2015

Using a dialogue between the Moscow Pastor Karl Albrecht Sederholm with Schelling as an example, and referring to many unpublished archive documents and manuscripts, this article analyses the role of Sederholm in the cultural transfer between Russia and Germany and the complex interaction...

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Historical Roots Of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz’s Universal Science

Osminskaya, Natalia A. - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014

This paper analyses different retrospective links between the scientia generalis by Leibniz and the philosophical, rhetorical and encyclopaedic traditions of the Renaissance and Early Modern Europe, emphasising the influence of Aristotle’s’ “Metaphysics” on the genesis of the concept of...

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A Provocative Event, Media, And Religious Choice: The Pussy Riot Case As A Natural Experiment

Skorobogatov, Alexander S. - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014

This paper uses the famous events related to Pussy Riot as a natural experiment to examine the effect of alternative media on church membership. A differences-in-differences strategy is used to explore the effect in question. The hypothesis is that, given a lack of religious background on the...

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Debating ancient ordinances: Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling and Count Sergey Semionovich Uvarov

Rezvykh, Petr - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2013

Using a discussion on the significance of Ancient Greek ordinances between F.W.J. Schelling and Count S.S. Uvarov as an example, this article analyses the complex interaction between theological, philosophical, religious, and political factors in the reception of Schelling’s philosophical...

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A hidden feast cycle inside of a Christian apocrypha

Vinogradov, Andrey - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2013

The Acts of Andrew and Matthias contains in a not evident form a feast cycle, which could represent a liturgical practice of the 4th c.-community where the Acts were written. Three days of Andrew’s torments could be linked with Holy Wednesday, Holy Thursday and Good Friday. They are preceded...

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Some Notes On The Topography Of Eastern Pontos Euxeinos In Late Antiquity And Early Byzantium

Vinogradov, Andrei - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014

This paper clarifies some issues of late antique and early Byzantine topography of Eastern Pontos Euxeinos. These questions can be divided into two large groups: the ecclesiastical topography and the locations of Byzantine fortresses. The earliest testimony of Apostolic preaching on the Eastern...

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Protestant Work Ethic Among The Muslims: Changeable Empirical Evidence

Shirokanova, Anna - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2015

This paper deals with the recently revealed paradox that contemporary Muslims demonstrate a stronger Protestant work ethic (PWE) than contemporary Protestants do. I test whether this paradox is supported in a multilevel analysis on internationally comparative WVS data. According to Inglehart’s...

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Religiosity And Political Participation In Contemporary Russia: A Quantitative Analysis

Kulkova, Anna Y. - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2014

The paper argues that religiosity is one of the potential determinants of political participation in Russia. A complex … model of religiosity is applied, which treats individual religiosity as both belonging to religious tradition and religious … important to explore which of the measurements of religiosity, religious tradition or religious behavior have the most powerful …

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Is individual social capital linked to the implementation of entrepreneurial intentions?

Tatarko, Alexander - National Research University Higher School of Economics - 2013

The present study reveals the role of individual social capital in the implementation of a person’s intention to start their own business and reveals how individual social capital contributes to this action. The basic premise of our study is that individual social capital facilitates...

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