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Published in the series «World as Mirror for Moldova»:

N.D. Russev. At the Edge of Worlds and Epochs
The Towns along the Low Danube and Dniester in the Late XIII-XIV Centuries. Kishinev. The High Anthropological School. 2000. – 240 p.
Edited with support of M.G. Titov.

Based on historical and numismatic records, the monograph studies history of towns on Low Danube and Dniester situated on the edge of the Golden Horde in XIII-XIV centuries. It was here that developing civilizations of Slavs and Turks, Byzantines and Italians, Walachians and Moldovans intersected. The urban life on this land under administration of the Horde’s khans was a bright epoch; it became a distinctive border separating pre-Mongol reality from a new stage in European history that commenced in the second half of XIV c.
The book is meant for all interested in achievements of modern historical science in studies of Moldova’s past and the past of its adjacent territories – from high school students to university lecturers.

Published in the series «World as Mirror for Moldova»:

L.A. Mosionjnic. Anthropology of Civilisations
Course of lectures. Kishinev. The High Anthropological School. 2000. – 508 p.
Published with support from M.G. Titov.

Why does a man need history?
This is the question the book starts with. Nowadays, when most of the citizens of the new independent (and other) states are sort of fed up with history, when danger of speculations with the mythic «great past» is proved, the answer to this question is the matter of life or death for our discipline. In his time, Nitzsche was right to remark that it is not life that must serve history, but rather history must serve life. And therefore it must stop being what it used to be – a list of battles, great evils, and old economic systems. «The history we would be interested in», as Sir C.P. Popper called it, must be able to reconstruct what is still relevant to us in the past: the mentality and world view, attitude to the world and oneself, in other words, - a way of life, which is very human. And it is culture itself, as it is understood nowadays. An art of life – this is what culture is, man’s art of life in the past is what modern history is about.
This is how the author has formulated his task when approaching this work. Studying civilisations of classical Antiquity and pre-colonial Orient, he strived to reduce the list of facts to the necessary minimum. Instead, he strived to reconstruct the whole world picture as it was perceived by each of the studied civilisations: Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China, Greece, Rome, and other. Special attention is paid to those aspects of these cultures, which are still relevant nowadays.
The book is meant for students of humanities and for all interested in history and culture.

Published in the series «World as Mirror for Moldova»:

L.B. Vishnyatski. Introduction to Prehistory
Problems of anthropogenesis and development of culture. Course of lectures. Kishinev. 2000. – 312 p.

The book by L.B. Vishnyatski, the known researcher from St.-Petersburg, is a course of lectures held by the author at the High Anthropological School. In a lively and fascinating manner the author tells the reader about prehistory, or history of human society before writing was invented, about the current studies of primitive mankind, essential scientific problems. Impressive illustrations enable a better understanding of the text.
The book is meant for university students of primitive society and for wide circles of readers.

Published in the series «World as Mirror for Moldova»:

L.A. Mosionjnic. Man in Front of Culture
Course of lectures. Kishinev. The High Anthropological School. 2000. – 392 p.
Published with financial aid from O.V. Sviridova.

Editor: Doctor of History I.V. Manzura
Responsible Secretary: Doctor of History R.A. Rabinovich
Reviewed by: Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, acad. V.I. Borshevich, Doctor of History N.D. Russev, Doctor of History A.O. Dobrolyubski, Doctor of History I.V. Bruyako
Typeset: L.A. Mosionjnic
Cover design: D.A. Topal

In a lively and understandable manner the book informs the reader about the modern ideas of culture as an integral phenomenon, of cultural language and text. It can be used as a textbook for a university course of cultural studies, and meant for anybody interested in modern problems of culture.

Published in the series «World as Mirror for Moldova»:

N.P. Telnov, V.P. Stepanov, N.D. Russev, R.A. Rabinovich
«And… the Slavs Spread Across the Earth»
A Few Pages of History of Carpathian-Dniester Lands in VI-XIII cc. Kishinev. The High Anthropological School. 2002. – 240 p.
Edited with support of the Slavic University of the Republic of Moldova

Scientific Editors: Doctor of History P.M. Shornikov, Doctor of History A.P. Gorodenko
Reviewed by: Doctor of History A.P. Gorodenko (Kishinev), Doctor of History A.O. Dobrolyubski (Odessa), Assistant Professor, Doctor of History P.H. Pavlov (Veliko Tyrnovo), Prof., Doctor of History M.B. Shchukin (St.-Pbg)
Typeset: T.Y. Smirnova
Cover design: D.A. Topal

This collective paper is a study of the most stringent questions of ethnic and cultural history of the Slavic population in Carpathian – Dniester Lands in VI-XIII centuries. It is a synthesis of written records and archaeological data and extensive scientific literature. The book is meant for scholars, university lecturers and school teachers, students-historians and all those interested in history of our country.

Published in the series «Archaeological Records of Moldova»:

P.P. Byrnja, T.F. Ryaboy. Two Hoards from Old Orhei
Кишинёв. ВАШ. 2000. – 100 стр.

Editor: Doctor of History R.A. Rabinovich
Reviewed by: Doctor of History N.D. Russev, Doctor of History N.P. Telnov
Typeset: L.A. Mosionjnic
Cover and Title Page Design by: D.A. Topal

The monograph is a publication of two most valuable archaeological complexes – hoards of the Golden Horde period found on the Old Orhei settlement (Moldova) in 1963 and 1988. The first of these hoards contains agricultural tools, the second one – primarily harness of horse and rider. An analysis of the hoards enables important conclusions on production type in the Pruth-Dniester interfluve in the middle XIV century. A short but quick blossom of these towns is scarcely illustrated by the remaining sites, therefore publication of these representative complexes presents an absolute interest.
The book is meant for archaeologists, historians of the Middle Ages, students and all those interested in history of Moldova.

A joint publication with the Southern Ukrainian State Pedagogical University «K.D. Ushinsky» and the Institute of Ancient Geography (Odessa):

A.O. Dobrolyubski, O.I. Gubari, A.V. Krasnozhon
Borisphenes – Hajibei – Odessa
Historical and archaeological sketches. Odessa – Kishinev. 2002. – 272 p.
Published with financial aid from the International Fund «Vidrodjennya» and O.V. Sviridova

Editor: Mikhail Agbunov
Responsible Secretary: Iulia Dobrolyubskaya
Reviews by: Doctor of History P. Byrnja, Doctor of Philosophy A. Kavalerov, Doctor of History N. Russev
Editors’ Board: S. Andrukh, E. Golubovski, V. Glazyrin, A. Gorbatyuk, A. Indritsanin, N. Leshchinskaya, R. Rabinovich, V. Rozanov, Y. Slyusari, M. Tkachuk, A. Tulbure, L. Shevchenko
Typeset: E. Zverev
Cover design: D. Topal

How old is Odessa? 200 and something? 600? 700? 2500?
Jubilees are a naive human passion. By large, however, jubilees have no historical sense. What do ‘round’ figures multiples of 10, 25, 50, 100 mean? Absolutely nothing. It is just the matter of our liking.
A particular case of a naive historical thinking – the idea that Odessa was born «in a void», just like a lonely tree in a field. In fact, it has been an intensively inhabited place – nature abhors a vacuum. The Ancient town of Borisphenes – the wharf Istrian – the medieval anchorage Ginestra, and then the port and the fortress Hajibei, and finally, a «military and merchants’ wharf» Odessa.
This book is an attempt to persuade the reader that the time is not discrete, non-jubilee like. We all roam the same street, simultaneously and without stop. And the name for this street is Time. History is nothing else but time that is materialised. A cobbled road. A sidewalk paved with lava. An asphalted motorway. As for «jubilees», they are nothing else but milestones along the roadside.

S.E. Erlich. Russia of Wizards (sacral nature of intellectuals)
St. Petersburg - Kishinev: The High Anthropological School. 2003. – 497 p.

Scientific editor: Doctor of History M.E.Tkaciuk
Reviewers: Doctor of History A.O. Dobroliubsky, Doctor of History O.I. Kiyanskaya, Doctor of History N.D. Russev
Artwork: Kachanova E.F.
Cover: Brynkoveanu R.I.

Original concept of «warrior» Russian civilization contrast to «wizard» civilization of the West is stated in that book. It reviews mutual denial and succession of three generations of Russian «wizards»: soothsayers, orthodox priests and intellectuals. Slavonic pagan priests’ (volchvy) origin from medieval walachian people hypothesis is raised. Union of the incompatible mythological structures – Christian «martyrs», pagan «heroes» (totem ancestors) – Hertzen’s «decembrists’ legend» that determined devout interpretation of Decembrists in intellectuals’ society during 150 years – is researched in that book. Author follows «Stylish is what I write» rule and that is the reason of his usage of the good old structural method. For those who is not indifferent towards the destiny of own country.

I.K.Melnik
History of the ancient shipbuilding and navigation. Reconstruction Experince
Kishinev – Odessa. 2003. – 232 p.

Editor: Rabinovich R.A.
Reviewers: Smyntyna E.V., Solomentzev O.I., Gorodenko A.P., Velikanov I.P.
Design and layout: Vtiurin A.B.

I.K.Melnik is historian, author of the number of ancient ships reconstruction; he uses forgotten technologies and methods in reconstruction and navigates replicas in accordance with ancient sailing instructions. Researches in the field of ancient shipbuilding and navigation are reviewed in the monography. Author compares experimental data with those remained in archaeological, graphic, literary and ethnographic recordss. Monography includes numerous illustrations.
The book is addressed to specialists studying history of science and engineering and readers interested in the origin of shipbuilding and navigation.

Presentation of the book at H.A.S.

L.A.Mosionjnik
Synergetics for humanitarians
Kishinev. 2003. – 155 p.

Editor: M.E.Tkachuk
Reviewers: A.P. Nazaretean, A.O. Dobroliubsky
Artwork, cover: T. Smirnova

The book is an introductory course of synergetics (theory of self-organization) for humanitarians. In vivid literary form author acquaints reader in the course of the matter that presents a subject of acute arguments about the «newborn science» prospects. Mathematical, natural-scientific basics of synergetics are stated to be easily understood for the person who is familiar with mathematics on the general level. Primary attention is paid to the application of synergetics ideas in social studies and history. «Newborn science» prospects and its possibility to propagate future are considered in peculiar.
The book is addressed to the students of humanitarian facultiess and to everyone interested in modern problems of philosophy, social and historical sciences.

Published in the series «Archaeological Records of Eastern Europe»:

V.A. Dergachev, V.S. Bochkarev
Metal Sickles of the Late Bronze Age in Eastern Europe
Kishinev. The High Anthropological School. – 348 p.

Editor-in-Chief: Prof., Acad. of Turkmenistan’s Academy of Sciences V.M. Masson
Reviewed by: Doctor of History L.V. Subbotin, Doctor of History E.S. Sharafutdinova
Typeset: L.A. Mosionjnic
Cover design: D.A. Topal

This work is the first volume of the planned series about the metal pieces of the Bronze Epoch in the south of Eastern Europe.
The present volume is devoted to the Late Bronze sickles found in the south of Eastern Europe, stretching from the South Trans-Ural Area and Caucasus to the East Carpathians. The book describes almost 1500 sickles, known to the authors from archives and literature or from numerous collections stored in various cities and scientific centers of Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Romania and other states. The overwhelming majority of the materials, with a lot of earlier unknown and unpublished finds, were studied by the authors themselves during over 30 years of their scientific activity.