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Features of formation of historical and political views of T. Shevchenko are covered in article and the place of a creative heritage of the thinker in formation of national consciousness of the Ukrainian people reveals. In particular, it is noted that Taras Shevchenko's poetry took a special place in formation of new spheres of national, social and political thinking of the Ukrainian intellectuals. It is tracked that to special understanding of history of T. Shevchenko it is obliged impacts on it of educated members of the left-bank nobility. It is defined what exactly they promoted acquaintance of the artist to historical literature and the advanced domestic and foreign political thought. The thought that T. Shevchenko, having become the member of Kirillo-Mefodiyevsky society is defended, made on all its participants strong ideological influence and reflected ideas of the organization in the works. Own original views of T. Shevchenko of the past, present and future of Ukraine which he opened in such works as «Night of Taras» (1838), «Ivan Pidkova» (1839), «Gamaliya» (1842), « Chyhyryn, Chyhyryn .» (1844), «Blind» (1845), «Irzhavets» (1847), «Cold ravine» (1845). It is noted that as the theorist of national liberation fight can be considered top of works of T. Shevchenko his poem mystery «Large cellar» (1845). In article the thought of what T. Shevchenko in the period of despondency and apathy of the Ukrainian people rescued is proved and returned it history and language. The creativity of T. Shevchenko finished process of formation of the Ukrainian national language, having developed it to the literary national level. He was the first of those who formulated the Ukrainian national idea and through the poetic works made it property of the Ukrainian people. It promoted association of the nation in fight for the release. It significantly added this idea with idea of radical democratization of the political and social relations in free Ukrainian society.

Following from his 2002 article, "The Belarus' Intelligentsia during the German-Fascist Occupation (1941-44)," Kuz'menko looks at the whole range of weapons homemade by the Belarus partisans over a 3-year period. Based on Minsk archival & museum sources, his account is eloquent testimony to the manufacturing ingenuity of those who have to fight a foreign military occupation. Adapted from the source document.

By analyzing fresh archival materials, Kuz'menko describes the attitudes & actions of Belarus's intelligentsia during the Soviet-German War (1941-45). In doing so, he underscores the ambiguities in the attitudes of Belorussians to Soviet & German alike & demonstrates the immense complexity of the entire question. Adapted from the source document.

Zu den positiven Ergebnissen der Wirtschaftsreformen in Polen gehören insbesondere ein recht bedeutender Produktionsanstieg, Schuldenbegrenzung und die Senkung des Inflationsniveaus. Bei alledem hat jedoch die Bevölkerung insgesamt einen sinkenden Lebensstandard und verstärkte Arbeitslosigkeit hinzunehmen. Der Verfasser zeichnet kurz den politischen Verlauf der Jahre nach dem Umbruch und analysiert ausführlicher die Ergebnisse der Sejm- und Senatswahlen. Die entstandene Koalition zwischen linken und zentristischen Kräften sucht nun, die massive Unzufriedenheit unter der Bevölkerung weitgehend auszuräumen, ohne die bisherigen Errungenschaften der Reformen aufs Spiel zu setzen, und sie strebt sowohl die Anbindung an den Westen als auch verbesserte Beziehungen zu den ehemaligen Ostblockstaaten an. (BIOst-Rgl)