Suchergebnisse

Oriana Fallaci, a journalist and a political interviewer, succeeded in translating Boltzmann's equation into a novel, Inshiallah, which was published in 1990. The story is set in Beirut in 1983 during the Lebanese Civil War, which becomes a metaphor for disorder. The fractal universe of the novel ‒ which unfolds between the real and the surreal, the factual and the fictional, the historical and the potential ‒ is reflected and multiplied by the mirrors of individual biographies, motivations, languages, dialects. Not only does entropy invade its imaginary world, but it also fuses the structure of the book, which combines postmodern narrative, classical epic and poetry, in the footsteps of the most diverse masters. In turn, Fallaci's ontological vision of Life, which engulfs Death, is a natural variant of its opposite: Life and Death remain opposite in comparative and interdependent terms, like the principle of Yin and Yang.

Ewa Bérard, Pourquoi les bolcheviks ont-ils quitté Petrograd ?
Le départ des bolcheviks de Petrograd le 10 mars 1918 et le transfert de la capitale à Moscou ont clos deux cents ans de « période pétersbourgeoise » de l'histoire russe. Ce transfert, accompli au lendemain de la signature de la paix de Brest-Litovsk, a-t-il été réellement dicté, comme on l'а présenté, uniquement par le danger militaire allemand ? Documents à l'appui, l'article développe la thèse qu'il avait été décidé plus tôt, après la dispersion de la Constituante, en fonction de la situation explosive qui régnait dans la ville. L'effet symbolique de l'abandon du Pétersbourg « anti-national » et de la réhabilitation de la vieille capitale sur l'opinion antirévolutionnaire était essentiel aussi : installés au Kremlin, les bolcheviks se virent crédités par leurs adversaires de la légitimité de nouveaux rassembleurs de terres russes.

The Polish Ombudsman and the Defense of Citizens' Rights.
The creation of the Ombudsman in Poland in 1987 coincided with a sociopolitical and economie crisis and was seen to be a concession in favor of democratic reforms. This institution, which is closer to the Scandinavian model than the French one, has been granted broad powers. In addition to advocating the interests of the Polish citizen, the 'defender of citizens' rights' participates in the establishment of the rule of law in Poland.