1185 year. 7 and 37 wonders of the world
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1185 year. 7 and 37 wonders of the world
19.99 €
In 1965, the historian and orientalist Igor Vsevolodovich Mozheiko (1934-2003), known in the scientific community for his works on the history of Southeast Asia, defended his PhD thesis on "The Pagan State (XI-XIII centuries)", and in 1981 - his doctoral thesis on "The Buddhist Sangha and the State in Burma". Meanwhile, all Soviet teenagers (and many adults too!) were reading the works of the nationally famous science-fiction writer Kir Bulychev. And only a few people knew that the scientist Igor Mozheiko and the science fiction writer Kir Bulychev were one and the same person. However, under his real name, Igor Mozheiko also published many fascinating books on world history, aimed at the widest audience. "1185" - is a vast historical panorama of Asia and Europe, for the starting point of which is taken 1185 - the year when the events of "The Tale of Igor's Campaign". Moving along the Great Silk Road, the author outlines the subtle interconnections of trade and cultural contacts between countries and peoples, sometimes not even suspected of each other's existence ... "7 and 37 Wonders of the World" - an entertaining story about the outstanding monuments of architecture and art, originally included Herodotus in the list of "seven wonders of the world", which was expanded by the author, adding to the list of textbook "wonders" remarkable creations of human genius, created outside the world known to the ancient Greeks.
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