Science about human and society

The Skeptik 2013;1:24-28

Germuška E

University of Prešov in Prešov, Faculty of Arts, Institute of Political Sciences

Abstract: The author of this contribution deals with the historical concept of Russia's geopolitical thinking that are essential for today's Russia's role in the world political scene. These concepts reflect not only the definition of Russia in relation to other "power centers", or civilizations but also reflect the attitudes of the Russian nation in the domestic and national level, which is awared of its pluses and minuses, affecting the position of Russia in the world. The author´s contribution has addressed the main directions of Russia's geopolitical thinking that represent the westerners, eurasianists and slaviafils. This paper reports reflecting historical geopolitical position of Russia towards the West, taking or not taking his Western values and democracy as the current challenges of (globalization modeled) time.

The Skeptik (Article in Slovak), Slovak Society of Skeptics.

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The Skeptik 2013;2:63-66.

Szeghyová B

Institute of History, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia

Abstract: The research was based on archival documents from upper Hungarian or present day eastern Slovakian towns. These are Košice, Levoča, Bardejov and Prešov. The author examines judicial practice in the towns in the 16th century and draws preliminary conclusions about methods used, character and organization of urban judiciary and self government, punishments and punishment patterns. Urban courts were rather selective in the treatment of the offender; cases of the same offence, tried at the same time and in the same town could be treated differently, depending on particular circumstances of individual crimes and on social status, wealth, familiarity, age or gender of the accused.

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The Skeptik 2013;2:67-76.

Germuška E

University of Prešov in Prešov, Faculty of Arts, Institute of Political Sciences

ABSTRACT
In this contribution the author deals with the causes of the collapse of the Soviet Union, which have a profound impact on today's Russian society and state. Post-Soviet space is more than ever exposed to outside influences. China, the U.S., European Union, Iran and other actors in world politics realize their economic interests also in this part of the world. Russia as a traditional partner and historic institution progress in this area is currently interested in creating a Eurasian union, which is the offer to a comprehensive, strategic and mutually beneficial economic integration. The contribution identifies the causes and the accompanying phenomena of life while the last group integration around Russia, which Russia should be avoided in the future if it wants to create a successful, stable and attractive model of integration in post-Soviet space.

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