Lithuanian Scientific Medical Periodicals in the Third-Fifth Decade of the 20th Century (till 1944) by Silvija Stakulienė

“…These works were like the first beacons, which built a path into the future, directed to the new development trends in medicine and created preconditions for the establishment and development of famous Lithuanian medical institutions in Lithuania after the World War 11. …”
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University proceedings. Volga region. Social sciences by A.D. Gulyakov, A.Yu. Salomatin

“…It is noted that historically, Transcaucasia and the North Caucasus were the object of expansionist aspirations on the part of the Ottoman Empire and Iran, and at the end of the First World War – Germany and England, which made the restoration of Russian state-hood a particularly difficult task. …”

Dyskryminacja dzieci pozamałżeńskich w ustawodawstwie cywilnym w Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej i próby jej przezwyciężenia w projektach kodyfikacyjnych by Leonard Górnicki

“…Work on the second reading of the drafts was not completed until the outbreak of World War II.…”
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Systemic Crisis in the US-Turkish Relations Under the Presidency of D. Trump by A. A. Davydov

“…To answer this question, the study is divided into two parts.The first part analyzes the evolution of American approaches to Turkey in US foreign policy, the implementation of these approaches since the end of World War II till nowadays. On the basis of a system-historical approach, the author analyses the evolution the Turkey’s strategic positioning in the US foreign policy strategy and the transformation of political, economic and military relations between the two states since the moment of their institutionalization. …”
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Coup (d'etat) in the Baltic States (1926, 1934): Similarities and Differences by Zenonas Butkus

“…The main alleviating circumstance common to the coups in the Baltics was disproportionate domination of legislative power over the executive in the period after the First World War. The alternatives of power distribution are discussed, employing the Finnish model of democratic system, according to which the parliamentary power is outweighed by the stronger institution of President. …”
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The Origin of the Large-Scale Industry in Klaipėda's Region in the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th century by Julius Žukas

“…The factory produced more than thirty thousand tons of cellulose per year, before World War I, and the greatest part of the production was realized in foreign countries. …”
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»Schließlich waren alle Genies der Kunst immerhin doch Männer …«. Zum Geniebegriff bei Heinrich Schenker by Marko Deisinger

“…In his 1995 dissertation on the development on Heinrich Schenker’s music theory in relation to the history of ideas, Martin Eybl demonstrated that the concept of Urlinie developed in relation to political ideas and assumed a paradigmatic function in the context of political upheaval after World War I. In Schenker’s view, the hierarchical structure of tonal music revealed through analysis represents a structural order in perfect agreement with the ideals of the model of governance he had promoted in several of his writings. …”
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"LETTER TO THE KING" BY JULES DESTRY: FROM SEPARATISM TO UNITARISM IN BELGIUM by E. V. Ermakova

“…The ideas embodied in his "Letter to the King", formed the basis of the principles of peaceful co-existence of further autonomous regions as part of the union, which was manifested in the future during the First World War, when the Walloons and Flemings alongside confronted a common enemy.…”
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Issues of International and Interchurch Relations in the Work of Holy Council 1917–1918 of the Orthodox Russian Church by A. I. Mramornov

“…But in a period when the World War was still ongoing and there were pressing issues to resolve in the sphere of cooperation of Russian Orthodoxy with other orthodox and non-orthodox churches, the Local Council could not but touch upon the international and inter-church issues. …”
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Evaluation for an Open Society: Then and Now by Robert Picciotto

“…In this troubled context, policy making has become more complex than when evaluation emerged out of the ashes of World War II. Economic and social dysfunctions have led to extraordinary concentration of wealth and privilege.  …”
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JAUNOSIOS KARTOS KATALIKŲ INTELEKTUALŲ POŽIŪRIS Į FAŠIZMĄ IR NACIONALSOCIALIZMĄ TARPUKARIO LIETUVOJE by Valdas Pruskus

“…The young Catholics believed that the rise of this phenomenon was predetermined by the results of the First World War which deepened the social and economical crisis as well as the crisis of democratic governance. …”
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Scandinavia in Lithuanian Diplomacy in 1915-1917 by Sandra Grigaravičiūtė

“…We can define this tradition as the possibility of Lithuanian diplomacy to orientate in the political conjuncture of the First World War and their humanity, political and propaganda activity to become Lithuania independent, to orient to Scandinavian countries. …”
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The Establishment and Activity of Military Achievers Union (1937-1940) by Aušra Jurevičiūtė

“…The establishment of the union was quite late as at the beginning of the First World War in 1914, large numbers of Lithuanians as Russian officials were already serving in the Russian army. …”
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Codicology in Lithuania in 1918-1990: Between Book History and Palaeography by Rima Cicėnienė

“…The end of the Second World War saw the reactivation of academic institutions, the training of a new generation of historians and librarians, the accumulation of manuscript books, and the appearance of individual works on the history of the book. …”
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Changes in the Advertisement of Goods and Services in the Lithuanian Periodic Press during 1918-1940 by Giedrė Polkaitė

“…., of physicians, various training courses, banks, tailors, cleaners, and hairdressers, occupied a solid (about 25-30%) percentage of the supply of advertising, especially during the first years of independence while manufacturing production was suspended due to the First World War and the young state's political and economic instability. …”
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Establishment of political and diplomatic relations between Lithuania and France in 1918-1920: Exchange of mistrust by Vilma Bukaitė

“…Hence, the first Lithuanian government expected to receive the due support and recognition from the most powerful winners of World War I, including France. However, one of the most influential architects of 'New Europe', the French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau, conceived this new Baltic state as a potential territory of democratic Russia, which the French allies seeked to restore, and later on of Poland. …”
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La crise de l’Etat belge by Christian Vandermotten

“…The Belgian State current crisis is described, with a focus on its roots (Flemish growing rancors vis à vis the French-speaking Belgians since the XIXth century, reinforced by the two World Wars), its forms (twister structure of the federal Belgium), its stakes (economic inequalities between the regions, as well as Brussels question) and potential scenarios to end crisis.…”
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Le coq médiéval by Michel Pastoureau

“…An attribute of Gaul, then of the kings of France from the reign of Charles VII (1422-1461), the cock represents the Nation from the reign of Louis XIV, and its image is evoked then regularly in every conflict. During both world wars, it is the emblem of France battling against the invader.…”
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Per una storia del pensiero geografico in Italia (1900-1950) by Matteo Proto

“…Focusing especially on the period between the two World Wars, this study will fill the gap in current italian literature about the relations between geography, nationalism and imperialism. …”
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Replicating Europe’s Normative Power: Challenges and Pathways for South Asia's Regional Integration by Adeel Kazmi

“… European nations attained stability and integration by overcoming a turbulent history marked by deeply entrenched conflicts and the profound devastation of two world wars.  Europe has evolved into a ‘normative power’ and the European Union into a ‘community of practice’ by overcoming statism and establishing responsive institutions and systems of accountability. …”
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