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The Birth of the Body -- Russian Erotic Prose of the First Half of the Twentieth Century
This anthology of Russian erotic writings of 1900 to 1940 consists of texts previously unavailable in English. They all reflect the fascinating, albeit laborious, nature of the \"birth of the body\" in the Russian literature and culture of the period.
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Libertinage in Russian culture and literature : a bio-history of sexualities at the threshold of modernity
The monograph explores traditions of expressing the body and sexuality (designated as \"silence\" and \"burlesque\") throughout Russia's literary history, with a particular focus on how these traditions affect the literary modernization during the Silver Age (1890-1921) and subsequent émigré writing.
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Borat as Tragicomedy of Anti US-Americanism
Alexei Lalo discusses in his article \"Borat as Tragicomedy of Anti US-Americanism\" the 2006 mockumentary in the context of stereotypes and clichés that exist about the United States and elsewhere, particularly in Europe. Anti US-Americanism is arguably at the core of this project, but Borat's creators seem to mock not only US-Americans, but also those who invent and practice clichés about the U.S. Lalo draws parallels between Sacha Baron Cohen's work and the legacies of Lenny Bruce and Charlie Chaplin (most notably his late film A King in New York). Of the numerous socio-cultural problems of the United States Borat explores, special attention is paid to the film's take on the relationships between the races and also to the ideology of \"political correctness,\" as it is explicitly and implicitly attacked in the film. Differences between the creators of Borat's approach to comedy and more mainstream conception of comedy in the U.S. are also explored in the article. Lalo suggests that films like Borat are far from being just eccentric comedies or thoughtless entertainment; in fact, they succeed in helping their audiences think about their own culture self-critically and self-ironically.
Journal Article
Sexualities in Belarus: Some Major Patterns of Sexual Behavior and Their Cultural Background
In this chapter we consider the current status of the sexualities issue in Belarus (and to a considerable extent in Russia as well) from both sociological and cultural perspectives. As research into sexualities remains almost nonexistent in Belarus, the chapter will inevitably be fragmentary and loose-jointed. The authors intend to continue their studies and present a comprehensive text in the form of a book or collection of essays.
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Vesicular release of ATP at central synapses
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) acts as a fast excitatory transmitter in several regions of the central nervous system (CNS) including the medial habenula, dorsal horn, locus coeruleus, hippocampus, and somatosensory cortex. Postsynaptic actions of ATP are mediated through an extended family of P2X receptors, widely expressed throughout the CNS. ATP is released via several pathways, including exocytosis from presynaptic terminals and diffusion through large transmembrane pores (e.g., hemichannels, P2X(7) receptors, or volume-sensitive chloride channels) expressed in astroglial membranes. In presynaptic terminals, ATP is accumulated and stored in the synaptic vesicles. In different presynaptic terminals, these vesicles may contain ATP only or ATP and another neurotransmitter [e.g., gamma-amino-butyric acid (GABA) or glutamate]; in the latter case, two transmitters can be coreleased. Here, we discuss the mechanisms of vesicular release of ATP in the CNS and present our own data, which indicate that in central neuronal terminals, ATP is primarily stored and released from distinct pool of vesicles; the release of ATP is not synchronized either with GABA or with glutamate.
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