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What is the talion principle. Talion principle: moral content
What is the talion principle. Talion principle: moral content

The famous biblical "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" has another name, adopted in jurisprudence - the talion principle. What does it mean, how did it originate, how and where is it used today?

  • Defense of the Arctic. Medal for the Defense of the Arctic
    Defense of the Arctic. Medal for the Defense of the Arctic

    In the history of the Second World War, the defense of the Arctic in the initial period of the war is very different from the confrontation with the enemy of our troops in other places of the front. In the North, unlike other border areas, the Red Army troops gave up only a very small territory to the enemies. Our troops were actively defending here, sometimes even counterattacking

  • Admiral Kornilov: short biography
    Admiral Kornilov: short biography

    Admiral Kornilov is a famous admiral of the Russian fleet and a hero of the Crimean War. His life can be considered an example of honest and selfless service to Russia. He earned the fame of a just commander and a talented organizer, and if his life had not been interrupted so suddenly, perhaps the outcome of the Crimean War for Russia could have been completely different

  • The first post-Soviet war - Nagorno-Karabakh
    The first post-Soviet war - Nagorno-Karabakh

    In 1992, a war broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Nagorno-Karabakh until 1993 became a theater of active hostilities, as a result of which Baku lost control over a fifth of the territory assigned to it on the map of the USSR

  • Ulrika Eleonora - Queen of Sweden
    Ulrika Eleonora - Queen of Sweden

    Ulrika Eleonora was a Swedish queen who ruled from 1718-1720. She is the younger sister of Charles XII. And her parents are Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark and Charles XI. In this article we will describe a brief biography of the Swedish ruler

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God of light and sun in ancient Egypt and Hellas
God of light and sun in ancient Egypt and Hellas

The ancient civilization of Egypt did not develop such a coherent concept of the division of the power of the gods, which later appeared in Hellas. The god of light and the sun in Egypt is Ra (the supreme deity), Atum (an earlier deity) and Horus. In Hellas, Helios and Phoebus were attributed to the solar gods, who entered the European consciousness through Roman mythology under the name of Apollo

  • The meaning of the word "madame" yesterday and today
    The meaning of the word "madame" yesterday and today

    In Russian there are many words borrowed from French in the 18th and 19th centuries, for example, floor, atelier, understudy, lampshade, madam, etc. The meaning of the word "madame" at first glance seems obvious, but still not it would be superfluous to know his story

  • What we know about French pronunciation
    What we know about French pronunciation

    The word "pronounce" for most of us is associated with the French language. And this is true, because it comes from the verb prononcer, which in French means "pronounce". The phrase "French pronunciation" can often be heard outside of language learning, for example, when talking about those who have a stuffy nose

  • Minnesingers are German knightly lyrics of the Middle Ages
    Minnesingers are German knightly lyrics of the Middle Ages

    Knightly virtues, except for novels, were glorified in songs performed by knight-poets. In France they were called troubadours (in the south) and trouvères (in the north), and in Germany they were called minnesingers. This softened the rough manners that existed in that era among the aristocracy. The works of many medieval poets are known: Chrétien de Troy, Bertrand de Born, W alter von der Vogelweide, etc

  • B. P. Kochubey is the first Minister of Internal Affairs and an outstanding figure of the Russian Empire
    B. P. Kochubey is the first Minister of Internal Affairs and an outstanding figure of the Russian Empire

    In 1862, compiling a list of 120 most prominent figures of Russian history to be depicted on a monument dedicated to the 1000th anniversary of Russia, Alexander II included V.P. Kochubey among them. This was absolutely fair, taking into account the contribution that the latter made to public administration

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    Have you ever stopped to consider all the little pieces that make up the culture you live in? Of course, there are many traditions and institutions, such as public schools, but what about the beliefs you share with those around you, such as friends and family? What is a paradigm? It is, in simple words, a set of concepts and beliefs that make up the worldview

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Where Albania is located: some geographic data. Country history
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    There are only about 600 different skeletal muscles in the human body. They are divided according to their location into the muscles of the neck, head, lower and upper limbs, as well as the muscles of the trunk (chest, back and abdomen). Let's take a closer look at the latter. We will describe the functions of the muscles of the body, give the name of each of them

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    Charm is a word that can be found in different senses and contexts, and therefore confusion arises, in order to avoid it, you need to once and for all understand for yourself all the possible meanings of the definition in question. This is what we will do in the near future

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    This young Hollywood actress is gaining more and more popularity with each new role. When asked by journalists why all her characters get into extreme situations, Chloe Moretz explains that she chooses her heroines herself. A girl who has become a real star with amazing external data is often invited to the podium. The thin actress is happy to show off her teenage clothes, and the photo of Chloe Moretz often appears on the covers of youth magazines

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    Apple is an amazing company whose story is very interesting and worthy of being taken as the basis for some action movie. So, in principle, they do at the present time. Let's take a closer look at how Apple got such a global reputation

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