Andrei Znamenski
Biographic Data
| ID | 5692631 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrei Znamenski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrei |
| FAMILY NAME | Znamenski |
| SIGNATURE | ZNAMENSKI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Memphis |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Todd H. Weir. Red Secularism
Proceedings of Topical Issues in International Political Geography
Socialism As a Secular Creed
Andrei Znamenski argues that socialism arose out of activities of secularized apocalyptic sects, the Enlightenment tradition, and dislocations produced by the Industrial Revolution. He examines how, by the 1850s, Marx and Engels made the socialist creed “scientific” by linking it to “history laws” and inventing the proletariat—the “chosen people” that were to redeem the world from oppression. Focusing on the fractions between social democracy and…
Epidemics, Prophesy, and Self-Christianization
Historians and anthropologists have extensively researched spiritual encounters between America’s indigenous people and Christian missionaries. One group of scholars, who more often than not are linked to Native American cultural activism, took a strong critical approach and came to view missionary activities as the tool of colonialism. Another group of scholars, who are mostly people with a theological background, on the contrary, treat missiona…
Ian W. Campbell. Knowledge and the Ends of Empire
Ian W. Campbell’s Knowledge and the Ends of Empire: Kazak Intermediaries and Russian Rule on the Steppe, 1731–1917 starts with a description of an 1870 episode when local authorities in southern Siberia requested the Russian War Ministry provide funds to a Cossack picket located somewhere in the southern Altai. The picket was expected to guard an international border with China. The ministry replied that it was not sure whether this post was actu…
Joseph Grigulevich
This paper explores the life of Joseph Grigulevich (1913–1988), a famous early Soviet illegal intelligence operative, who conducted various “special tasks” on behalf of Stalin’s foreign espionage network. These included the murder of dissident Spanish communist Andreas Nin (1938), a participation in the assassination of Leon Trotsky (1940), posing as a Costa Rican ambassador (1949–1952), and an abortive project to assassinate Joseph Bros Tito (19…
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Joseph Grigulevich
This paper explores the life of Joseph Grigulevich (1913–1988), a famous early Soviet illegal intelligence operative, who conducted various “special tasks” on behalf of Stalin’s foreign espionage network. These included the murder of dissident Spanish communist Andreas Nin (1938), a participation in the assassination of Leon Trotsky (1940), posing as a Costa Rican ambassador (1949–1952), and an abortive project to assassinate Joseph Bros Tito (19…
Ian W. Campbell. Knowledge and the Ends of Empire
Ian W. Campbell’s Knowledge and the Ends of Empire: Kazak Intermediaries and Russian Rule on the Steppe, 1731–1917 starts with a description of an 1870 episode when local authorities in southern Siberia requested the Russian War Ministry provide funds to a Cossack picket located somewhere in the southern Altai. The picket was expected to guard an international border with China. The ministry replied that it was not sure whether this post was actu…
Epidemics, Prophesy, and Self-Christianization
Historians and anthropologists have extensively researched spiritual encounters between America’s indigenous people and Christian missionaries. One group of scholars, who more often than not are linked to Native American cultural activism, took a strong critical approach and came to view missionary activities as the tool of colonialism. Another group of scholars, who are mostly people with a theological background, on the contrary, treat missiona…
Proceedings of Topical Issues in International Political Geography
Socialism As a Secular Creed
Andrei Znamenski argues that socialism arose out of activities of secularized apocalyptic sects, the Enlightenment tradition, and dislocations produced by the Industrial Revolution. He examines how, by the 1850s, Marx and Engels made the socialist creed “scientific” by linking it to “history laws” and inventing the proletariat—the “chosen people” that were to redeem the world from oppression. Focusing on the fractions between social democracy and…
Todd H. Weir. Red Secularism
Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Communism (2 works) · History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Socialism (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Theology (2 works)