The contribution provides a survey of theatre studies and the reception of Russian theatre in Italy, assessing how attention to this matter has changed in the last thirty years (1991-2021). The ...review is subdivided into 1) theatre histories; 2) journals and monographs; 3) works and anthologies. Special attention is given to the theory and practice of translations (or re-translations) of certain playwrights from the classical and contemporary scene. From the analysis, ‘anomalies’ and gaps emerge, for example, the history of Russian theatre combining past and present and contemporary Russian dramaturgy. In light of the data, future research perspectives are put forward in the conclusion.
After two decades of evolution and transformation,London had become one of the most open and cosmopolitan cities in the world. The success of the 2012 Olympics set a high water-mark in the visible ...success of thecity, whileits influence and soft power increased inthe global systems of trade, capital, culture, knowledge, and communications. The Making of a World City: London 1991 - 2021sets out in clear detail both the catalysts that have enabled London to succeed and also the qualities and underlying values that are at play: London's openness and self-confidence, its inventiveness, influence, and its entrepreneurial zeal. London's organic, unplanned, incremental character, without a ruling design code or guiding master plan, proves to be more flexible than any planned city can be. Cities are high on national and regional agendas as we all try to understand the impact of global urbanisation and the re-urbanisation of the developed world. Ifwe can explain London's successes and her remaining challenges, we can unlock a better understanding of how cities succeed.
Kuwait Social Security Association (SSA) expects to face actuarial deficit by year 2019. The SSA applies a long term investment fund system since 1977. The generosity of the system so far is not ...affecting the wealth of this funding plan. However, many studies expect that the SSA will face an actuarial deficit by year 2019. This paper modifies an actuarial model by Beekman and Kabir (1997) to test the possibility of applying pay as you go method in the Kuwaiti system. The paper also modifies a model by Booth et al (1998) to be applied on present Kuwaiti system. The aim is to compare the required contribution by the applied fund system with pay as you go method based on the actual and speculated pay out in Kuwait.
