Some Observations on the Appraisal of Kδbra Nagast

The Zagwe period is believed to be the richest and most artistic period of Ethiopian civilization since the conversion of Ezana though its achievements have been virtually consigned to obscurity. One of the ideological weapons which aggravated its obscurity is arguably the deep-rooted allegiance of the Kδbra Nagast to the Solomonic Dynasty. Contemporary researchers on Kδbra Nagast seem to have underestimated the ideological onslaught of the Kδbra Nagast on the Zagwe period that Agaw contribution to the medieval Ethiopian civilization has been virtually shrouded in mystery. Thus, expatriate and compatriot authorities on the medieval Ethiopian cultural history are called upon to demystify the obscurity of the Zagwe period, thereby, to reconstruct the unsung contributions of Agaw civilization with intellectual profundity and inquiry.

冰心在俄罗斯

中国著名作家冰心女士与俄罗斯有一定的渊源。她1958年作为中国作家代表团成员访问了苏联,参加了亚非国家作家的会议,作了报告。关于苏联人的生活她写了几篇散文。俄罗斯几位汉学家在研究中国文学的专著和文章中涉及冰心的创作和著作。她的短篇小说受到俄罗斯读者的欢迎。