PERIPHRASTIC CONSTRUCTIONS WITH THE VERB IMET’ (TO HAVE) AND THE PASSIVE PARTICIPLE IN PYOTR TOLSTOY’S TRANSLATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE PRESENT STATE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE by Tatiana V. Pentkovskaia

“…The article examines the periphrastic constructions, which consist of the verb imet’ (to have) in the form of the present or past tense and the passive participle with the suffix -n- in The History of the Present State of the Ottoman Empire translated by P.A. Tolstoy in the early 18th century. …”
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Central Asian Nomads in the Spread of Buddhism in Russia by Baatr U. Kitinov

“…Buddhism first penetrated into Middle Asia during the era of the Macedonian campaigns and took hold due to its tolerance to and complementarity with the local cults and beliefs. …”
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