…Federal State Statistics Service, Online here and here, accessed April 18, 2014. [85] International Monetary Fund, Online. And, Federal State Statistics Service, Online, last accessed February 16, 2015. [86] Federal…
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…has evolved and expanded since its conception. Now an integrated part of Ukraine’s formal military forces, its leaders are currently active in local and national politics. Although they have been…
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…all these initiatives should be to increase household incomes in our country. This is what I can say about my programme in the most general terms. I think that during…
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…languages. This Convention also included another major qualification of its protections. While it specifically states that, “It is essential to recognize the right of members of national minorities to carry…
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…the US and EU on their respective initiatives, reports and articles from Kishor and Lescuyer (2012), Turner et al. (2008), Contreras-Hermosilla et al. (2007), Rhodes et al. (2006), and Seneca…
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…fact that membership does not prevent countries from participating in other supranational associations should help. As the signatories have reiterated numerous times, all former Soviet republics may join. Also, reports…
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…vice versa, and any deed that was instantly coded as moral/immoral had real material consequences. Image 7. Soviet social advertisement (1930s), source: online This is evident in the discursive construction…
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…“under the table” wages that are paid. As for sal*]}*es tax and its calculation, the American model can be implemented successfully in its entirety, allowing us, in this age of…
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…those of the EU and the Russian Federation. II. Elite Culture and Common Culture Although abiding by the dominant metanarrative is essential to maintaining cultural cohesion, significant subcultures can exist…
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…either strong democracies or strong authoritarian regimes but not by weak democracies or weak authoritarian regimes. Political consensus can be established in strong democracies and can be bypassed in strong…
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…achieve the most desired goal: the complete liberation of the working masses from all shackles, and the establishment on earth of the bright kingdom of socialism.”[9] In a letter to…
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…academic career. We maintain a large list of these organizations on our page devoted to international careers. SRAS also provides remote research services to help researchers abroad access Russian archives.…
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…argues for wide-reaching consequences of glasnost’, including ‘ideological erosion, regime delegitimation, religious revival, politicisation of elites and masses, enhancement of national consciousness and environmental concern.'[36] Although only the enhancement of…
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…of structures. It provides pictures, info on date built, and often the architect, building materials, and more. The Moscow Architecture Preservation Society (MAPS) provides news and updates on Moscow’s historical…
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…issues will continue to affect Russian society. These are also eternal social and governance issues, and should be under continual examination in all societies everywhere if civil society is to…
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…Alamedin Fur Factory as an economist and logistical expert. He went on to open several cafes and discos and, from 1995-2000, helmed the financial-industrial firm Toton as general director. He…
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…widespread conflict. A map of Georgia showing surrounding countries and the breakaway states of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Georgia is called “Sakartvelo” by its natives, who call themselves “Kartvelebi.” How…
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…city’s best known industries: the importation of automobiles. Many of Vladivostok’s early car importers got their starts by essentially pirating ships loaded with Japanese cars that arrived to the then…
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…the title, some are now calling St. Petersburg a “technological capital;” a chain of new technology parks are planned for the city, tax benefits have already been established for these…
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…as well as the modern economies, societies, and states of Central Asia, the Caucuses, and other Eurasian locations. Official Government Sites also generally have information on political structures and processes…
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