…were also, of course, several other types of armed ships. For example, the nuclear-powered Kirov-class battle cruisers, launched in 1980, were formidable war ships, carrying an array of guided-missile weaponry….
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…of the city of St. Petersburg to build kindergartens, schools, roads, parks, and other things necessary for the region to function. The company will receive about 150 hectares to build…
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…Kohn, Der Nationalismus in der Sowjetunion, Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt-am-Main, 1932, pp. 94 – 96, quoted in Simon, Nationalism and Policy, p. 7. [9] Dominic Lieven, Empire, the Russian Empire and its…
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…growing season. Agriculture is now a major component of Chechnya’s growing commercial economy: Chechens produce grapes, grains, and vegetables, and raise cattle, goats, and sheep. However, the local economy is…
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…main collections include references and bibliographic publications (encyclopedias, dictionaries, reference manuals, etc.), culture and art (publications related to theater, cinema, art, architecture, etc.), legal information (Kyrgyz and international law, democratization,…
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…regime, Moldova represents a system where constant change has led to dysfunction and gridlock. Moldova provides a fascinating case study of how demographics, history, shifting public sentiment, corruption, and even…
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…to choose which politicians sit in which seats. It is the right of a person to find rewarding work, comfortable housing, a progressive education, quality healthcare, and, finally, the right…
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…some fifty new facilities, including a new cosmonaut training center, an airfield, an “akademgorodok” (a large scientific research and residential complex), a new presidential compound, and a vast amount of…
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…helped spark the 2005 turnover, competing demands from Russia and the U.S., as well as internal corruption, slow economic development, and a large (and growing) foreign debt, which currently stands…
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…main stage, which was equipped with a projector, background posters, and a microphone. Afterwards, attendees had the opportunity to participate in a yoga class. Then, a documentary on climate change…
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…Украину. The priority objectives of economic development are: bringing the economy out of the shadows, encouraging free market competition, developing domestic production, and extending long-term, low-interest credit. I, as President,…
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…rapidly becoming denser, traffic congestion also reached critical levels. At the same time, schools were in short supply, basic infrastructure was in disrepair, and Luzhkov, on multiple occasions, leveled criticism…
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…law, which Bakiyev promptly signed on November 9. The new constitutional order will evolve gradually, and many changes are not expected to come into play until 2010. Still, Kyrgyzstan managed…
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…Press, 2001. Snyder, Timothy. The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569 1999. New Haven, 2003. Stronski, Paul. Tashkent: Forging a Soviet City, 1930-1966. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press,…
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…a balancing act between its conservative and liberal forces and its Ukrainian, Russian, and Tatar populations. Today, however, the political tensions that can be felt in Ukraine can be understood,…
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…the Chechen Republic”, 90 [28] Vatchagaev, “Sufism in Chechnya”, 222-223 [29] Knysh, 517 [30] Moore and Tumelty, 74 [31] Knysh, 516 [32] Reynolds, 47 [33] Ibid., 47-48 [34] Akaev, “Religious…
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…Presidential race Political Party On May 15, 2019, a few weeks after the presidential elections, Vakarchuk posted on his Facebook page, “Friends, come to the observation deck tomorrow near the…
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…построить, – современное, правовое, демократическое и эффективное. Основное внимание будет сосредоточено на развитии каждого гражданина, каждой украинской семьи. We are striving to build a modern, legal, democratic, and effective state….
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…Trade, Economic, and Scientific-Technological Cooperation, Kudrin managed the state’s internal and external debts, implemented welfare, housing, and public utility reform, and oversaw foreign economic relations. Kudrin and the Ministry of…
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…5G. This is because important Russian military applications, such as radio relay systems, medium-range flight radars, and satellite communications, operate on this band. Further, securing the release of the 700…
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