…of Fonvizin’s political and legal writings remains the best, most complete anthology of his works in translation. More recently, the two pieces for which this author is most indebted here…
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…with two such teachers, both originally from Harbin, China and who spoke Russian fluently. They taught at the Confucius Institute, a non-profit international organization run by the Ministry of Education…
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…Orda constituted an important achievement of the quickly developing Kazakh intelligentsia, but a mere twelve years earlier, at the time of the 1905 revolution, neither Alash nor any other organized…
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…plans. In an endeavor of such a scale, the central government had to make the best use of its resources, and needless to say, Russians stood at the core of…
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…the teacher to the much more famous Russian physician, Ivan Pavlov. Ivan Pavlov (1849–1936) was a physiologist, psychologist, and physician. He is best known as the first to describe classical…
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…their broader organizations. This report would seem to most support Zyuganov’s departure. First, by allowing him to depart while still a respected, active man who has “a well-deserved rest” coming,…
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…I met in Tallinn felt that this decision might be the best for the children, as they will be forced to learn Estonian and will thus later have more opportunities…
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…community’ of the nation may transform into an ‘organised political community,’ or state. This means that, where the time period of the beginnings of a nation is open to discussion,…
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…were met with incomplete responses, uncomfortable hesitations, and subject changes by the ethnographer. He noted that this “Russian/Udmurt obfuscation didn’t shock [him]” as “[t]he Soviet Union had spent the best…
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…from it) differently. If these simple premises held true: open organizations encourage change; closed hierarchical organizations discourage change; losing organizations look for new alternatives; and winning organizations resist change, an…
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Acquiring a library card for the University of Warsaw Library may be one of the best investments you can make while in Warsaw. For only 10 złoty, you may purchase…
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…has had a capricious fate – one that could rival that of any major city; it has plummeted from golden age to utter ruin and back again with great rapidity…
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…Crimea is perhaps best known for the Crimean War (1853-1856) and the resort town of Yalta, where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill famously met to decide the fate of post-WWII Europe….
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…a bad peace is better than a good fight and “всякая ссора красна примиреньем” the best thing about any fight is making up. In English, we often say that it’s…
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…growing concern about corruption. While Kiev is probably best known for its historical connection to the Old Rus’ polity, a historical predecessor to the modern Russian state, Kiev is an…
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…Union from developing anything more than, at best, friendly associations with countries that would eventually align themselves with the West. To understand how this happened, this paper will draw upon…
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…information. Who We Are GeoHistory.Today is run as a free service of SRAS. SRAS is a study abroad organization that also promotes the understanding of languages, cultures, and societies….
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…neighborhoods with the feel of a Russian village. Just across Jibek Jolu (Silk Road Street), a few blocks from the main square, some Bishkek residents lived in one- and two-story…
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…noticeably increased, and the best weapon of ruling circles in the struggle against political opponents has become the accusation that one is defending “Western interests.” At the same time the…
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…located a few hours from Odessa today best showcase Ukraine’s Greek heritage. As an open port, the city served as Russia’s chief grain-exporting center. Its importance as an industrial center…
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