…prostitution and sex trafficking in Russia. “Russian Political Culture Since 1985” reexamines the common assumption that glasnost began the process of democratization in Russia. “Military Learning Between the Chechen Wars”…
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…Volunteering Youth, Rikki Brown, a former SRAS student and recent US-Russia Social Expertise Exchange fellow, discusses Russia’s volunteer youth culture, the support they get from the community and government, and…
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…Russia. In “The Effects of the Mongol Empire on Russia,” the lasting Tartar influence on Russian linguistic, government, and social structures is analyzed. “The Lay of Igor’s Campaign” compliments this…
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…here, please submit it. This, our second issue, showcases papers on many social aspects of Russian life. In “A Remedy for Legal Failure: Trial by Jury in Russia” the history…
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…critical history of Gogol’s play while “Strange Enforcement” examines censorship organs of Soviet stage. In addition, we have included an article addressing the political aspects of Russian journalism: “Russian Media…
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The Russian State Historical Archive (RGIA; Российский государственный исторический архив) is the largest archive in Europe and one of the largest in the world, with some seven million items in…
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…cost the company six billion rubles. The federal government has spent an additional eight billion rubles to deepen the channel in the Gulf of Finland to eleven meters to accommodate…
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The Russian State Archive of Economics is known primarily by RGAE, from the Russian Российский государственный архив экономики. It is the successor of the Central State Archive of the People’s…
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…forbidden. Subscribe to Vestnik Issue 19: The History of Russian Language Instruction in the US Snezhnevsky, Sluggish Schizophrenia and Soviet Political Abuse of Psychiatry Four Reformers in Russia’s Shock Therapy…
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…an English book when home-sick or find a fun Russian book elsewhere in the library to practice your Russian skills. Note: this resource was originally written in 2015 by SRAS…
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…years. To avert this disaster, on May 12, miners from Tula, Russia were rushed into the area to approach the reactor from underground. Their task: to build a refrigeration-device that…
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…in 1755 by Mikhail Lomonosov, and is the oldest in Russia. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it was also the only free library in Russia. The new MSU Main…
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…Cornerstone in Russian Security By Christine Jacobson Despite the difficulties in retaining the region, Russia continues to see the Northern Caucasus as integral to Russian security. The rugged highlands provide…
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…by awarding BP 18.5 percent stock in Rosneft (19.75 percent today). This acquisition brought Rosneft into control of roughly 40% of Russia’s oil production. Rosneft also expanded its interests internationally,…
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…accusations against Russia were building and Russia’s duma elections were still upcoming. Russia had expressed concern that interference was being laid against its elections. Putin’s offer had four points, most…
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…for local use is likely to inflame tensions again between Ukrainian and Russian speakers. Ukrainian is again the single official language of Ukraine. The Nationalists are Stronger. The ultra-nationalist Right…
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Editorial note: the following resource first appeared in Russian in Bolshoi Gorod, an independent, Moscow-based Russian-language newspaper that provides considerable coverage of political issues, social issues, and daily life in…
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…towards Europe, and less towards Russia. Batkivsychyna also appealed to nationalists, promising to protect and support Ukrainian culture and language. Establishing Russian (spoken by nearly 20% of Ukrainians) as a…
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…and public statements have focused on over the past year: encouraging family values and self-reliance among Russians. Below, you will find a video of the speech in the original Russian…
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Marchers spell out “Russia” in Russian and form a Russian flag for Russia Day. Russia Day is one of the country’s newest holidays and many are still at a loss…
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