Putin’s National Address on Pension Reform
Background: Pension reform has become a pressing issue in Russia. Russia currently has one of the world’s lowest retirement ages (55 for women and 60 for men), unchanged since Soviet…
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From Vixen to Victim: The Sensationalization and Normalization of Prostitution in Post-Soviet Russia
…by stereotypes of Russian mail-order brides. For example, in the 2001 British film, Birthday Girl, Nicole Kidman plays a Russian mail-order bride who leaves Russia to marry a lonely British…
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Book Review of The Right to be Helped: Deviance, Entitlement, and the Soviet Moral Order
…dignity, and honor.” This “authentic humaneness” of “socialist humanism” is contrasted to the bourgeoise capitalist “illusions and abstract dreams of human happiness” – apparitions which had been replaced in the…
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“Medicine Standing on its Head”: Snezhnevsky, Sluggish Schizophrenia and Soviet Political Abuse of Psychiatry
…spreading…where unreason would be entirely contained.”[20] This notion of getting rid of undesirables by categorizing them as insane is a familiar theme in Russian history. In 1836, Russian philosopher Pyotr…
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Artificial Intelligence in Russia
…with one another. Russian President Vladimir Putin commented in 2017 that “artificial intelligence is the future not only of Russia but of all mankind. There are huge opportunities, but also…
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Ecotourism in Siberia: Development and Challenges on Olkhon Island
Tourism in Russia today makes up approximately 16% of the nation’s economy; however, “ecotourism” comprises only about 1% of Russia’s tourism sector. Given that 65% of Russia’s diverse lands are…
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Science in Russia and the Soviet Union: Book Review, Overview of Scientists and Discoveries
…society paid particular attention to the development of public medicine in Russia and especially to Zemstvo Medicine, a new system of medicine designed for the rural population of Russia. The…
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The Armenian Colonies in Ukraine: Conflict, Cooperation, and Assimilation
…Polish ruling elite. As the Armenians practised their own Armenian Orthodox religion, they were in communion neither with the Catholic rulers of the Commonwealth nor with the majority Ruthenian Orthodox…
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Tatarstan: Semiautonomous and Thriving
…of Russia’s 21 semiautonomous republics, Tatarstan already has the right, unlike other constituent components of Russia, to name official languages in addition to Russian, and have its own constitution to…
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A Remedy for Legal Failure: Trial by Jury in Russia
…of well-documented surveys from 1992-2000, the majority of Russians held the concept of rule of law in high esteem and the Russian disposition towards the rule of law seemed to…
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Blind in Siberia
…to Russian life than to American society, I determined to stay on, and I lived in Russia and Central Asia for most of the next decade. I found tremendous support…
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A Traveler’s Guide to Russian Banks
…Russia’s banking sector to work toward the overall growth of Russia’s economy, Russia’s Central Bank has worked aggressively to boost regulations, enforce them, and close weaker banks. This has been…
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Grocery Shopping in Russia: 1917 – Present
…Geopolitics and Russian Refrigerators Sanctions have generally meant advantages for locally-owned brands in Russia. In retaliation for US and EU sanctions against Russian businesses and individuals, Russia banned the import…
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The Bear and the Dragon
…China may hold the purse strings, Russia controls the product and, despite the fact that both sides continue to explore future arms sales possibilities, Russia’s state-run defense industry may choose…
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Georgia: A GeoHistory Study Guide
…and colonial addition to their economy. Although relatively recent, Russian rule has substantially affected modern Georgia, particularly under the Soviets who collectivized agriculture, pushed industrialization, and spread the Russian language…
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Europe’s Conflicting Metanarratives
…Russia’s history. Thus, Russian society turned inward for protection against the outside and against famine. Moreover, the influences of both East and West deeply impacted Russia and played a critical…
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Creating a Dam National Space: Rakhmon’s Socialist Realist Promotion of Roghun
…would turn the dammed river into political capital that could be used against Uzbek interests. This led to cancellation of a Russian investment contract and a falling out with SinoHydro,…
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Communism in Modern Moscow: Vadim Kumin
…billion), much more than any other region in Russia. This is 172,000 rubles ($2610) for each citizen of the city. But millions are not directed for the benefit of Muscovites;…
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Fair Russia: Foreign Policy Wish List
…Russia shared during the 1990s, with America intervening quite directly in Russian politics and making substantial investments into Russia for what might be considered as “humanitarian” purposes. In any case,…
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United Russia: Ruling Party (Part II)
…United Russia’s policies are centered on improving the quality of life for Russian citizens. Russia must become a prosperous nation offering comfortable lives. В основе Программного документа Партии «ЕДИНАЯ РОССИЯ»…
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