…academia and the policy community by providing a space for discussion that brings the policy, academic, diplomatic, and business communities together. Central Eurasian Studies Society seeks to facilitate communication, interaction,…
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…be viewed in an oligopoly or duopoly competition framework. Figure 6: The Game Between the US and the France, Germany, Russia coalition: Oligopic competition and the potential for hegemonic failure…
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…of the Russian oligarchs are largely based on siphoning the wealth of former Soviet industry, “purchased” by questionable means. These oligarchs appear to contribute a net loss to the economy….
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…Chronicle, reproduced here, come from the earlier Laurentian text.[3] In this text, Sylvester is unequivocal about the coming of the Scandinavians. Speaking of the Slavs, he states: [T]here was no…
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…former Leningrad, are a single economic region. During the Soviet era, it was managed, in fact, by one body – by the Communist Party’s regional committee. Теперь, когда у нас…
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…качестве образования. They want to develop a network of magnet schools with guaranteed student transportation by school buses and to launch free online self-education courses. Both will have a positive…
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…the complex with no reduction in wages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlXvKwzvYuc Leninsky District residents on Grudinin and the presidential election. The new technology increased farm productivity by nearly 500 percent. According to the…
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…in the St. Petersburg Times: Aiming to share Western Europe’s strong tradition of sex education and provide a comprehensive network of institutions to assist young people and risk groups free…
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…West and about $90-$100 billion from oil prices falling by 30% during the financial crisis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8azGnUGvqwg -A 2014 CNN interview of Finance Minister Siluanov in Washington D.C. concerning the financial…
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…facto expanded borders. While Soviet Nagorno-Karabakh was completely enclosed within Azerbaijan, Armenia effectively won control of the narrow strips of land to the west and south for it, giving the…
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…rivers flowing into eastern Poland, giving it advantages in commerce and communication. Placed halfway between the Carpathian Mountains and the Baltic Sea, the city has a relatively humid, cool climate…
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…off the map twice, are often known for a characteristically negative, complaining, pessimistic attitude (although often laced heavily with humor) – “trudno,” literally “difficult,” is commonly used to mean “there’s…
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…for instance, a recent survey showed about 100,000 communal apartments still in use. St. Petersburg has around 78,000. In many larger cities, former communal apartments have become a favorite purchase…
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…some as a threat to the communist body politic, a threat which grew directly out of the dangerous policies of NEP which, coming after war communism, concerned the communists.[5] The…
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…of Navalny’s investigations. He posted a story to his blog about the purchase of gas by Mezhregiongaz, a division of Gazprom, from Novatek, a smaller Russian gas company. According to…
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…throughout the building. They have a multitude of computers you can use, free wifi, and a decent amount of English-language reading material aside. The library offers reading rooms, work stations…
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…they perhaps have ever been, considerable hard work and challenges still lie ahead. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9smD823aE0 Above: This BBC Interview shows many key TV moments, including scenes from Servant of the People,…
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…minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qb_rIzNZes You can find considerable images from the Times and Epochs festival held on Tverskaya here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74MLxkywe_o Navalny speaks on the results of the Russia-wide protests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziD1eUhmFEk…
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…representatives of the Communist Party and forcing out two other parties, A Just Russia and Yabloko, altogether. While complaints about electoral fraud, ballot stuffing, and voter intimidation were not uncommon…
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…Russians think of waste as a communal problem that they have a stake in). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q7xX6V1SBE The “Crimean Spring” Holiday Celebrated Putin’s falling approval numbers have been reported on broadly…
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