…the elections of 2014, however, infighting among other liberal groups caused general shifts in allegiance and support. Ghimpu aligned himself with mogul Vladimir Plahotniuc’s growing influence. The party rose again…
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…Akyildiz, Sevket, and Richard Carlson. “Social and Cultural Change in Central Asia: The Soviet Legacy,” London: Routledge, 2013. Print. 06 Apr.2016. “ALL CHILDREN IN SCHOOL BY 2015 GLOBAL INITIATIVE ON…
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The following articles have been chosen for discussing the political, diplomatic, military, social, and economic causes and potential effects of the current crisis on the Crimean Peninsula. Note that many…
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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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…some say in ecclesiastical matters.[24] However, the Lvov community did not retain complete autonomy into the early modern period, but rather came under the authority of the local burgomaster as…
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…Walter J. Gleason, “Pufendorf and Wolff in the Literature of Catherinian Russia,” Germano-Slavica 2 (1978): 427-37. [17] Ian Hunter, Rival Enlightenments: Civil and Metaphysical Philosophy in Early Modern Germany (Cambridge,…
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…all interested people to address the most pivotal questions of our country’s development, and to make it so that the professional and creative potential of citizens, and their social initiative…
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…Photo from www.spb.mironov.ru A Just Russia, a social-democratic party, has made at least two overtures to the Communist Party of Russia. The first was a proposal to merge and came…
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…deposits of copper, manganese, and iron as well as coal, gold, and marble. Georgia produces large amounts of steel, chemicals, and fertilizers in part using local mineral deposits. Cars are…
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…significantly relaxed and that foreign NGOs be allowed to continue to operate without re-registering as Russian entities. In the president’s words, “many of these organizations cannot exist as such, as…
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…the least out of the three Caucasian republics, as it did not have the oil reserves of Azerbaijan, nor the industrial capacity of Georgia (although Armenia’s industrial capacity had doubled…
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…Trends in Cultural Education in Kyrgyzstan Bolshevik Anti-Free Press Discourse, 1917-1922 Sufi-Salafi Institutional Competition and Conflict in the Chechen Republic Visual Propaganda of Personal Care during the Stalinist Cultural Revolution…
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…communism. [2] The Russian original uses the word “духовной,” which means “spiritu*]}*al” but also is used with wider meanings including “moral” and even “conscious.” We can see a connection here,…
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…at Manas International Airport, a logistical hub for the coalition effort in Afghanistan. It is also Kyrgyzstan’s financial center, home to 21 commercial banks and a large number of industrial…
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The following was written as mid-term essay for SRAS’s cultural program in St. Petersburg, “The Russians.” Students were encouraged to draw upon not only the program texts, but also on…
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…concerned about Russia. Russia was so far off the presidential campaign radar that the topic of Russia came up rarely in the primary debates, most notably when Senator Clinton mispronounced…
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…conducted, we can assume that Turkmenistan’s actu*]}*al gas reserves are almost certainly far greater; the Economist Intelligence Unit has estimated reserves at 10 trm, while the Turkmen government has claimed…
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…for agricultural products to allow producers to ensure stable sales. Substantial support for agro-industrial businesses should be offered through an insurance program for agricultural risk. Начиная свой бизнес, фермер должен…
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…Catholic Church in Russia,” Catholic World 165 (July 1947): 357. [39] Ibid., 354. [40] Lora and Longton, 372. [41] Michele Rosenthal, “‘ Turn it Off!’: TV Criticism in the Christian…
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…widely known as an independent grouping. Central Europe can be considered a newer division – although it has its historical roots as well. From Google’s Ngram viewer, we can see…
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