…across. Hotel Siyavush in Bukhara was lovely; the rooms were decorated with Uzbek textiles, and everything was clean, with all the modern conveniences. The breakfast was also excellent, offering a…
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…as an area for fast improvement. The Digital Economy Program also tasked Sberbank with creating a roadmap on the development of AI and neurotechnology. Sberbank is Russia’s major state-owned retail…
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…processing, diamond cutting, and energy production (nuclear and gas), rely on imported raw materials for processing. Due to the mountains, Armenia’s rivers are fast moving and, while much of the…
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…text is presented below in side-by-side translation from the Russian. The text was originally written in Ukrainian. That version can be seen here on Zelensky’s official site. The Russian version…
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…to educate people at home about these unique places and thier cultures, our Family of Sites features information covering thousands of webpages across six different sites, much of it written…
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…fully online. Surely, use of online services will go up; people have few other options if they are not allowed to leave their homes. Many will have first-time experiences in…
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…higher respect, and it is now a prerequisite for higher education or a career in government. However, economic and international realities have contributed to a shift in priorities in the…
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…influence legislation. Tensions mounted and rumors circulated that Plahotniuc was using his new role in politics to “buy the country” in the words of then-Prime Minister Filat, a political rival…
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…Zone 1 (central Warsaw including a portion across the river), then you’ll need to buy a ticket which includes that zone. If you’re staying longer than a month, consider buying…
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…leaders with a nickel-plated Kalashnikov rifle replica, symbolic of the need to “be ready to work defensively.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWf4BcmQ52A Aired in 2005, this controversial political ad led to Rodina’s temporary fall…
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Is Russia’s new launch site a long term liability or a strategic asset? April 28 marked the first successful rocket launch from Russia’s new cosmodrome located in the Russian Far…
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…perceived necessity by the challenges that those ambitions faced. Kyiven Rus, a few years before Moscow was founded. Moscow’s future site, on a relatively minor river, has been added with…
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…a very loud alarm about the possibility of Russian intervention. A Russo-Ukrainian war would not be fast or easy and both sides would suffer considerable casualties. This comes at a…
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…renewed intensity of the war in the East, Russia is “waging an undeclared war against Ukraine.” Ukraine’s debt is rising fast. Image from kennan-focusukraine.org Corruption is another major problem…
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…an underground tunnel meant to offer safe passage across the busiest street in Novosibirsk. My fall had happened too fast to stop. Walking quickly homeward, trying to beat the Siberian…
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…and gas industries, the forest industry, energy businesses, and metallurgy. We also believe that the privatization of the railways and the free buying and selling of agricultural land is intolerable….
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…transport corridor between Iran and Russia. Working towards peace in the region would allow Western countries access to faster transport routes between the Black Sea and Persian Gulf as well…
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…is an amalgamation of Turkish and Persian words that together mean “black garden.” Nagorno-Karabakh features several small, fast-flowing rivers cutting several deep ravines through mineral-rich mountainous country on their way…
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…mentioned as a potential sources of economic growth. Using Kyrgyzstan’s many small fast-moving rivers to generate additional hydropower for domestic industry and export is another. However, most economic sectors (including…
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…to the age of 16 (OECD 2009: 193). State expenditure on education is low (3.8 percent of GDP) and inadequate to meet the needs of Tajikistan’s young and fast-growing population…
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