…definition of the ‘contract’ between ruler and ruled. “Fonvizin,” Gleason writes perceptively, “gave priority to the moral hierarchy of God, virtuous ruler and ethically sound subjects over the legal hierarchy…
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Sports has long been a vehicle for cultural diplomacy. This summer, Russia hosted the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Early June brought a plethora of foreign sports fans entering the Russian…
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…great pride to Russia and a field in which Russia excels. Brief History of the Space Race Sputnik, which literally means “satellite” in Russian, was the first man-made object…
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…distinction: his works changed the face of Russian literature, allowing for a previously unsurpassed international appreciation of Russia’s authors of fiction. As Russian cultural historian James H. Billington states, “Tolstoy…
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…gave a marketer a 50 thousand ruble note instead of a 500 ruble note, he simply said, with more sadness than derision, “It just isn’t worth my cheating you on…
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…the same time, Ukraine’s historical and cultural proximity with Russia confirms Russia’s role as our state’s special partner. Developing economic and cultural cooperation with the Russian Federation is preordained, both…
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Vestnik was launched by SRAS in 2004 as one of the world’s first online academic journals focused on showcasing student research. We welcome and invite papers written by undergraduates,…
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…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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…would vote for United Russia again. United Russia was the result of a merger between the Unity and the Fatherland – All Russia political parties, which had previously been rivals….
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Sergei Mironov, the Chairman of the Fair Russia political party in Russia. Photo from www.spb.mironov.ru The Fair Russia Party was created in 2006 from a merger of three smaller parties….
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…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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…with Ethnic Russian Minorities in the Post-Soviet World Ethnic tension with Russian minority populations throughout the post-Soviet world has been widely researched. The largest ethnic minority in the region, considering…
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…companies such Alrosa, an Russian-owned international giant accounting for 20% of the world’s supply of rough diamonds. The nearby Mir Diamond Mine still holds the world record for the world’s…
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…bourgeoisie” in order to create a “brand new world” whose main values are fraternity and egality. The grotesque caricature, however, is interesting not because of a rupture between what was…
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…scholarship to Yale University’s World Fellows Program, a mid-career incubator for world leaders. Navalny returned to Russia and joined Yabloko, a Russian liberal and generally pro-Western political party, in 2000….
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…<strong>поддержку</strong> <strong>правительству</strong> <strong>Асада</strong> (support Assad’s government). Because of the Syrian crisis, the <strong>двусторонние</strong> <strong>отношения</strong> (bilateral relationship) between Russia and the USA has deteriorated. Russia highly values its relationship with Syria,…
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Lara Peterson is the Russia, Europe and Near Asia Program Coordinator for the US Forest Service International Programs. She holds dual degrees in natural resources management and Russian and East…
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…this time through Kazakhstan and into central Russia to learn more about Russia and Russian. It was a once-in-a-lifetime trip, full of hospitality and almost devoid of English, and only…
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…shows many key TV moments, including scenes from Servant of the People, Zelensky’s surprise entry to the Presidential race, and campaign footage. Video in English, Russian, Urkainian, with English subtitles….
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…threats that are difficult to foresee today… the industry leader will rule the world.” What exactly is artificial intelligence and how has it developed in Russia since 2017? Those questions…
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