Russian Archive Diaries: A Blog
…can be a good idea to review the old physical card catalogues in addition to an archive’s electronic database. RGALI archivists, for instance, confirm that the card catalogue is more…
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Igor Sechin
…Sistema’s formation of Bashneft. This scandal sent the value of the company down and called into question its continued existence. Thus, although the government acquired 72% of the company’s shares,…
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Georgia’s Young Ministers and Younger Democracy
…of disunity could hurt the fledgling administration. Thus, the backgrounds and recent behavior of these officials all converge on two alarming tendencies: general inexperience and a political solidarity that is…
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Moldovan Politics: Voronin and the Communists
…calm the situation, Voronin called for a recount of the votes and, although the recount confirmed the original results, parliament was still left divided and unable to elect a president….
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Historical Context and Modern Demands: Reinterpreting Linguistic Human Rights in Ukraine
…justify the suppression of minority languages. The next development in international law regarding linguistic rights came with the International Covenant on Cultural and Political Rights, which came into effect in…
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2020 Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly in Side-by-Side Translation
…the digital transformation in national education; teachers and students should have access to advanced educational programmes; individual approach to teaching should be practiced to reveal each child’s talents. У нас…
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Voice of Ukraine: Campaign Platform in English
…officials are quite clearly defined. The party wants to reintroduce criminal liability for officials for illegal enrichment, and also to create a civil confiscation procedure for illegally acquired property. В…
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Azerbaijan: A People from the Mists of Time
…to dominate nearly all of the Northern and Southern Caucuses. The Tsar allowed the local khanates in Azerbaijan a considerable deal of autonomy until the 1870s, when Azerbiajan’s massive oil…
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Parnas: The People’s Freedom Party
…register the organization as a political party. Some Russia-watchers speculated that this party might prove to be Russia’s first successful attempt at a real grass-roots, non-Kremlin supported opposition political movement….
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Ecotourism in Siberia: Development and Challenges on Olkhon Island
…1 species of amphibians, dozens of which are endangered or regionally endemic. The island also along contains numerous natural monuments, as well as 143 archaeological monuments, including rock carvings, ancient…
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How Does Income Affect Suicide Rates? Regional Evidence from Russia
…annual national- and regional-level statistics for a number of economic and socio-demographic indicators from 1990-2010. I was able to obtain annual data for the following explanatory variables: gross regional product…
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The Communists of Russia: Platform and History
…private property is protected by law; article 3, paragraph 35, which prohibits the unconditional and compulsory alienation of property for state needs and several other provisions. A national commission to…
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An Armenian Abroad: Adjusting to Life in St. Petersburg
…finding familiar pleasures while abroad can also be rewarding and assuage the pangs of homesickness. I was also curious to view how Armenian culture was viewed and presented in Russia,…
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Odessa: A City Born Again and Again
…styles which mix Catherine’s favorite neoclassical style with Italian baroque, Russian and Soviet styles. Also present are several exquisite examples of art-deco architecture, built in the first two decades after…
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Vladimir Putin’s Annual News Conference in Side-by-Side Translation – Part II
…терять свою квалификацию. Second, we will extend the maternity capital programme and expand the opportunities for its use, namely, and most importantly, maternity capital can now be cashed and spent…
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Moldovan Politics: Introduction
…well-meaning idealism can result in a democracy’s long-term economic and political impediment. As the USSR crumbled, a pro-western, nationalist liberal movement arose in Moldova. Dreaming of a unified space where…
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Moldova: Divided on the Edge of Europe
…Cyrillic script, rather than the Latin alphabet used by the Romanians, complicating communications across the Carpathians. During the later Soviet period, substantial funds allocated from the Soviet budget helped to…
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The Logistics of Social Change and Times of Crisis
…from people supporting or resisting change. Less obviously, they also come from the physical infrastructure, social organization, and government policies already in place. How these help or hinder social change…
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Right Cause Searches for Right Path: Part II
…идей. We have established that our political system, “Capitalism for All,” should be constructed upon the principles of democracy, freedom of information, and alteration of power brought about by competition…
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Irkutsk: A Fragile Jewel of Siberia
…metallurgy, mining, logging, and oil. During the Soviet era, the Russian government developed Irkutsk into an industrial capital. In the 1950’s and 60’s, a hydroelectric power cascade was built on…
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