Moscow State University Library
…(квитанция). As a foreign student, you will likely have a similar experience. Architectural Element (Атриум) After all that you are almost ready to enter the library! But first you must…
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Shifting Memorialization of WWII in Latvia
…more difficult. The standpoint also has implications for foreign policy in Latvia, as if Russia is only capable of violence, then diplomacy is futile and only military preparations can be…
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Yabloko: A New Political Course
Most western observers put substantial hope in Yabloko during the 1990s. Yabloko was an early, strongly pro-West, pro-democracy party that also strongly opposed Yeltsin’s administration. It was, thus, seen as…
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Book Review of Music and Soviet Power by Marina Frolova-Walker and Jonathan Walker
…Stephen Kotkin’s Magnetic Mountain and Jochen Hellbeck’s Revolution on my Mind.[5] Both texts prioritize social history, but focus on top-down structures and implicitly or explicitly deny the agency of individuals….
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Road Map to Solidarity: Part I
…Yashin and Gary Kasparov at a press conference for Solidarity. Picture from yashin.livejournal.com SPS and Yabloko had long been negotiating a merger, but were never successful largely due to disagreement…
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Youth Crime under Perestroika
…youths for Western fashions and entertainment challenged Soviet social norms.[7] Finally, there are those youth, mostly university students, who became “ideological critics and non-conformists.” These are the most influential of…
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A Remedy for Legal Failure: Trial by Jury in Russia
…judiciary, including: the ability to utilize competent and competing counsel, criminal and civil procedure, and trial by jury.[16] Although all of the reforms contributed to a functioning legal system, trial…
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US-Russia Relations After September 11, 2001: A Game Theory Analysis
…and realist ambitions that evolved even when they were not necessarily practical.[iii] The most recent partnership fell apart when good relations between the two ideologically compatible leaders (Yeltsin and Clinton),…
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President of Kazakhstan resigns; Garbage reform in Russia; “Crimean Spring” Day Celebrated
…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q7xX6V1SBE The “Crimean Spring” Holiday Celebrated Putin’s falling approval numbers have been reported on broadly as an end to the “Crimean Consensus” – the boost to his numbers given…
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Grocery Shopping in Russia: 1917 – Present
…market value had reached, although officials would argue that prices were driven by individual greed. The markets were fairly common and officially tolerated—even supported—to ensure a stable food supply. Hidden…
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Trends in Soviet and Post-Soviet Udmurt Cultural Memory
…Udmurt cultural memory retention. One other significant problem is that the official historical narrative has already been standardized in school history textbooks, and those already in existence in the region,…
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Kyrgyzstan’s Energy Alternatives: Between Scylla and Charybdis
…of potential. Other strategies for improving Kyrgyzstan’s energy independence have proven economically infeasible. Kyrgyzstan transitioned away from geothermal energy production in the 1990s because of transportation issues. Solar power remains…
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The Impending Price of Ignorance: Demographic Politics of Sexual Education in Russia in Post-Soviet Russia
…national sexual education curriculum and comprehensive HIV awareness campaigns, and that international organizations recognize the cultural, historical and political idiosyncrasies that influence educational methodology. Ideally, international partnerships might serve as…
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Cooperative Ventures of Russian Civil Society: Three Case Studies from the Memorial Human Rights Group
…“The Charter of the International Volunteer Public Organization ‘Memorial Historical, Educational, Human Rights and Charitable Society.’” Memorial. www.memo.ru/eng/about/charter.htm (English version) // http://www.memo.ru/about/ustav.htm (Russian version) (accessed April 23, 2012). Memorial Human…
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Lake Baikal in Space and Place: Connections of Local Residents to Natural Resources and the Role they Play in Protecting them
…connections between place and space effects of environmental degradation and its negative affects on society and individuals. III. Environmental Actions Already Taken in the Baikal Area Ecological problems in Siberia…
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United Russia: Ruling Party
…possible to achieve this only by constantly implementing a strategy of national development on the basis of a clear, understandable ideology for society. The All-Russia Political Party United Russia has…
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Moldova
…nearly as many. Furthermore, as a small country, Moldova’s economy produces relatively few exports, which consist mostly of agricultural products and alcoholic beverages such as wine. Given its history, and…
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Zelensky’s New Year Message to Ukrainians in Translation
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a former comedian, gave a rather long and unusual New Year address to Ukrainians this year. The message focused on patriotism and unity and spent considerable…
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A Fair and Just Russia: Russia’s Social Democrats
…Party and The People’s Party. The new party platform of Fair Russia, as seen below in a new side-by-side translation produced by SRAS.org, is dominated by what the party terms…
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Democracy, Anarchy, and Siberian Resources
…investment from foreign and internal sources alike, and new investment generally results in new taxes. Also, that existing corporations must be made to pay their legal share is, at least…
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