Five Russia-Related Issues to Watch this Semester
…Syria. A new US-backed draft threatens military action and sanctions. A competing draft by Russia would call on all sides to lay down arms simultaneously. Neither is likely to pass….
Read More…Syria. A new US-backed draft threatens military action and sanctions. A competing draft by Russia would call on all sides to lay down arms simultaneously. Neither is likely to pass….
Read More…not be enforced so long as the population was acting “within reason.” Admonitions to remain indoors were thus regarded by the population as recommendations. Many ignored them with impunity. The…
Read More…Честь. The LDPR is a centrist party. Our fundamental orientations: Russia. Labor. Victory. Honor. Основные принципы ЛДПР: The LDPR’s main principles: ЛДПР препятствует как возрождению коммунистической идеи, считая её утопией,…
Read More…in America is buying all of the toilet paper. Yes. This is true. Do you have any items like that, that people are hoarding? No. We don’t. We definitely have…
Read More…West and East and Moscow to the North. Soviet Volgograd Insensitivity of Russian agriculture as of 2006. Red is most intensive; light blue is least intensive. Volgograd lies at the…
Read More…landscape. The enormous Mir Diamond Mine, located in central Eastern Siberia, once gave yields of two million carats per year. It was abandoned in 2004. Note the roads, warehouses, and…
Read More…Cited Bosley, R. D. (1981). Dissertation: The Veneration of St. Theodosij and St. Antonisij. Yale University. Cross, S. H. (1953). The Russian Primary Chronicle. Cambridge, MA: Crimson Printing Company. Dukes,…
Read More…years for these rivers and streams to fill the lake up originally. It is considered the oldest lake in the world. Olkhon Island – Lake Baikal Lake Baikal’s is 600-kilometers…
Read More…protests, managed to push through a law that declared Latinized Moldovan as the official state language, rather than Cyrillic Russian. An early protest of the Moldovan Popular Front, ca. 1989….
Read More…East at Vostochny. President Putin personally flew out to watch the liftoff. Despite a one-day delay due to a technical glitch, the launch occurred without any issues. The rocket itself…
Read More…branch. 4. Участвовать в партийных мероприятиях, митингах, пикетах. 4. Take part in party events, rallies, and pickets. 5. Распространять агитационные материалы партии. 5. Distribute the party’s political literature. 6. Наблюдать…
Read More…a decentralized federal government. The Democratic Party also campaigned on these principles although it was often divided on specific issues. It was also considerably more conservative and nationalist. Members had…
Read More…EU. Regional Relations Georgia is well integrated with Black Sea countries via regional organizations. Turkey is Georgia’s single largest trading partner. Turkey is also a driving force in the Organization…
Read More…принципом «Сохранить и приумножить». Это – основа российского консерватизма. Our ideology distinguishes United Russia from its opponents and adversaries. The party follows the principle “preserve and grow.” This is the…
Read More…active in St. Catherine’s Armenian Church on Nevsky Prospekt and that many immigrants have come to St. Petersburg directly from Armenia, looking for better jobs in the bustling city. An…
Read More…Hearne, and Matthew Kott, Defining Latvia: Recent Explorations in History, Culture, & Politics, (Central European University Press, Budapest, 2022), 239. [2]Ibid., 99. [3]Ibid., 249-250. [4]Ibid., 250. [5]Ibid., 7. [6]Ibid., 34….
Read More…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…
Read More…The Aurora battleship, which once served as part of the Baltic fleet. It is now a museum in St. Petersburg. Photo by Erin Decker. FLEET STATISTICS Baltic Fleet Founded: 1703…
Read More…проблем. 1. Well-Prepared Mass Public Demonstrations. We must learn from past experience and take greater care at organizing mass demonstrations at this stage. It is better to have fewer campaigns…
Read More…recently died after a confrontation with police. However, nationalists are still present in the government and active in society. This is a concern to Russians and Russian speakers. The implementation…
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