…order to combat the well-established bourgeois newspapers. He was so invested in this cause, in fact, that he enclosed 25 rubles “to fund the printing device” the proletariat would require.[11]…
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…Once, a classic Russian sociologist Pitirim Sorokin proposed a term for this phenomenon: rural-urban continuum. For instance, according to statistics, in Russia there are 150 thousand rural settlements. However, 30…
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…The three major religions in Bishkek today are Russian Orthodox, Roman Catholicism, and Islam. The capital’s substantial Russian population is a legacy of the Russian and Slavonic immigration waves into…
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…years as the general counsel for Russia’s largest pulp company, Ilim pulp. Russia controls about twenty percent of the world’s total forested area and has about three times the amount…
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…and colonial addition to their economy. Although relatively recent, Russian rule has substantially affected modern Georgia, particularly under the Soviets who collectivized agriculture, pushed industrialization, and spread the Russian language…
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…outlawing Russian news broadcasts in Moldova, and approved several other liberal ministers in the multiple times that the Moldovan Constitutional Court has suspended President Dodon. Though holding an impressive resume,…
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…to run for the presidency. Sooronbay Jeenbekov Sooronbay Sharipovich Jeenbekov was Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 2016-2017. He resigned to run as the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan’s (SDPK)…
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The following bilingual Russian MiniLesson is meant to build your vocabulary by providing Russian phrases within English text. Hover over the bold Russian to reveal its English translation. The Russian…
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…the Russian phrase “Система оперативно-разыскных мероприятий,” which is usually rendered in English as “System for Operative Investigative Activities.” It refers to the legal structures for state-run digital surveillance in Russia….
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…favor of overtly pushing for Russification. This goal was pursued in many ways. First, there was significant Russification of the native languages themselves; many “acquire[d] a vast number of Russian…
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…of Russia’s 21 semiautonomous republics, Tatarstan already has the right, unlike other constituent components of Russia, to name official languages in addition to Russian, and have its own constitution to…
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…Russian Navy in 1696, after Russia’s second campaign to capture the Turkish fortress of Azov during the Russo-Turkish War of 1686-1700. Previous campaigns had failed because of the difficulties of…
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…Francine Hirsch’s research illustrates, in a continuity of Soviet and post-Soviet Russia, where “Soviet” meant “Russian” and now “rossiiskii” (characteristic to or of the Russian Federation) means “russkii” (ethnically Russian),…
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…to reassert itself on the world stage, and nowhere comes into the world spotlight more often than the Middle East. Second, Russia’s port at Tartus gives it a key port…
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…Western news services seized the opportunity to shame the Soviets for the incident. Even in the midst of the worst nuclear disaster in world history, geopolitical posturing ruled the day….
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…From my post in Armenia, I watched CNN, EuroNews and the Russian channels. The Russian coverage was worst to watch. The announcers pretended that there was a contest. From the…
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This resource looks at Russian news broadcasts and presents each with rhetorical and contextual analysis as well as a brief vocabulary list aimed at intermediate-level Russian students. We hope that…
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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, graduates,…
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…video appeared featuring Russian students taking the Ukrainian side and asking for forgiveness for Russia. Moldovan students, speaking both Russian and Moldovan (with Russian subtitles) joined in, asking all sides…
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…was the devaluation of the ruble. The Russian ruble had operated with a currency band since 1997. This was instituted as part of agreements with international organizations like the World…
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