History and Culture: Researching Russia and Eurasia
…of 20th century Jewish and world history, with a special emphasis on World War I, World War II, and Soviet Russia. OBD-Memorial is an all-Russian site serving as a common…
Read More…of 20th century Jewish and world history, with a special emphasis on World War I, World War II, and Soviet Russia. OBD-Memorial is an all-Russian site serving as a common…
Read More…part of the official opposition, they are now represented in Ukraine’s government. For instance, Dmytro Yarosh, the group’s leader, is now serving on Ukraine’s Security Council. The Separatists are Stronger….
Read More…forever. Scientists are studying the effects that climate change and other environmental degradation in the region will have on the thousands of local plant and animal species, including the humans…
Read More…instance, are simply told that they cannot meet at all. The authorities have often used the excuse that the event would pose a threat to protestors’ health and lives because…
Read More…lifestyles. Since they have no savings to fall back on, new taxes here would lead to instability within the class itself, and would, of course, lead to their political disfavor….
Read More…or more can cause other природное бедствиеnatural disasters. For instance, цунамиa tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the перемещение большого объема водных массdisplacement of a large volume…
Read More…fourth largest share of seats in the State Duma. Then, in late 2005, Rodina broadcast a controversial campaign ad in its efforts to win seats in the Moscow City Duma….
Read More…for a fellowship through this program after spending four years teaching English in Russia and Turkey. After a lengthy application and brief Russian-English interview, I was selected as a member…
Read More…Donbas, the group donated one million hryvnia (about $80,000 at the time) to the war effort and visited injured soldiers in hospitals. Initially, Zelensky had no platform declared. Instead, his…
Read More…partnerships. The main efforts of our foreign policy should be focused namely in this geopolitical direction – on the closest possible relationship with the European Union, including swiftly concluding a…
Read More…that the government promoted for efficiency gains. Furthermore, the nobility and ruling family were well above those who engaged in business transactions. These merchants, many of them Jewish, were looked…
Read More…managed to register one candidate and that candidate was then soundly defeated. While this was assumed by many to be part of a politically-motivated effort by officials to keep all…
Read More…about social and political issues. As early as 2008, for instance, he was ranked as one of Ukraine’s 100 most influential people by the Ukrainian magazine Korrespondent. Recently, however, he…
Read More…first was the brief appearance of the International Hockey League (1992-1996) which replaced the Soviet League. This turned into the Russian Superleague(Чемпионат России Суперлига), which initially was a Russian-only league,…
Read More…economic policy’s effectiveness. «Капитализм для всех»: эффективная рыночная социальная система. “Capitalism For All:” an effective, market-based social system. Там, где развит рынок, конкуренция, национальный бизнес, демократические институты, жизнь людей наиболее…
Read More…from 1991-1993. They do not state specifically how instances of property privatized at that time and resold afterwards would be handled – but do propose “isolating” oligarchs until they “restore”…
Read More…experienced the effects of political instability and economic crises. The Navy has, in many ways, become a liability for society, rather than an asset. The massive buildup of ships created…
Read More…true during crisis and non-crisis times. The most effective social change movements will be those that require the least amount of effort and investment, usually by taking advantage of pre-existing…
Read More…washers on the streets of Moscow actually made 40,000 rubles a day. Vinogradova maintains that these youth seek instant gratification; they want wealth now and “not in some unforeseeable future.”…
Read More…Economic Space (“SES”)[4] and subsequent integration efforts.[5] Under the current framework, the EEU will go into effect at the beginning of 2015.[6] Though the presidents of all three nations have…
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