Claire Zinberg Professor Graham Political Science 2 September 27‚ 2011 For my term paper I chose to focus on the Republic of Belarus. It is a small country located east of Poland with a population of 9‚600‚000 people. The country used to be apart of the USSR until it gained independence on August 25‚ 1991. Belarus considers themselves to be a Republic but in actuality they have a dictatorship. The chief of state has been Aleksander Lukashenko since July 20‚ 1994. The reason that this
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Belarus Culture The Republic of Belarus is located in Europe and it borders Russia. Belarus covers an area of about 80‚154 square miles‚ which is slightly smaller than the state of Kansas. Its population of around 9.7 million is decreasing due to low birthrates. Life expectancy in Belarus rounds the age of 63 for men and 75 for women. The capital of Belarus‚ Minsk‚ is not only the capital but also the largest city with a population of about 1.8 million people. The main languages in Belarus are
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11. NATIONAL CUISINE of BELARUS 1. Now let’s talk about food. What can you tell me about eating habits in your family? Modern Belarusian cookery is based on old national traditions which have undergone a long historical evolution. But the main methods of traditional Belarusian cuisine are carefully kept by the people. Common in Belarusian cuisine were dishes from potato which is called among people "the second bread". The Belarusians bring fame to their beloved potato in their verses‚ songs
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[pic] [pic] Belarus: a country suffering at the hands of its own authoritarian leadership Table of Contents Republic of Belarus’ Overview…………………………………………………………………. 3 Russia and Belarus: Friend or Foe?.............................................................................................. 4 Is Alexander Lukashenko “Europe’s Last Dictator?” …………………………………………... 5 Lukashenko: Political Control…………………………………………………………………... 5 Lukashenko: Economic Control………………………………………………………………… 6 How
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The types of tourism in Belarus When speaking about tourism potential of Belarus‚ it’s important to mention that it is mainly based on natural diversity and beauty and unique historic and cultural heritage including thousands of tourism objects of historic‚ cultural and architectural value‚ memorable places connected with the names of world’s outstanding historical and cultural figures. Cultural tourism (or culture tourism) is the subset of tourism concerned with a country or region’s culture
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System of economic security of the Republic of Belarus Goal of the system of economic security Development of a problem of national economic security‚ search of the most vulnerable for the economy of places which pose threat for a sustainable development of the republic as a whole and also for integration of the Republic of Belarus into world economy. Tasks of the system of economic security Implementation of the measures directed on: - monitoring of a condition and threats of economic safety;
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is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. It was founded in the 11-th century on the picturesque hilly banks of the Neman River. The city takes the first place among Belarusian towns in perseverance of its monuments. Unique relics and monuments of almost all periods of the human history (beginning from the 12-th century)‚ evidencing the Belarusian people’s high culture and great skill‚ survived in Grodno: the Church of St. Boris and Gleb (It’s only one church in Belarus‚ kept from the 12-th century);
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History Internal Assessment Word Count: 1924 20 December 2013 What were the short term and long term causes and effects of the disaster at Chernobyl? Contents A. Plan of Investigation .... 1 B. Summary of Evidence 1. The Legacy of Chernobyl 2. Journey Through a Doomed Land 3. Truth Was an Early Casualty 4. Chernobyl: The Political Fall-Out Continues 5. Nuclear Accidents 6. Health
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Power Trip Assignment – Nicole Boren 1. The concept of Foreign Direct Investment refers to the practice of a company from one particular company making physical investments in another country either through acquisitions or purchase of physical machinery‚ buildings and/or equipment. (Graham & Spaulding‚ 2005) Over the past decade alone FDI has placed a major role in the globalization of business and is seen largely in developing countries rising from 481 billion in 1998 to 636 billion last
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Poland Has Not Yet Perished was written two years after the third partition of Poland of 1795‚ and was later adopted as the Polish national anthem in 1926 in the same year of Pilsudski military coup and exemplifies not only the struggles Poland has suffered‚ but the resilience of the Polish people in the face of these struggles and their determination to take back what is theirs despite the odds. The song itself was written as a means to boost the morale of Polish soldiers fighting in Napoleon’s
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