Chernobyl Catastrophe. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences‚ 1181‚ 58-134. The researcher explains a list of nonmalignant diseases caused by Chernobyl accident. He observed directly exposed groups of people‚ liquidators and residents of Belarus‚ Ukraine‚ and Russia. Nearly all of diseases of physiological system were observed‚ which can cause impairment or death. The frequency of occurrence of those diseases is significantly higher in the contaminated territories‚ and those diseases are
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need for status or prestige‚ internal politics and other factors. New nuclear nations have been born. When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991‚ Ukraine instantly became the third greatest nuclear power on the face of the globe. Kazakhstan and Belarus also became part of the nuclear family by virtue of the Soviet military facilities left in their territory. It wasn’t immediately obvious to all their citizens
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On the morning of January 31st‚ 1943‚ the Soviet soldiers marched into the Square of Fallen Heroes. A thick cloud of pale-grey dust pervaded the dead city as the sun crept above the horizon. Decrepit buildings surrounded the square‚ partially concealed by dust and scarred from weeks of bombardment‚ urban warfare‚ and fires. Helmets and weapons were dispersed among smashed ammunition‚ papers‚ and pocketbooks in the icy snow. Corpses littered the square. Victory was in the air for the Soviets. The
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Anybody not of pure‚ Aryan descent was considered a “Sub-Human.” Hitler attempted to create living space for Aryans‚ also known as Lebensraum. As a minority‚ Jews were a perfect target for Hitler’s raid on non-pure people. He also targeted others in Belarus‚ Croatia‚ Estonia‚ France‚ Lithuania‚ Norway‚ Poland‚ Serbia‚ Ukraine‚ and the USSR for extermination to expand territory available for Germany. His government‚ the Third Reich‚ began scouting Germany for non-pure citizens‚ and also selectively bred
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Communism is designed to bring people together‚ but history shows what Communism has done to Europe and how it still affects the world today. The Lenin Shipyards in Poland is the best example of how Communism destroys the working class. The Lenin Shipyards were controlled by Lenin‚ a Communist leader that came into power after WW1. Although Communism further divided the wealthy aristocrats from the working class citizens‚ it increased the bond between lower class citizens‚ who fought for what’s right
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Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin is one of the most well known dictators. He is known to be the savior of Russia. He was also known to be a cruel leader that didn’t let anyone get in his way. This lead Stalin to be feared by many people in Russia. Stalin was the dictator that ruled over communist Russia in 1928. In his time of leading this totalitarian country‚ he accomplished many good and terrible things. Stalin was born December 18‚ 1879 in Gori‚ Georgia. Growing up Stalin was mistreated by others
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Countries differ in many ways; from the things they eat‚ to the way they speak‚ everyone is distinct. One of the most profound differences may be cultural autonomy. Culture is binding by religion‚ belief‚ sets of norms or practices that create diversity. Each nation’s uniqueness make the world what it is. Culture not only unites countries‚ it unites nations. All nationalities practice select characteristics of different parts of the world. Every country operates and governs by its own laws and
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1. The Yalta Conference‚ which took place at Livadiya Palace in present-day Ukraine‚ was attended by U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt‚ Britain’s prime minister Winston Churchill‚ and Communist party secretary Joseph Stalin. One agreement made between the three powers was to both demilitarize Germany‚ and separate it into four parts‚ giving the U.S.‚ the U.K.‚ the Soviet Union‚ and France each a part of the land as military occupation. This presumably was an attempt to indefinitely prevent future
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Different approach of International Business In truth‚ we have become part of a global village and have a global economy where no organization is insulted from the effects foreign markets and competition. Indeed‚ more and more firm are reshaping themselves for international competition and discovering new ways to exploit markets in every corner of the world. Failure to take a global perspective in one of the biggest mistakes managers can make. Thus we start laying the foundation for our discussion
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factor. He talks to the reader‚ as if it isn’t a book and is just a long conversation with his friend; humour is used in many occasions throughout my extract‚ for example: ‘as a place that attracted American interest Australia ranked about level with Belarus and Burundi’ short and witty sentences seem to be Bryson’s skill as you continue to read the rest of the text‚ he
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