The Fall of Tsarist Russia‚ The Rise of the Soviet Union. “To the very end‚ through its inflexibility and ineptness‚ the autocracy had been the principal architect of its own downfall. -Christopher Read Russia‚ prior to the rise of the Communist powers‚ was a simple country‚ with the Romanov bloodline at its helm. The country‚ with its sprawling landmass and spread out population‚ was perhaps one of the least developed countries in Europe. (Bruner) While the rest of the world changed
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THE STATE OF DEMOCRACY IN RUSSIA The most recent presidential and parliamentary elections in Russia have sparked heated debate concerning the future of Russian democracy. Many social scientists and Russian politician ’s say that hopes for a true Russian democratic system have been crushed. Few have an optimistic outlook for democratic prosperity in Russia. These concerns can be substantiated through analysis of many articles on the subject of Russian Democracy. In a recent
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Wright‚ Graham and Aleke Dondo. “’Are You Poor Enough?’ – Client Selection By Microfinance Institutions.” Microfinance- Evolution‚ Achievements and Challenges. Ed. Malcolm Harper. London: ITDG‚ 2003. 142-149. Yunus‚ Muhammad. Banker to the Poor: Micro-lending and the Battle Against World Poverty. New York: Public Affairs. 1999. 71
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Ford & General Motors in Russia In July 2002‚ Ford Motor Company officially opened its first Russian car factory near St. Petersburg. The factory‚ which cost some S150 million to build‚ is 100% owned by Ford and represents the first wholly owned investment by a foreign carmaker in Russia. The factory is tiny by international standards; it will employ 800 people and initially will produce 10‚000 Ford Focus cars a year. By comparison‚ a typical auto plant in the developed world produces 200‚000
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EVOLUTION OF INDO – RUSSIA RELATIONS A REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report discusses the evolution of relations between India and USSR (now Russia) over the last six decades. India’s independence and its need for military supplies (due to strained relations with its neighbours Pakistan and China) compelled it to extend a hand of friendship to USSR. There was done by the means of cultural exports like like Raj Kapoor films and Ramayana. Soon enough Russia became the largest
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Reflection of Micro lesson I presented my first micro-teaching lesson and lesson plan for 1.5 hours to my peer groups and delivered 20-25 minutes. My chosen topic was diabetes I chose this because I felt diabetes is common and most students will have some knowledge of diabetes. I felt nervous at the beginning of lesson‚ I was having difficulties with technical problems‚ I felt that this made me loose concentration‚ and this will be a learning curb for next time. As I carried on presenting my
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Russia: An Identity Crisis Recent years have triggered a rush of attention in the fate of empires. That is to say the attention has been in an interest in their rise‚ decline‚ and fall. Much of the writing on this subject has been intended to serve as assurance‚ or interchangeably‚ warning to the current leading power‚ the United States. This is reasonable. Considerably less attention is paid to what happens subsequently. We overlook the study of what happens when the decline and fall of the empire
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Summary * Still under control of the Mongols * Isolated Russia from many of the advancements made in Western Europe during this time * Began a period of territorial expansion and government reform after freedom from Mongols * Embarked on an aggressive program of westernization in order to leap forward and make up for lagging * Forced imposition of European culture on the people of Russia would create an identity crisis for Russians that continues to this day Breaking
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THE MICRO-ENTERPRISE BRIEF As a group we have been given the task of carefully selecting an informal micro-enterprise that operates in Cape Town. From this small business we need to ask a range of questions in order to investigate and identify the opportunities that are available to the business as well as where and how these opportunities could be improved. As a group the business we selected the flower stalls in Trafalgar Place on Adderley Street. This turned out to be a very interesting business
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in Russia Analysis of some aspects of intercultural differences Their effects on business communication The purpose of this essay is to show that intercultural differences between French and Russian businessmen exist and discuss if they are a threat for effective business communication. The structure follows the different steps of a real business situation: a French businessman meeting his potential Russian partners for a negotiation in Russia. Introduction Before going to Russia‚ what
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