Winter semester 2012 Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi Koodankulam Protest: A Performativity of Survival An Inter-Governmental Agreement on the project was signed on November 20‚ 1988 by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev‚ for the construction of two reactors. The project remained in limbo for a decade due to the political and economic upheaval in Russia after the post-1991 Soviet breakup. As of October 2011‚ thousands of protesters and villagers existing
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“One Man Versus The People”). In addition‚ a similar fate came to another channel called ORT‚ owned by Boris Berezovsky‚ who criticized Putin’s handling of a submarine disaster that killed 118 men. Furthermore‚ the richest man of Russia at the time‚ Mikhail Khodorkovsky‚ began using his wealth and power to stop parliament from passing tax changes. He told Putin that his top aides were corrupt during a Kremlin meeting. Putin responded negatively‚ launching a campaign against Khodorkovsky‚ as a result
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Soviet Nuclear Missiles. “Also on the foreign affairs front‚ Reagan sent 800 U.S. Marines to Lebanon as part of an international peacekeeping force after Israel invaded that nation in June 1982” (history.com). Later on he then signed a deal with Mikhail
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Chingiz Aitmatov: A Biography By Iraj Bashiri Copyright‚ Iraj Bashiri‚ 2003‚ 2004 | | In Central Asia‚ before World War II‚ Tajik literature occupied the high literary plane; after the war‚ that position was ceded to Kyrgyz prose fiction‚ spearheaded by the untiring efforts of Chingiz Torekulovich Aitmatov. Aitmatov provides a noteworthy account of his own life and career in his "Craftsmanship."1 He was born on December 12‚ 1928‚ to the family of Torekul and Nagima Aitmatov in the village of
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the youth of the anti-establishment movement that now began to look to Victor Tsoi and "Kino" as their idols. "Kino" was still not getting much mainstream attention due to the lack of government support‚ that would all change with the arrival of Mikhail Gorbachev. Gorbachev came to power in 1985. People were beginning to realize that the Communist experiment was not working out and that things needed to change. In 1986 Tsoi used the open atmosphere and public sentiment to release a song titled [We’re
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There are some countries that experienced the transition of the economy which includes China‚ Russia‚ other states that were part of the Soviet Union‚ and Eastern Europe and the countries mentioned above suffered problems in reforms and the adjustments used while experiencing the shift of the economy. During the time where the Soviet Union was still present‚ the premier of the Soviet Union in 1960 declared that the country would “Bury” the United States however the Soviet Union suffered stagnation
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The break-up of the Soviet Union (USSR) occurred in 1991 after the resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev and the various Republics declaring independence. The term “break-up” can be unpacked to entail the unpopularity of the leadership within the party and Politburo‚ which led to the attempted August Coup of 1991 by the more conservative elements of the Politburo who were unhappy with Gorbachev’s reforms; the unpopularity of the leadership within the people‚ which led to Boris Yeltsin getting elected
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explosion at an illegal vodka factory has heard it was probably caused by one of them lighting a cigarette. ( 6‚ ‘Boston illegal vodka factory blast ’triggered by smoker ’ 25 May 2012‚ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-18154900) 2) Mikhail Gorbachev introduced many changes with his perestroika policy when he became Soviet leader in 1985 and one of the most important went under the banner of "democratization". (6‚ ‘First steps in Russian democracy’ 26 March 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7961645
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Ronald Reagan‚ the 40th president of the United States of America (Bio Reference Bank)‚ delivered his “On the 40th Anniversary of D-Day speech” on June 6th 1984 (Academic Search Premier). This day was the 40th anniversary of D-day‚ when 150‚000 men charged the beaches of Normandy to retake Europe from the Nazis (American History Online). The speech was also delivered during the Cold war‚ an arms race between the USA and USSR (American History Online). President Reagan uses logos‚ pathos‚ and anaphora
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Conditions in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union‚ however‚ changed rapidly. Gorbachev’s decision to loosen the Soviet yoke on the countries of Eastern Europe created an independent‚ democratic momentum that led to the collapse of the Berlin Wall in November 1989‚ and then the overthrow of Communist rule throughout Eastern Europe. While Bush supported these independence movements‚ U.S. policy was reactive. Bush chose to let events unfold organically‚ careful not to do anything to worsen Gorbachev’s
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