across woods‚ plains‚ mountains‚ deserts‚ and the endless Siberian Taiga. 1The Russian people consist one of the most diverse ethnic groups in the world. In the west‚ descendants of Europeans known as the Kievan Rus founded Kyiv and the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Yet these former Europeans are distinctly different‚ both physically and mentally than Western Europeans. 2The Eastern Steppe consisted of various Central Asian races such as the Tatars‚ the Mongols‚ the Ugurs‚ and the Turks‚ who occupied various
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Intercultural Communication Studies XVII: 2 2008 War and Peace of Languages and Cultures? Svetlana Ter-Minasova‚ Moscow State University Ter-Minasova The future of mankind depends largely on its ability to communicate. Technical progress provides mankind with an ever-increasing variety of more and more powerful devices and forms of communication: tele-conferences‚ multi-media bridges‚ His or Her Majesty – the Internet! However‚ “the human factor” presents a number of problems hampering
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Duke of Moscow. Ivan‚ who was not even 8 years old yet‚ was a sensitive and intelligent young boy. Although powerful‚ Ivan soon became lonely and depressed. There was no one to watch over him and boyars often molested or neglected him. The boyars were a class of high Russian nobility
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History Extended Essay 20th Century Stalinist Architecture How did the creation of Stalin’s ‘Seven Sisters’ transform Moscow into a contemporary city while simultaneously presenting Soviet Communism to the world 1947-1957? May 2013 Word Count: 3438 Table of Contents Abstract ………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………… 4 Background Information ………………………………………………………………… 6 Influences of Stalinist Architecture …………………………………………………....... 9 Relevance
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tending to the present day difficulties of the worldwide market. The historical backdrop of Synergy University backpedals to the year 1988 when the main business college in Russia named Sinerghia Business School was set up. In 1995 it assessed to Moscow International Institute of Econometrics‚ Informatics‚ Finance and Law was set up in the capital of Russia. On account of the enduring and effective work of the instructing and regulatory staff‚ in 2005‚ the Institute was hoisted to the status of Academy
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Russia Cultural Analysis A- Population As of 2007 Russian Federation ranks tenth in the world with a total population of 141‚377‚752 people as of July 2007.(NationMaster). The biggest city in the Federation is the capital‚ Moscow‚ at 10‚415‚400 people(NationMaster). The overall sex distribution in the Russian population is 0.859 males/female however in the 15-64 year old range the distribution is much closer at 0.93 males/female. Even more interesting is the distribution between men and women
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actions. Because of his poor choices when ruling Russia‚ he would eventually be overthrown or killed due to his rash decisions. Nikolay Aleksandrovich‚ or better known as Nicholas II‚ was born May 18‚ 1868. On May 26‚ 1896 succeeding his father in Moscow‚ Nicholas was crowned tsar of Russia. Nicholas was passionately devoted to his wife‚ Alexandra‚ whom he had married on November 26‚ 1894. The strength of character that he lacked‚ she carried‚ and under her influence he “sought advice from spiritualists
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The Life of Peter Tchaikovsky Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky‚ also spelled Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky‚ was born in Votkinsk‚ in the city of Vyatka‚ Russia‚ May 7‚ 1840. Second in a family of five sons and one daughter‚ to whom he was extremely devoted. Once in his early teens when he was in school at St. Petersburg and his mother started to drive to another city‚ he had to be held back while she got into the carriage‚ and the moment he was free ran and tried to hold the wheels. There is an anecdote
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him. This was said to have been a contribution to his mold into a ruthless individual. During those years he managed to acquire the Russian territory that is established today by aggressive and militant means. After being crowned tsar of Muscovy (Moscow) he simultaneously simultaneously married his wife Anastasia Romanovna in the same year making his initially stamp on his 51 year reign. Ivan The Terrible had one ultimate goal when it came to foreign policy and that was aiming to conquer all remaining
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Why Did the Soviet Union Lose the War in Afghanistan? Roxanne C. Jones Politics 300‚ Section 003016 Why Did the Soviet Union Lose the War in Afghanistan? ‘Do you think you are going to win?’ ‘Yes‚ yes of course.’ ‘What makes you think so? What makes you think you are going to win?’ ‘I believe we are going to win. It’s evident!’ (Panjshairi commander Ahmad Shah Massoud in an interview from the French prize-winning documentary film ‘Valley against an Empire’ by Jerome Bony and Christophe de Ponfilly
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