International Tourism Markets Fall 2012/13 Russia (Inbound & Outbound) by SCHOBER‚ Julia HEGYI‚ Boglárka Declaration Having chosen Russian as second foreign language in our studies‚ we have decided to have a closer look into the country and its touristic potential. We have tried to find reliable sources‚ informative data and put it all together in a clear and understandable context. Not only have we discovered that Russia is home to magnificent natural and cultural heritage but have
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start to the depleting of the German armies. In the beginning of World War 2‚ the center of attention laid in Western Europe but Hitler diverted his attention to the east by focusing on Russia in 1941. At first‚ the attacks started in Leningrad and Moscow but they failed so Hitler then decided‚ in 1942‚ he wanted to invade southern Russia‚ mainly Stalingrad. Germany had conquered many nearby nations by the time war had been declared
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Kuril Islands Dispute between Russia and Japan One of the most significant discussions between Japan and Russia is the Kuril Islands issue. The disputed islands are currently under the Russian administration‚ but Japan claims them as its own. Over the past century this issue is the major obstacle to obtain complete ratification of Japan – Russia relations and sign a peace treaty between them. Despite the fact that there have been many efforts to change the situation between Russia and Japan‚ it
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was the reduction of Soviet power projection by exploiting tensions in international communism. Since the Soviet Union projected power towards the outside‚ by relying on communist governments subservient to Moscow and communist parties elsewhere‚ Kennan suggested to exploit tensions between Moscow and the international
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The Soviet Union collapsed nearly 30 years ago‚ but many of the former Soviet republics are still struggling to find its place in the modern world. In The Marlboro Men of Chernivtsi by Andrew W. Jones from the Morning News‚ Jones recalls an eye-opening experience he had in Ukraine in which he unknowing got involved in a minor cigarette smuggling operation. The experience leads him into researching about the causes of international cigarette smuggling and its effects on Eastern Europe. The story begins
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Hồ Chí Minh (Vietnamese pronunciation: [hô̤ tɕǐmɪŋ] ( listen)‚ Chữ Nôm: 胡志明)‚ born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc (19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969) was a Vietnamese Marxist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1945–1955) and president (1945–1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He formed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and led the Việt cộng during the Vietnam War until his death. Hồ led the Việt Minh independence movement from 1941 onward‚ establishing
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presidentship back in his hands as soon as possible. Looking to the future‚ the paper highlights two main trends. First‚ the continuation of Russia’s tradition of civic and political activism‚ seen most dramatically in the mass demonstrations in Moscow and other cities. Second‚ the major steps made by CSOs and local government in
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parents were living a very luxurious life‚ where they were wealthy and very well respected. My mother was a boss of a huge factory chain‚ and my father was a well known professional photographer. He even had a lot of his art in a well known museum in Moscow; it was a museum that seeked out talented artists and displayed their creative work. My parents made more than enough money to support our big family‚ and even though they lived a life than many only dream of‚ they still decided to move to America
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society was to be created‚ a new human being was to emerge. But the New Men and Women lived in paralysing fear and the consequences were devastating. For Nikolai Bukharin‚ himself condemned and shot during the last of the three show trials held in Moscow‚ the worst aspect of the collectivisation of agriculture was not the privations suffered by the peasants but "the profound psychological change in those communists who took part in the campaign. Instead of going mad‚ they accepted terror as a normal
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Soviet Constructivist Architecture …and its influences The Russian architectural profession was relatively intact after the revolution in October 1917‚ at least compared to the other arts in this unstable time. Foreign architects worked freely in the larger cities and the demand for private building was relatively high. This period was short lived as civil war wreaked havoc with the economy and infrastructure of the country. A major turning point for the profession‚ and the Russian people as
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