America and Russia Similarities Both countries are multi-ethnic‚ continental‚ great powers‚ expansionist‚ tamed a wilderness‚ and settled by a variety of diverse groups. The people appreciate casual‚ direct‚ and an often blunt way of speaking‚ and both show heartfelt hospitality to visitors from abroad. The survey asked foreigners to name the top 10 things they associated with Russia. The top four were communism‚ the KGB‚ snow‚ and the mafia. The sole positive association Russian art and culture
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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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Russia in the nineteenth century Government & Society: * Autocracy (a system of government with one person with total power) was a system that was on going in 19th century Russia. It was led by the Tsar. * Beneath the Tsar were The Court‚ who were leading landowners and members of the government. * Below them were a small group of businessmen and traders. * The majority of the population were Serfs who were servants attached to land owned by a lord. They were required to
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particularities of a superpower with one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Russia is a mecca for international business relations. Business people looking to break into a new market or attempting to grow their European presence‚ enjoy the most success by developing new Russian clients and partners. Russia has a rich and proud cultural heritage that may be foreign to outsiders. Individuals traveling to Russia for business meetings should show respect for their Russian counterparts by practicing
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Does Russia have civil society? Stud. : Torosyan Boris (IFF 1-4(c)) Table of contents: Civil society in Russia‚ Introduction. P. 3 History. P. 3-7 Russian civil society today. P. 7-9 Conclusion and pespectives. P. 9 List of used Information P. 10 Civil society in Russia‚ Introduction. The term “civil society” in Russia is rarely referred to
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Makhirev Artem 111 Education in the UK and in Russia. Education in the United Kingdom is different between countries. Countries of the United Kingdom have separate education systems under separate governments: the UK Government is responsible for England; the Scottish Government‚ the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive are responsible for Scotland‚ Wales and Northern Ireland‚ respectively. In Russia education is the same in every region of the country. However‚ there may be a few
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The 70 year period of Soviet government in Russia affected not only Russian society but the rest of the world as well. In the early years of the USSR the Soviet leaders repressed people’s free speech and limited what art could be made or distributed in Russia. Most media involved propaganda for the government and against western culture. This censorship later diminished with Nikita Khrushchev’s policies as ruler‚ but when Khrushchev left office his reforms were ended by Leonid Brezhnev and the country
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authoritarian regimes during this time. Russia was another country leading in authoritarian regimes during this time and the threat of communism was slowly coming to the surface. Russia‚ in the beginning‚ was ruled by that of a Tsar. Through his control of the Russian people‚ he made so the rich had ownership of all large land‚ big business developments and positions in the government‚ while the poor peasants remained poor. Through this status quo‚ the poor people of Russia weren’t happy with their quality
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Marriage as an institution did not at first win the favour of all Bolsheviks. During the 1920s the Soviet government had tried to weaken the family as a unit of society because it believed it exploited women. Government propaganda‚ as early as the 1920’s emphasised the role of woman workers as well as homemakers. Wedding rings were abolished. Abortion became available on demand. Marriages were performed in brief ceremonies only in register offices. Divorce could be obtained simply by one partner
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every person be in subjection to the superior authorities”. It is our Christian responsibility to cooperate with government officials and to be law abiding citizens. The federal law for extremist activity is being misapplied to Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia. When we attend our meetings and read the Bible or our Bible-based publications we are encouraged to love others. We also strive to work good towards all people. The Bible‚ at 1 Peter 3:11‚ even encourages us to “...seek peace and pursue it…”. We
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