The “Reds” The Soviet threat The Cold War was a (mostly) peaceful conflict lasting from 1947 to 1990‚ “fought” between two superpowers‚ each supporting their own ideology; in the West‚ there were the United States of America with its capitalism‚ while in the East the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) lurked with its communism. Having started soon after the Second World War‚ and ending with the fall of the Berlin wall in 1990‚ the Cold War spanned 43 years. Coinciding with this “war”
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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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Political Play in Russia Russia or the Russian Federation (Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is the largest country in the world which occupies northern Asia and Easternmost Europe with a total land area of 17‚075‚200 square kilometers. Exercising the executive power of this federation is the Government of the Russian Federation consisting of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation or the Prime Minister‚ deputy chairman and the federal ministers. The federation of Russia is democratic
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Incentives act as a fuel‚ motivating people to act. While collectivization is a well-oiled machine in theory‚ in Soviet Russia‚ collectivization’s lack of incentives‚ fuel‚ meant the economy‚ machine‚ could not progress. Soviet collectivist policies were idealistic and without incentive yielding little or no material progress. Instead‚ the policies caused low morale and hardship among the proletariat. The resulting poor economy and conditions lead to a muffled but building dislike of the Soviets
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that the situation on the labor market remains strained. About 8‚5% (9-12% this year according to other sources) of all population is unemployed‚ while in the Russian Federation it is about 6‚5% on average. Kaliningrad Oblast takes 17th place in Russia and the 1st one in Northwestern Federal District by quantity of unemployed people in comparison with economically active population. The main reason for such a high level of unemployed population is‚ obviously‚ the recession in 2009‚ but it is necessary
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Introduction: BP has been operating in Russia since the early 1990s. In 1997‚ it purchased a 10 per cent stake in Sidanco‚ the Russia’s 4th largest oil company. The stake was subsequently increased to 25 per cent plus one share in 2002. In 2003‚ BP merged its interests in Russia with those of TNK to create TNK-BP‚ a hugely successful joint venture employing around 50‚000 people and operating in nearly all of Russia’s major hydrocarbon regions. Since its formation‚ TNK-BP went on to become Russia’s
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Federation Social‚ Humanitarian‚ and Cultural Committee Represented by: Andy Woo Shekou International School‚ Shenzhen China Country: Russian Federation Background Information: Russia is a country in Northern Eurasia‚ bordered by the Arctic Ocean‚ and numerous countries such as China‚ Mongolia‚ and Georgia. The total area of Russia is 17‚098‚242 square kilometers (CIA.gov)‚ making it the largest country in the world. The terrain of the country is “broad plain with low hills west of Urals; vast coniferous
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How accurate is it to say that the growth of the reformist groups in the year 1881 was the main cause of the 1905 revolution? In 1905‚ Russia was gripped by revolution; it involved strikes and riots across the country after years of Tsarist rule and the loss of the Russo Japanese war. The Tsar had lost the backing of his people; this caused Russian people to want the Tsarist and Feudal system gone or reformed. It could be argued that growth of reformist groups after 1881 was the main cause; however
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Napoleon had a choice‚ he didn’t have to tempt to invade Russia‚ he could have just let it be. Alexander I and Napoleon were allies‚ in my opinion‚ he wasn’t in control of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland so honestly‚ why did he care if Russia stopped selling grain to them. Also‚ just because they both wanted to take over Poland doesn’t mean he needed to invade Russia. In June of 1812‚ Napoleon and the French army marched to Russia‚ as Napoleon got further Alexander made his troops hold
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communism benefited Russia? I have always wondered how other countries are impacted by communism‚ because my home country also has a few independent communist parties‚ such as the CPP. Communism seems like such a perfect form of government‚ but it does have some flaws. Ever since the fall of communism in 1991‚ Russia’s economy has plummeted. Communism is an economic system where everything is owned by the government‚ and everyone is treated and paid equally. I believe that Russia would be better
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