Papers On Modern Russia / Former Soviet
Russia; Why Market Reforms Have Worked But Democracy Has Not?
This 8 page paper looks at the changes in Russia since 1991 and considers why market reforms have had such good result while the move to democracy has not yet been fully achieved. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TErusref.rtf
Russian Colonization: Motivations for the Establishment of A Russian Presence in Europe and Alaska
This is a 3 page paper discussing the motivations behind the Russian colonization of Europe and Alaska. The motivations behind the Russian colonization of Europe and Alaska are considered quite different. Primarily, the difference lies in the fact that Russian colonization in Europe is considered to be politically motivated while the Russian presence in Alaska is commercially based. In addition, during the 1700s and 1800s, Russia was extremely powerful in its military, and thanks to the reign and insight of Catherine II, this powerful military was used to further establish Russia's presence within Europe as its borders expanded to the East and the West to strengthen its power and suppress any revolts and uprisings in the region. Contrary to the political agenda of Russia at the time, private fur traders established a settlement in Alaska. These private traders managed to obtain a charter from Paul I establishing the Russian-American Company and gain sole trading rights in America for twenty years. Despite the entrepreneurship of the traders and the establishment of Orthodox communities in the region, continued political pressures from Europe led to Russia's decision to sell Alaska to the U.S. in 1867 and thus ending their commercial enterprises in the area. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TJRussE1.rtf
Russian Cultural Icons
This 3 page paper discusses some of the talented writers, artists, composers and dancers Russia has produced. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVCultIcn.rtf
RUSSIAN ECONOMY
This 4-page paper offers an analysis of the Russian economy today, including stabilization of the ruble. Bibliography lists 3 sources.`
Filename: MTrussiaec.rtf
Russian Intelligence (KGB) During the Cold War
A 4 page contention that during the Cold War, United States intelligence was often accused of engaging in projecting one's own outlook and world view upon that of the adversary and assuming that one's own logic was necessarily the adversary's as well. Russian intelligence was guilty of this same projection, however. In effect these two world powers stood staunchly as enemies as much because of perceptions of one another's motivations as because of realities! Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPrusKGB.rtf
Russian Mafia
A 4 page research paper that discusses this topic. Since the fall of the former Soviet Union, there has been a consistent image of Russia as a nation that is caught in the vise-like grip of organized crime. While there is some truth to this image, there are also misconceptions that have been explored by scholarship over the last several years. This discussion of the Russian mafia looks at the history of this criminal element, as well as its growth and current impact on society, in order to offer an evolutionary analysis. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khrusmaf.rtf
Russian Organized Crime
This 3 page paper provides an overview of organized crime in Russia and how it had spread over time. The U.S. is a focal point of the investigation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA628org.rtf
Russian Work Assignment:
This 6 page paper examines the practice of work assignment in the days of the Soviet Union. This paper discusses both the pro's and con's of this policy and compares the practice to today's employment situation in that country. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: GSSoviet.rtf
Secularism, Cold War And Germany's Reunification
This 4 page paper discusses specific topics. The first is to define and explain secularism and why there is a renewed political interest in it. The second is a definition and discussion of the Cold War and the roles of major players, like Reagan, Thatcher and Gorbachev in the ending of it. Finally, the essay discusses the reunification of Germany. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGscld8.rtf
Security Affairs in Eastern Europe and Moscow after 1945
This 5 page report discusses the highly effective and equally repressive security measures and forces of both the Soviet Union and the nations of eastern Europe after World War II and until the end of the Cold War. Such systems far outweighed the role and function of the traditional military and police systems and instead became a controlling and terrifying factor in the daily lives of the general population. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWmoscow.wps
Sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin"
This 5 page report discusses the 1925 classic movie "Battleship Potemkin" and the fact that it is actually portraying events taking place at the time the movie was made rather than the historical incident of 1905 that it supposedly presents. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWbtship.rtf
Socio-Cultural Influences And Elections In Russia
The effects of social, cultural and economic factors on politics are discussed in this 7 page research paper. The 1995 Russian Parliamentary election is highlighted as an example. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Russia.wps
Soviet Film In The 1920s
An 8 page research paper on the political and aesthetic principles involved in filmmaking during this era. The writer presents critical commentary and examples from film. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Sovifilm.wps
Soviet Foreign Policy -- A Fundamentally "Tsarist" Approach
This 4 page report discusses the ways in which Soviet foreign policy during its "Communist period" (1917-1991) can be seen as being related to Russia's previous tsarist policies. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWsvtsar.rtf
Stalin And Control
5 pages in length. The writer discusses information control methods, the need for such control, the definition of a social culture and why Stalin was determined to control it, as well as why it is difficult to establish whether or not people believed in his propaganda. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCstlin.doc
Stalin and the Bolshevik Revolution
A 6 page paper which examines and analyzes Stalin, Stalinism, and the Bolshevik movement or revolution. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAsnbov.rtf
STALIN'S LEGACY
This paper examines the legacies, both good and bad, left by Josef Stalin, who ruled the Soviet Union between 1920 and his death in 1953. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTstalin.rtf
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