Overview Russia is the largest country in the world with a total population of 143 billion and areas stretching over Europe and Asia. Formerly the dominant public of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)‚ Russia now is an independent country and the most influential member of the Commonwealth of the Independent States (CIS). Several governmental policies have been launched in the last few years aiming to transform the country to be more democratic with a market-oriented economy. From
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INEQUALITY AND WHY IT MATTERS FOR THE ECONOMIC AND DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPE AND ITS CITIZENS: POST-COMMUNIST CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE DELIVERABLE 2 DESK RESEARCH RUSSIA Evdokimova E.P.; Eremitcheva G.V.; Ignatova S.N.; Poretskina E.M. Sociological Institute of Russia Academy of Sciences. Scientific consultants: Man’ko Ju.V.‚ St.Petersburg University of Technology and Design‚ professor Olimpieva I.B.‚ Cenetr of Independent Social Research‚ PhD Cherejskij V.L.
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specialists completed not getting even the base settled wages. Their conditions were miserable to the point that they had not political rights or any trust of picking up any changes until the start of the Russian Revolution of 1917. The conditions in Russia after the upset were no superior to conditions some time recently. Deficiencies of nourishment and produced merchandise really expanded as generation diminished. Laborer ranchers were compelled to offer their yields to the legislature under Lenin’s
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The phase in the business cycle that Russia is in is Prosperity. Prosperity is the high point of the business cycle. The Gross Domestic Product is 796 billion dollars. Russia is partners with Germany in exporting and importing. The number of imports is 33 billion and the number of exports are 66 billion. The National Budget is 56.6 billion dollars. They have 1 radio per 2.9 people. They also have 1 Telephone per 5.9 people. Russia’s education is free and compulsory through
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Stalin’s Russia‚ 1924-53 The leadership struggle * Russia wasn’t a democracy * Struggle wasn’t about winning popularity with the people * Influence was very important * Lenin was leader as party respected him could count on the loyalty of most party members The contenders: Leon Trotsky * Most obvious contender * Heroism during revolution and Civil War * Organised October Revolution and commanded Red Army * 1917-22 Lenin’s right-hand man * Radicalism‚ strong
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a day has passed if they are guests in a house.[2] Knocking on wood is practiced in Russia as in other countries. However Russians tend to add a symbolic three spits over one’s left shoulder (or simply with the head turned to the left)‚ and Russians will often knock three times as well. Traditionally one was spitting on the devil (who is always on the left).[3] Breaking a mirror is considered bad luck in Russia‚ as is looking at one’s reflection in a broken mirror. The effect is also more severe
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transition from wartime‚ to routines of peacetime. Laborers from all types of occupation‚ began declaring strikes demanding higher pay. These strikes began being led by political radicals‚ and were held in comparison to the communist revolution in Russia. Meanwhile‚ the Socialist Party continued to grow‚ forming two American communist parties in 1919. After the bombing of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer’s home‚ an epidemic named the “Red Scare”‚ began repressing mainly foreign political radicals
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professionals. Eventually‚ in 1972 happened the event‚ that is not forgotten even nowadays‚ the titans of hockey clashed in the legendary “Summit Series”! It was decided to arrange a tournament of eight games - the first four in Canada and the rest in Russia. The Canadian team was coached by Harry Sinden and included the best NHL players at that time. In contrary‚ there was a not so fortunate replacement on the Soviet’s side: Tarasov and Chernyshev as the coaches were replaced by Bobrov and Kulagin. Anatoly
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Carlsberg in emerging markets There are several ways a multinational company can enter an emerging market‚ a company can enter an emerging market using export‚ this option has a low risk and dows not require a large investment‚ however you lose the control over your product. Another way is licensing or franchising where you allow another company to manufacture or sell your product. The investment is low so there is low risk however you lose some control over the product or service‚ and you
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George orwell’s book 1984 had many similarities to communist russia. I believe that his book was a future reflection on what communist russia would have been like if there was no revolution to shut down the government and stop the from controlling the people in every aspect of their life. It’s clear that Orwell was influenced by the totalitarian regimes of the time‚ specifically‚ Hitler’s Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Communist Russia. Both regimes glorified and almost deified their leaders‚ practically
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