Belarus Culture The Republic of Belarus is located in Europe and it borders Russia. Belarus covers an area of about 80‚154 square miles‚ which is slightly smaller than the state of Kansas. Its population of around 9.7 million is decreasing due to low birthrates. Life expectancy in Belarus rounds the age of 63 for men and 75 for women. The capital of Belarus‚ Minsk‚ is not only the capital but also the largest city with a population of about 1.8 million people. The main languages in Belarus are
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trip‚ the Ukrainian family unit and their roles‚ and of course how to survive work in a foreign country. Before we begin‚ allow me to tell you a little bit about the strange place into which you will be traveling. For those of you who have not looked at a map recently here it is. In the Ukraine Russian was their main language but after WWII it was replaced with Ukrainian. In 2010 Youngblood-Coleman from CountryWatch.com stated that there are five languages you should be aware of: “Ukrainian‚ Russian
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I. Introduction General information about the problem (survey results) In 1920-1990s‚ during decades of Soviet cultural and political domination‚ almost all people in the Republic had to speak Russian whether they are Russians or not. It wasn’t forbidden to speak Kazakh‚ but if people did not know Russian language well‚ they would not succeed and couldn’t get good paid jobs; they belonged to uneducated and to a lower social class. Since that time‚ most families sent their children to Russian schools
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Russia and Ukraine have had several conflicts throughout the years. In their latest conflict‚ and worst East-West crisis since the Cold war‚ Vladimir Putin gave a speech arguing Crimea should be a Russian territory. The Russian Empire seized Crimea in 1783‚ during the reign of Catherine the Great. Crimea was established as an‚ it returned to being part of Russia in 1945. In 1921‚ Crimea was established as an autonomous republic until 1945 when it lost its status as an autonomous republic because
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interview a girl named Anna Skrokan‚ a protestor saying in her opinion the situation in Ukraine is the opposition is not doing anything and that they only say is that they’re ready to fight. Yet she points out where is Klitchko‚ the leader of the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for reform. Klitchko later shows up on the fronts of Kiev while protestors are mad at him for not doing anything and calling out for “revolution” at him and clearly not getting it. Volodymyr one of the Automaidan activist
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or consultant. I am researching international experience in the field of economic reforms. The topic of my Bachelor Diploma is Economic reforms in China. Also our article about Georgia economic reforming experience will be published in one of Ukrainian scientific journals. Right now I am studying the history of economic reforms in Singapour. I’ve got different sceneries for my future career. As join international Consulting or Financial Group is one of them I am sure your school can help me
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The Ukrainian Famine Genocide Background In 1922‚ Ukraine assisted in founding the USSR and joined it as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (UkSSR). At the time‚ the leaders of the USSR became aware that the people of Ukraine greatly resented their new regime. To indirectly pacify this resentment‚ the leasers in Moscow permitted a great amount of local autonomy in the UkSSR. This was to prevent uprising and instability in their newly founded Soviet Republic. The genocide When Joseph Stalin
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includes the attitude of society towards such important issues as family‚ state and its politics‚ religion‚ law‚ education‚ different social classes and here we also speak about self-image of the nation and its image abroad. In general‚ the majority of Ukrainians inclines toward conservatism when talking about tradition‚ morality or world-view. Among life values the respondents named health (75%) and material well-being (86%) to be the most important. Knowledge‚ intellectual development and independence
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Meleshchenko remembers the Holodomor‚ or the Ukrainian genocide famine. This famine took place between 1932 and 1933 in a country in Europe called Ukraine. Although many survivors wish not to remember‚ this event needs to be recognized. The Ukrainian genocide famine killed hundreds of thousands of people; this tragic incident occurred because Stalin wanted to convert the world to communism. After 250 years of living under Russian Tsarist rule‚ the Ukrainians became part of the Soviet Union in 1922
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[pic] University of Wrocław Faculty of Law‚ Administration and Economics Institute of Economics/ Economia MME student: Iuliia Kliushnyk Impacts of the World Economic Crisis on Ukraine Economic Policy dr Sebastian Jakubowski December 17‚ 2012 Wrocłow‚ Poland The Greece crisis is any event that is‚ or expected to lead to an unstable and dangerous
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