Peter the Great was one of Russia’s greatest reformers‚ statesmen‚ organizers‚ and leaders. Russia was less developed than other European countries at that time because Russia had rejected Westernization. To rectify this‚ he went to many ways to modernize and westernize Russia. He founded St. Petersburg as a major Russian port city in the west. He also established it as the new capital‚ based on trade with the rest of Europe. New buildings and institutions were built there to modernize Russia‚ before
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and one can touch the trees‚ which Pushkin touched. It is also possible to visit the last house of Chekhov (now the museum in Yalta)‚ where Chekhov lived‚ and where he wrote his last works‚ and where he died. One may visit the famous symbol of the Crimea — the castle “Swallow’s Nest” or the residence of Russian tsars in Livadia. It is possible to go through Gogol places in the Poltava Region and see Dickanka‚ Sorochintsy. One can continue this list‚ because there is also Western Ukraine with the
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Pro-Russian protesters occupied the Donetsk RSA from 1–6 March‚ before being removed by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). On 6 April‚ 1‚000–2‚000 people gathered at a rally in Donetsk to demand a status referendum similar to the one held in Crimea in March. The demonstrators stormed the RSA building‚ and took control of its first two floors. They said that if an extraordinary legislative session was not held by regional officials to implement a status referendum‚ they would take control of
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In this weeks readings I was most interested in the Danilevsky reading regarding the connection between Slavs and Europe as well as comparisons between Russia and Western Europe. There were two main points that I found most important. The first point was the discussion of the slavs inability to form nation states‚ as well as the Russian inability to create a historically stable state because of the various nationalities and cultures of people that were vested in Russia. In the reading The Slav role
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of Ukraine to be a member of the EU or European Union. Therefore‚ Moscow would not want this because of their interests in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops to form a military barricade in a part of Ukraine known as Crimea. Pro Russian Ukrainians raised Russian flags‚ brought chaos to the country. Kiev is now in deep trouble‚ facing the second strongest and dominant military force in the world. Meanwhile‚ Washington cannot make a move because of the tight situation
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“(lc.gcumedia.com‚ 2013). Florence Nightingale was born in a wealthy English family and had educational opportunities; however she would still often find herself wanting to help the poor. Soon after completion of nursing school she travelled to the Crimea War. There she suggested there were “five essential components to an optimal healing environment; pure air‚ pure water‚ efficient drainage‚ cleanliness and light” (Kelly‚ 2012‚ p. 2397). With those changes alone the mortality rate decreased and the
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Britain was equipped thoroughly for the Crimea war in 1854‚ in evident to Source 2 stating “Britain‚ the most industrially developed of all European states”. This is exhibited by the amount of factory and mine workers within Britain. Half of the population in Britain lived in the country side (agriculture) providing various natural resources such as steel and good use of coal production to benefit and improve the British army in terms of weaponry‚ artillery etc. Britain was a vast‚ powerful empire
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Practicing the science of nursing can be absolutely rewarding. A nurse has the ability to promote‚ educate‚ and care for their patients or individuals in the community to maintain health. The foundation of practicing basic nursing is becoming a registered nurse. Being a registered nurse can open up multiple opportunities in the nursing field. Educated as a registered nurse will allow the practice of physical examination‚ medication administration‚ education‚ and critical thinking skill based on
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Regarding the Pain of Others‚ by Susan Sontag In Regarding the Pain of Others‚ Susan Sontag asks the reader to think about how our engagement with a photograph affects our understanding of suffering and war. Sontag evaluates the use of images and the role of photography in representing how the interpretation of images is heavily influenced by context‚ and the effect that these representations have on us. In doing so‚ Sontag addresses a few major questions concerning photography. What is unique
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Countries practicing Federal and Unitary forms of government A unitary state is a state governed as one single unit in which the central government is supreme and any administrative divisions(sub national units) exercise only powers that their central government chooses to delegate. The great majority of states in the world have a unitary system of government. Important unitary states are United Kingdom‚ Ukraine‚ People’s Republic of China‚ Egypt‚ France‚ Singapore‚ Sri Lanka‚ Japan‚ Saudi Arabia
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