Question 4) CAGE Framework Cultural Distance Administrative Distance Geographic Distance Economic Distance Attributes Creating Distance Different languages. The Russians speak Russian. Translation might be required for Tata Communications executives working in Russia and vice versa. IT Systems are in Russian which makes it hard for any non-russian to understand. Absence of colonial ties The Russians were not colonized while India was a former British colony. Russia uses the ruble. Both Russia and
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Joseph Stalin ruled the Soviet Union as a virtual dictator between 1928 and 1954. During the first ten years of his rule Stalin introduced dramatic change to the Soviet Union in the areas of industrialisation‚ agriculture‚ culture and education. While there were some benefits for both the nation and the people with respect to the consequences of his policies on industrialisation and education‚ the impact of his policies regarding agriculture‚ and culture was overwhelmingly damaging to the Russian
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BOOK REPORT AJ HERRERA ENGLISH 11 1/21/14 The book I chose for this book report was Red Storm Rising. It is by Tom Clancy‚ who is a pretty well-known author‚ and is 656 pages. It is a book about the Soviet Union and Russia’s attempt to overtake the Atlantic so they can launch an offensive against the United States and some other NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) countries like England and Germany. The story begins in 1980 at a very
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Assess the View that Stalin’s Policy in Eastern Europe was Mainly Defensive in Nature Stalin’s policy in Eastern Europe can be construed to seem very defensive; however arguments can be made to suggest that there were alternative motives to his desire to expand Soviet influence in the Eastern nations. The legitimacy towards a defensive claim is due to the critical nature of the Nazi invasion of Russia during the Second World War‚ which was through countries such as Poland and Czechoslovakia.
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Everyone‚ no matter what age remembers their childhood and the “bad guys”‚ no matter what book‚ movie‚ or game there was an antagonist. There must be one‚ it’s a part of writing and storytelling‚ at the creation of woman and man‚ God made the Snake to trick Eve into eating the forbidden fruit of the tree. Most of the time‚ their name had the word “evil” in it‚ they were the antagonist for the good heroine to beat up and save the girl at the end of their story. However‚ the word “evil” has been generalized
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To write her book Ivan’s War‚ Catherine Merridale had to face the challenges of moving past the collective memory surrounded Russia’s involvement in World War 2. Merridale navigates that remaining available sources in her search to find the truth of the Red Army. Using a variety of inventive research techniques‚ Catherine Merridale acquires the historic data the see need to weave these accounts of the war‚ into the few central characters in her book. Merridale focuses on constructing an image of
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Question 1: What does Thompson say about the lives and belies of people in Kievan Russia? The Kievan state of Russia dates back to first settlement in 800 AD and continues on to about 1200 AD when the internal discord weakened the state paired along side the Mongol conquest of the thirteenth century. During this time‚ the Kievan state was diversified yet the manner in which this first state of Russia was established is unclear. This however is “where the fundamental characteristics of Russian
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During the Cold War‚ Poland was under Soviet influence. Poles had a difficult time practicing their religion. Due to his country’s inability to practice Catholicism‚ Pope John Paul II grew troubled. This led to June 2nd-8th 1979‚ when the Pope visited Poland to awake the religious zeal and pride under the weight of the Soviets. Pope John Paul’s interactions brought hope and faith to Poland and influenced Gorbachev and Reagan. Before his life as Pope‚ Karol Jozef Wojtyla‚ raised in Poland‚ learned
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A revolution in Ukraine took place in February 2014 after a series of violent events in the capital of Kiev culminated with the ousting of the then President of Ukraine‚ Viktor Yanukovych. This was followed by a series of changes in quick succession in Ukraine’s socio-political system‚ including the installation of a new improvised government‚ the revival of an older version of the constitution‚ and the request to hold spontaneous presidential elections within months. Before
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would you ask the president or leader of your country‚ and why? Nowadays it is a popular trend among leaders of CIS countries to hold Q&A sessions with the people of their countries at least once a year. Mr. Yanukovych‚ the President of Ukraine‚ followed this trend as well and held the session at the end of February 2011 just one year after his election. Over 50 thousands of questions were sent prior to the event. One of them was mine. Among the questions on democracy issues‚ economic
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