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4.1.4 Doing Business in Russia (i) General The official name of Russia is Russian Federation. The official language is Russian with other co-official languages in various regions. The capital city is Moscow also the largest city. The population is estimated at 143 million people. (ii) Greetings Russians appreciate to shake hands tightly and uphold direct eye contact. They avoid shaking hands and giving things across an entrance, a house or room. It is better to cross the entrance completely…

Introduction “A revolution is coming - a revolution which will be peaceful if we are wise enough; successful if we are fortunate enough - but a revolution which is coming whether we will it or not. Wr can affect its character; we cannot alter its inevitability.”- John F. Kennedy In 1963, negotiations started to take place due to an increased tension of nuclear testing. Over seventy-one world leaders signed a document called the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty including the President of the United…

Have you ever imagined not being able to go to your hometown? Chernobyl is what that's like. About a couple months after the accident the elephant's foot was found. The foot has many life-threatening effects. The effects were way worse back then, then they are now. The elephant's foot is a very scary thing. After the tragedy of Chernobyl, a toxic lump of radiation was found. Even though it happened over 30 years ago the elephant's foot is still lethal and it will be for 50,000 more…

The country of Russia, located in Eastern Europe, is notorious for the recent government-citizen protests, teas, matryoshka dolls, babushkas in their headscarves, the Red Army Choir and the Soviet Union. It is home to political figures like Boris Yeltsin, Mikhail Gorbachev and Vladimir Putin as well as historical figures like Ivan the Terrible, Grigori Rasputin and the Romanov family. When people hear the words Russian food, not much can be said. Russian food is not as wide spread in the west…

Jonathan Legro SLAV 379 Video Games in Russian Kayla Grumbles Reflection: George Orwell and Censorship “He who is not with us, is against us” is able to sum up Russia and their point of view of the world; this is also more relevant today especially with recent assassination attempt of an ex-KGB officer Sergei Skripal, with a military grade nerve-agent, and the mysterious death of another within months of each other. The consensus among the International Community (IC) the that perpetrator of…

In 1987, the country of Estonia, a member of the Soviet Union, demanded autonomy. Estonia had one thing in mind, diplomatic freedom. Communism had gradually took over the Socialism of the Soviet Union. Communists organized the kidnapping of the Soviet dictator, Mikhail Gorbachev. On August 19, 1991, the Communists televised that Gorbachev was ill and would no longer be able to run the country. Massive protests were held in the Soviet Union cities of Moscow and Leningrad. Soldiers were called in…

Thomas Graham’s piece makes provocative assertions about the Russian political history and strong assertions about EU-Russia relations with minimal evidence. Graham argues that Europe’s challenge is with Russia’s political system, not President Putin. He argues that this issue started nearly 200 years ago, with the divergent political pursuit of Western Europe and Russia. He asserts that Europe’s main issue is security in the midst of a “powerful nation”. The author provides reasons for…

As one of the worst environmental disaster since Chernobyl. The cyanide spill in January 30, 2000 released tons of toxic chemicals into the rivers of Romania and three bordering countries. The Tisza-Danube Cyanide Spill affected the people by contaminating their food and water sources. This also affects the animals living nearby or in the rivers because their habitats and ecosystems either gets lost or destroyed. People responded to this by trying to get mining industries to take…

Mercy Jane H. Obido September 21, 2015 History of Russia (A1) “Tale of the Bygone Years” Book Review “The Russian Primary Chronicle” also known as the “Tale of the Bygone Years (Povest’ Vremennykh Let)”, “Chronicle of Nestor”, or “Kiev Chronicle”, is all about the key events that shaped the history of Kievan Rus’ dated from 850 to 1110, from the settlement of the Slavs along the Dnieper River, the fighting with their neighboring tribes to the invitation of the Scandinavian Prince Rurik to…

Russia, Ukraine, and Crimea. These countries’ past conflicts have contributed to the current crisis. Crimea, as well as East Ukraine, wants to join Russia. This has led to past promises being broken and worldwide debate about what Russia should do. While countries around the world have responded to this conflict, their actions don’t appear to have a large effect on the actions of Ukraine or Russia. While Crimea has become a part of Russia, there is still a large struggle ensuing in Ukraine. With…