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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Russia--History"”.
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Composing the Sacred in Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia: History and Christianity in Alfred Schnittke's Concerto for Choir
… endurance. These characteristics, plus a lengthy Russian text, have not diminished interest in performing and recording the work. The entire second half of this dissertation includes a thorough analysis of Schnittke's Concerto. It provides essential information for conductors wanting to …
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Khrushchev's Grand Design: Soviet Relations with the United States, 1961-1963
… the most challenging and critical periods in the history of mankind.
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Harry S. Truman and the Potsdam Conference
In writing this thesis on the Potsdam Conference, I have attempted to explain the significance and events of the conference from the point of view of the United States delegation. In particular, I have tried to show Harry S Truman's actions and reactions when it came to a confrontation with the …
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Cordell Hull and the Moscow Conference of 1943: A Study in Anglo-American-Soviet Relations
… negotiations with Germany and Great Britain. Russia was acutely aware of Germany's might. All of Europe had witnessed the growing strength of Germany and Italy and the drastic consequences of their ambitions. Russia had joined with Great Britain and France in March 1939 denouncing Hitler's …
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Soundtracking Sovietness: Daily life, labor, and the power of song in Russia, 1920-1980
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2026-05-01
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From public person to private prisoner: the changing place of women in medieval Russia
<p>The history of women is inseparable from the rest of the human experience. It is, therefore, only to be expected that their role in pre-Petrine Russia was the result of events and forces which originated in and acted upon the whole society. Between the decline of the Kievan Rus unity and the …
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A proposal for social reform in the reign of Catherine II : Aleksei Polenov's response to the Free Economic Society competition of 1766-68
… contributing much to our understanding of the Russian intelligentsia, has left many questions unanswered in regard to the nature both of the intelligentsia and of the Russian social reform movement. Insofar as social critics were non-noble, un-"alienated" and active prior to the last decades of …