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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"former Soviet republics"”.
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The Russian migration regime and migrants' experiences: the case of non-Russian nationals from former Soviet republics
… of a particular group of migrants, namely, former Soviet citizens from former republics of the USSR, who are currently living in post-Soviet Russia without Russian citizenship. The thesis explores and analyses, on the one hand, the structures which constitute the Russian migration regime …
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Comparative analysis of the UK, Russian, and Turkish soft power in the education sector of the Kyrgyz Republic from 2000 to 2021
… prime location for geopolitical interests, with former Soviet republics offering access to the Black and Caspian Seas. Today, competition extends beyond military and political affairs, including economic interactions, cultural exchanges, and humanitarian cooperation. Major players like the USA, …
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Russian national and religious identity during the later years of the Time of Troubles (1610-13)
This thesis examines the concept of national identity, particularly applying the concept to the Russian people during the Time of Troubles. At a time when Russia was under foreign rule, it is striking that all classes of society were willing to work together to re-establish Russia's sovereignty. I …
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Stateless envoy: the life and times of August Torma (1895-1971)
… when Estonia was back in the Russian, by then Soviet, fold. Although a biography, it has the capacity to provide fresh insights into Estonian history. The study begins with Torma's early years and his activities during the First World War, observes his subsequent progression through the ranks …
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The scholar advocate: Rudolf Schlesinger's writings on Marxism and Soviet historiography
… Party in Berlin, Prague and Moscow. He left the Soviet Union during the purges, having been described as ‘alien to the party’, and made his way to the UK where he fostered a reputation as an informed and prolific scholar. This investigation is not intended to be a biography of Schlesinger, but …
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Soviet-Polish relations, 1919-1921
The Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1921 was a direct consequence of the ideological objectives pursued by the belligerents. Ideology shaped the political agenda and the diametrically opposed war aims of both states, and was implemented through the foreign policy, diplomatic negotiation and military …
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Integrating Romani communities in the Czech Republic: an analysis of policy implementation at the local level
This thesis provides an analysis of the national integration strategy developed in the Czech Republic to address the social exclusion of Romani communities. Based on a careful study of policy documents and interviews with the key actors involved in implementing the integration policy in České …
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The Communist Party in Moscow 1925-1932
The thesis examines the Communist Party in Moscow between 1925 and 1932. Its structure, role and membership are studied, together with its relationship with the population of Moscow. A study is also made of politics in the period, with special reference to the oppositions of the 1920's. Four broad …
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Factional strife and policy making in the Bolshevik Party 1912-April 1917: with special reference to the Baltic fleet organisations 1903-17
In January 1912, the Bolsheviks became a separate Party, as opposed to being merely a faction of the RSDLP. Lenin's initial problem was to convince both the leaders of the Second International and his own middle echelon leaders inside Russia that Bolshevism was distinct from Menshevism. This proved …
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A Chinese exploration of Sino-Soviet relations since the death of Stalin, 1953-1989.
… the two largest socialist countries - the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. The most important reason was that the Soviet leaders wanted to make use of the Chinese Communist Party to maintain their leading position in the socialist camp and the world Communist movement. For …
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Sport in Soviet society : development and problems
… important characteristics of social processes in Soviet-type societies -- all the more so because the place of sport is evidently more central in the Soviet social system. This study attempts to show the extent to which the forms of recreation which developed in the USSR have or have not coincided …
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Grain production and utilization in Russia and the USSR before collectivisation
… Russia until the eve of mass transformation of Soviet agriculture that was associated with mass collectivisation in 1929. The pre-revolutionary period and post revolutionary period are treated separately in two separate parts of the thesis. In each part I describe the methods of collecting and …
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Mikhail Tukhachevsky in the Russian Civil War
… Red Army and his role in the development of the Soviet military/industrial complex have been well-researched. The “Tukhachevsky Affair”, the discussion surrounding his execution in the military purge of 1937, continues to attract interest. However, a detailed analysis of his early life and Civil …
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The attrition of dogma in the legal press under Brezhnev : Literaturnaya gazeta (Second Section), 1967-1971
… thesis is to establish the contribution of the Soviet weekly, Literaturnaya gazeta, to the debunking of official dogmas during the Brezhnev years. Launched in 1967, the second section of Literaturnaya gazeta has frequently been dismissed as a mere safety valve, highly controlled by the …
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Armed Peace: the Foreign Office and the Soviet Union, 1945-1953
… and its perception of, and attitude towards, the Soviet Union between 1945 and 1953. In these formative years after World War II many assumptions and policies were shaped that proved decisive for years to come. The Northern Department of the Foreign Office was at the centre of British dealings …
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Entrepreneurship in Russia: patterns and problems of its development in the post-Soviet period
The development of a robust small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector has been widely seen as important to Russia’s socio-economic transformation. This has been clear from state policies and rhetoric that claim to support the development of entrepreneurship and publicly advocate its …
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When “it's time” to say “enough!”: youth activism before and during the Rose and Orange Revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine
This thesis focuses on the emergence and development of two youth opposition campaigns, Kmara in Georgia and Pora in Ukraine, campaigns which were part of the “coloured revolutions” which took place in Eastern Europe in 2003 and 2004. The thesis identifies, analyzes and compares the influence and …
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Theodore Rothstein and the Russian political emigre influence on the British labour movement 1884-1920
… later made the CPGB subservient to the needs of Soviet foreign policy. This thesis, on the contrary, argues that the Russian political emigré community in Britain, predominantly Jewish, had become an integral part of the Left-wing of the British labour movement by the time of the formation of the …
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Exports from Ukraine to the European Union: macro-, micro- and political economy determinants
This thesis deals with the exporting performance of Ukraine. Focusing on the reorientation of merchandise exports, both in terms of geography – from East to West – and in terms of commodity composition, it explores the multi-level determinants of the observed picture. While until 2003-2004 …
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