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Cultural Dynamics and Social Theories of Pitirim Sorokin

In six pages this research paper discusses the career and the theories developed by Russian American sociologist Pitirim Sorokin. ...

Global Adoption

In five pages this paper presents an argument in support of international adoptions in a consideration of Russian and Chinese adop...

A Tutorial of Adult Communication Teams and Management

This paper consists of twenty pages and considers adult communication management along with such relevant terms as the development...

Soviet Empire's Collapse and the Role of Russian Nationalism

have had to "rely on their own influences" (Hendley, 1997, p. 228) as a means by which to conduct business. These laws, which wer...

Art Concepts of Kitch and Avant-Garde

also set the price tag on their works. Vast sums of public and private money have since changed hands to stock American houses and...

Russia and the Influence of Mongol Culture

In five pages this paper examines the Mongol invasion of Russia led by Great Khan Ogodei and its impact upon Russian culture. Fiv...

Overview of Ivan the Terrible

In six pages Ivan the Terrible or Ivan IV, first Russian czar, is the focus of this historical consideration. Seven sources are c...

Russian Imperialism and the Warsaw Pact

In five pages this paper examines the Warsaw Pact of 1955 within the context of Russian imperialism. Five sources are cited in th...

Post Perestroika Russian Women

This paper examines the impact of Mikhail Gorbachev's Perestroika reforms on Russian women in ten pages. Eight sources are cited ...

Collapse of the Soviet Union and Russian Nationalism

the "imperial" center of the Soviet Union. In the late 1980s as nationalistic feelings in the satellite republics propelled these ...

Russian Socialism in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Russian socialism has evolved over time. Between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries this evolution is particularly evident. ...

A History of Nationalism in Russia

of communist rule may appear to be an interruption in that long history, it was actually a logical stage in Russias development. U...

Internist of the Future

In three pages this essay considers a Russian medical student's desire to seek an Internal Medicine degree in a discussion of the ...

Russia and Democracy

status (Hollander). Nevertheless, when the Soviet Union disintegrated, there were immediate moves to plunge into the new form of ...

Assessment of the Industrialization of Josef Stalin

In six pages this research paper assesses the pros and cons of Stalin's Russian industrialization. Five sources are cited in the ...

Comparative Analysis on the Legal Reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin

In fifteen pages this research paper discusses constitutional and 'Rule of Law' as each pertains to Gorbachev and Yeltin's Russian...

Boris Yeltsin from a Machiavellian Perspective

to order--cruelty, deception, and force were all justified in his view if these forces accoplished the desired goals. In wielding ...

Views of Mikhail Gorbachev by Russians and Americans

In five pages this paper considers the very contrasting views of Mikhail Gorbachev by his fellow Russians as a destroyer of their ...

Russian Campaign Could Not Have Been Won by Napoleon

In eight pages this paper discusses the 'backwardness' theory of William Fuller Jr. in a presentation of the argument that there w...

A look at Grigory Rasputin

This is a comprehensive look at a historical Russian figure. Was he really wicked? These and other ideas are discussed. This seven...

Topography and Geography of the Commonwealth of Independent States Republics

In nine pages this paper examines the topography and geography of Commonwealth of Independent States the Russian Federation, Azerv...

Contrasting and Comparing Russian Serfs and American Slaves

This paper contains nine pages and discusses the similarities and serious differences between the Russian serfs and the American s...

The Rite of Spring by Composer Igor Stravinsky

In six pages this radical 1913 Russian musical ballet is examined in terms of its composer's revolutionary vision and the extreme ...

Comparative Analysis of Russian Theatrical Giants Vsevolod Meyerhold and Konstantin Stanislavsky

This paper consists of fourteen pages and compares the lives and contrasts the styles of direction represented by Russian theatric...

The Possessed by Fyodor Dostoevsky

In five pages the author's Russian atheism and socialism conflict is examined within the context of the novel's 6 characters. The...

Faust by Johann von Goethe and Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky

In eight pages these German and Russian works are contrasted and compared regarding their depiction of life's 'dark side.' Six so...

Life, Moral Judgments, and 'The Death of Ivan Ilych' by Leo Tolstoy

In five pages this report examines whether or not Ivan's death represents a moral judgment resulting from his life in this classic...

The Theme of the Old and New in Tugenev's Fathers and Sons

oppression. They are drunken, thieving, grasping, dishonest and completely ignorant. They would rather break a machine than run it...

Conspiracy Theory Underpinnings As They Relate to Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss

In thirty pages this paper examines the factors that led to Alger Hiss's conviction as Russian spy by considering various pertinen...

U.S. Organized Crime Groups

New York (1998). Like Italian mafia cases, the FBI targets Russian bosses for prosecution. Not long ago they were able to imprison...