The problem of psychologist training remains a key priority in Armenia. During the Soviet period, the notion of a psychologist was obscure not only in Armenia but also in other Soviet republics. The breakup of the Soviet Union triggered a gradual change in this area activating the cooperation with specialists from other countries. The need for recovery from the psychological trauma caused by th...

the chechen republic (commonly referred to as chechnya) is a part of vast territory of russian federation that has been a source of contention since collapse of the soviet :union:. identity elements and tattered cultural bonds have strained ties between two nations of chechnya and russia. various aspects of crisis in chechnya have been addressed by many theoretical approaches of international r...

Coal is not only the means of production, but also life. food for industry, and in course China's socialist construction, it inseparable from coal. TongChuan city Shan X Province established by coal prospers mining. WangShiwa Mine main mine Tongchuan one "156" projects granted Soviet Union to China. In history development Shanxi Province, Wangshiwa has a pioneering position known as "eldest son...

This study examines the relationship between socialist ideology and the current negative health lifestyles of the Russian population. We explore the possibility that Soviet-style socialism with its negation of individuality and individual initiative in health matters promoted the development of a passive orientation toward healthy living. Using a national sample, we compare the health practices...

this paper tries to test the relationship between trade openness and economic growth in former soviet :union: countries after their independence in 1991. it has become an article of faith in most economic and political circles that opening up the economy to international trade will produce substantial benefits in terms of greater consumer choice and higher living standards. higher productivity ...

The collapse of the Soviet system caused critical changes in migratory processes. The five chaotic years that have passed since the collapse of the Soviet Union have witnessed the emergence of a new economic system and the creation of new, sovereign political entities from fragments of the FSU. In this chapter, migratory trends in the former Soviet Union from 1990 through 1994 are analyzed in l...

Based on archival sources, this paper examines North Vietnam’s labor regimes during 1945e1970. Soviet and Chinese models are found to be influential there up to the late 1950s. An early emphasis on labor mobilization was gradually replaced by a concern for control to increase economic efficiency and to cope with pressures from workers. As in the Soviet Union and China, a hierarchy based on poli...

abstract circassians are one of the ethnic groups in the south-west of the caucasus who speak circassian language which is one of the branches of the north-east caucasus languages (ebrian-caucasian). this ethnic branch includes the caucasian ethnic abkhaz-adygian group, which are nowadays divided in three republics in the north caucasus kabardino-balkaria, karachay-cherkessia and adygeya. by us...

Governor Crow has given us an excellent summary of the issues and options in controlling inflation. I will focus my remarks on the application of the points that he made to the case of the Soviet Union, which I do in part because I've thought more about the Soviet Union than about the inflation problems elsewhere in Eastern Europe, but also because I think that perhaps it is in the Soviet Union...