The lack of a complete set historical statistical data is one the main problems that does not allow econometric modelling and forecasting to be carried out in full. are characterized by numerous omissions, either singular or almost entire decades. task reconstructing them adequately therefore always relevant. purpose article demonstrate application mathematical statistics methods for reconstruc...

In this chapter, I explore the impact of the post-Soviet political and socioeconomic transitions on women in the former Soviet republics of Central Asia and the Caucasus. I review the impact of Soviet policies on gender roles and relations in order to contextualize post-Soviet developments. The central segment, which examines gender roles and relations after socialism, is divided into two secti...

The research is aimed at identifying the institutionalization of ethnic component in regional brands Russian national republics. Ethnic or ethno-regional are considered as an element ethnicity, a way marking borders accordance with "us vs. them” dynamic. To identify patterns branding policy republics, media monitoring used through Medialogy system. latter helps to determine directions implement...

OBJECTIVES As beliefs and knowledge about the possible effects of foods on health can influence food behaviours, this study examined selected dietary beliefs in the Baltic countries and the association of beliefs related to salt intake and to types of fat with food behaviours. DESIGN A cross-sectional study. SETTING Data from three surveys conducted in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the s...

This paper investigates the parallels between foreign policy aspirations of Arab states and their national anthems by making content analysis lyrics. The lyrics anthems, as poetic declarations feelings raison d’état independent states, present important clues about interest conceptualization orientation. After Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Morocco Jordan, this finds out that republics inclu...

the relationship between moscow and the peripheral republics of the soviet :union: has been a controversial issue. the complicatedness and implications of this relationship was to a degree recognized during the soviet era. yet it was after the collapse of the communist regime that its real scope and significance were revealed, especially in central asian and caucasian republics where a variety ...

Despite 30 years of market reforms, the main difference between housing sector in Russia and other post-socialist countries that advanced Western nations lies tenure distribution. In former states, outright homeowners with property mainly built planned economy dominate market. At same time, latter countries, majority households pay rent or take out a mortgage (these types account for three-quar...

OBJECTIVE To describe our experience of a complex training intervention to introduce effective perinatal care, evidence-based medicine, national confidential enquiries into maternal deaths, and facility-based near-miss case reviews in the Central Asian Republics. METHODS We describe our experiences from training sessions and report on findings from data extraction from patient records, patien...

Introduction. This article describes the feedback between Soviet people and executive authorities of autonomous republics from mid-1950s to 1980s on example activities Councils Ministers Mari, Mordovian Chuvash Autonomous Socialist Republics. The research focuses reaction their subordinate bodies letters, received citizens. Materials Methods. study was based materials State Archive Republic Mar...