events in former Soviet republics such as Ukraine, Georgia and the Baltic countries. Over 100 texts have been collected from the most popular Russian newspapers, Argumenty i Fakty and Komsomol’skaia Pravda, between 2004 and 2010 in order to compile a “discourse of Russian satellites.” Even though the contemporary Russian press avoids the totalitarian habits of Soviet times such as monoglossia, ...

The article is devoted to the 100th anniversary of formation on ruins Russian Empire Union Soviet Socialist Republics– main brainchild Great Revolution, which began in October 1917. Being a natural product historical development capitalism and class struggle international proletariat against bourgeoisie, USSR became highest stage history socialism 19th-20th centuries. Realizing vital tasks powe...

I agreed because I felt ashamed for our great country. —Nikolai Vorontsov on why he decided to accept the position as chief of the USSR State Committee for the Protection of Nature The Gorbachev administration went further than any of its predecessors in candidly acknowledging the extent of environmental damage in the Soviet Union and the need for new approaches to solving the problem. In addit...

This paper compares the institutions and goals of the USSR, the EU, and the CIS to understand the differing origins and competing tendencies of these alternative models of transnational governance. It then projects those models through history to examine the current relationships of the former Soviet Republics to the EU and the United States. Understanding the historical sources and development...

Dagestan today is one of the most experienced republics in North Caucasus Region concerning handling and familiarity with weapons. The important factor having this culture political crises events that took place during Soviet period. It believed source weapons country Chechnya, there have been historical reasons underlying this, as well unique institutions developed parallel ethnic diversity si...

The processes described under the misleading term “privatization” have been part of a major social restructuring in both the political and economic spheres. Most notably, widespread state failures have resulted in significant changes in the form and functions of the state. This reform encompasses not only the collapse of state socialism, but also crises and radical reforms in developed capitali...

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union it has seemed to many that the socialist calculation debate is essentially over, with a decisive verdict in favor of the market. Recent instabilities in the world market are again prompting the question whether some form of conscious regulation of economies may be appropriate. We argue that the increasing power of modern computer technology along with the ...

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union it has seemed to many that the socialist calculation debate is essentially over, with a decisive verdict in favor of the market. Recent instabilities in the world market are again prompting the question whether some form of conscious regulation of economies may be appropriate. We argue that the increasing power of modern computer technology along with the ...

An overview of the classification of ecological normalization methods is presented to facilitate the evaluation of alternatives. An historical review is given of the development of several ecological normalization methods such as Life Cycle Assessment and the International Organization for Standardization’s Eco-Management and Audit Scheme and the like in the former Union of Soviet Socialist Rep...