The post-Soviet case is distinctive because, despite the USSR being a 'developed' country by international standards, Soviet menstruators relied on do-it-yourself substitutes and improvisational bodily techniques instead of industrially produced disposable tampons and sanitary pads. However,...
Rogozin, known for his strident statements and who has been vocal on social media since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late February, also proposed that the Habomai Islands could be called the archipelago of Russian hero sailors. "Always, when states added territories they would g...
f the late Mikhail Gorbachev had gotten his way, the world would look a lot different than it does now. Socialism would still be the dominant economic system from Leipzig to Yakutsk. The Warsaw Pact would still exist; a unified Germany would not, nor would the independent Baltic states. Abo...
yak, Chukchi, Evenki, and Yakut, Siberia was annexed by Russia in stages during the 1500s and 1600s. Long used as a place of exile for political prisoners, Siberia began to be developed for its mineral resources after the completion of the Trans-Siberian Railroad in the early 20th century...
"For several weeks, we have been partnering closely with Ukrainian IT organizations to fend off attacks and working with organizations in Ukraine, and around the world, to share real-time, relevant intelligence," AWS said late Friday. "As this activity has ramped up, our teams and technologies...
Loves and lives in late 20th century Russia, University of Helsinki, Department of Social Policy, Research report 1/2000, p. 160. 38. Jennifer Utrata, Women without Men, pp. 124–125. 39. Jennifer Utrata, Women without Men, pp.123–36. 40. Erving Goffman, Stigma, p. 60. 41. ...
history Russian history demonstrates a range of approaches to sexuality in general and sexual diversity in particular, ranging from the relatively unregulated approach to male homosexuality of late imperial Russia to the ambiguity of the early Bolshevik period, and then to the repressive Stalinist era...
The purity of his ballet technique, the virtuosity of his split leaps and cyclonic pirouettes that did not compromise it and the fullness of his ambition combined to make Baryshnikov the preeminent dancer of the late 20th century. His appearances in movies and his high-profile romances he...
In late March, he told reporters after a call with Trump that the U.S. president “clearly understands that legally we will not recognize any territories.” He said giving up territory would be “the most difficult question” and “a big challenge for us.” Formal recognition of Crimea ...
The official added that the US believes the mercenaries already in Ukraine have “performed poorly when facing the stiffer-than-expected resistance from the Ukrainians,” and that as many as 200 such mercenaries have already been killed in the war as of late February. ...