In Russia, women can't fathom the notion that they have to compromise their feminine side in order to claim their place under the sun. In the Soviet Union, you had to get a job because otherwise you’d be considered a "parasite." The Soviet Constitution stated that labor is "a duty a...
In Ukraine, the United States did everything it could to bring about this conflict, and now it's doing everything it can to keep the conflict going -- to "fight Russia to the last Ukrainian." China, in coordination with Brazil, the African Union and others, is leading efforts to find ...
RUSSIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV: IT'S NOT IN OUR RULES TO STRIKE CIVILIAN TARGETS 16:52, 26-Dec-2024 MORE FROM CGTN Trump's trade war: How has China responded? As the U.S. officially introduces an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods, how has Beijing responde...
Russia’s economic future was supposedly golden in 2001 when the BRIC acronym was invented. But the reality has been one of exploitation by an elite, rather than increased wealth for the country as a whole. Particularly after the expulsion of Hermitage C
Russia has also ramped up airstrikes across Ukraine, particularly in the western city of Lviv. This city located near NATO member Poland, has long been considered relatively safe, but it was recently hit by Russian missiles, resulting in casualties. This suggests a potential shift in the situati...
Why did the Cold War follow so closely on the heels of World War II? Could either the Western powers, or the Soviet Union have done things differently to prevent it? Why did Russia engage in the Crimean War? Why did the Russians blockade Berlin?
Catherine the Great had vastly expanded Russian power. The key concepts of Russia, Empire and Orthodoxy are fused. That always implies Russia needs a ‘near abroad’ – and that bears similarities with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s vision (which, significantly, is not imperial, but cultural...
Far from being obsolete, the topic is as relevant as when the term was first coined by Ian Manners in 2002.1 'To be or not to be a norm... A Daskalova 被引量: 2发表: 2013年 Regional impacts of Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization In this paper we develop a ...
Why is Oceania not a continent? What continent is entirely in the Northern and Western Hemispheres? How is Southern Africa like Northern Africa? Why is Zealandia considered a continent and not an island? What hemisphere is Russia in? What hemisphere is Madagascar in?
Russia is not an easy country for outsiders to understand. Winston Churchill described it as a "riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma," and today's investors might well share his viewpoint.1 It's still hard for many investors to shake memories of the era of Soviet communist rule...