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    portion of the power the Soviet Union once held. Thus it can be deduced that Putin’s “strongman” position as both Prime Minister and President of Russia is the primary reason that Russia’s semi-presidential system failed whereas France’s has succeeded. Boris Yeltsin, a man largely responsible for the rapid ousting of communism proved to be rather ineffectual when it came to truly leading the newly formed Russian federation. Though it is noted by Stoner-Weiss in her article that “the constitution forged

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    “Actions speak louder than words.” Just one of the many sayings my father always said. He had a few he liked, but I believe this was his favorite. He is a very proud man, with great morals. He served in the Vietnam War in the Marine core. He is the type of man where you never had to guess how he felt, he was more than happy to let you know. Being the oldest of six, he had the responsibility of caring for his siblings. He was not able to enjoy the joys of a usual childhood. He had the

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    The iron curtain collapsed on December 25, 1991 and the Russian Federation was formed the same day. At the time of the collapse, the 1978 Soviet constitution was simply modified to allow the formation of the Russian Federation under the control of Boris Yelstin.

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    China and Russia Comparison The People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation are both indisputably two of the most powerful nations on Earth. For centuries, they have been leaders of their region; dominating in the political realm especially. Communism has been a staple in the history book of each (well, maybe a loose staple in Russia’s). Regardless, in an analysis of the five main “pillars” of comparison for this course1 in respect to both the similarities and differences between these

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    Continuing Dargomyzhsky's search for musical realism, he combined an instinctive flair for the nuances of folk music with flexible, textually motivated rhythmic practices and unusual harmonic juxtapositions in his many songs, his operatic masterpiece Boris Godunov (1869-72), and his suite for piano Pictures at an Exhibition (1874). Although he was misunderstood by many of his contemporaries, Mussorgsky's legacy has been profoundly important for music in the 20th century. The conspicuous targets

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    INTRODUCTION 1. While some consider his methods are questionable this Russian leader managed to gain the reputation as the most interesting man in the world. He was born in 07 October 1952 in what is now called as Saint Perersburg, Russia. While he was in the university, he joined the Communist party of Soviet Russia and became a friend to his mentor Anatoly Sobchack. In 1975, he graduated from Leningrad University with a law degree and began the training in Soviet Union security agency known as

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    The Bronze Horseman

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    civilization. Today that vision is still alive and well, Russia has moved towards a western based civilization. In the last 3 decades, they have denounced communism and have shifted into a free market, democratic society. After poor leadership in the 90's by Boris Yeltsin, Russias people have shown their faith in their new leader Vladamir Putin with hopes that he is Russias new Bronze Horseman. The end was imminent for the USSR in the late 80's and early 90's. Their current party leader Mikhail Gorbachev

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    With the climate of politics at home and abroad it has been obvious that fear has poisoned the world we live in today. Some politicians have used fear to their advantage and mostly as a scapegoat to achieve their political agenda. Whether it is to make people instill hate among a certain group or to attempt to gain the trust and support of the people. One known significant example is would be the 2016 Republican nominee for President, Donald Trump. Trump has been known to use “radical Islamic terrorism”

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    Mother Russia and the annexation of Crimea Mallory K Hylton Hockinson High School Mother Russia and the annexation of Crimea In the midst of the Cold War which spanned from 1945-1991, Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev took power in 1985. The main goal of President Gorbachev was to revitalize the communist party, and in his attempts to do so, he aided in bringing the Soviet Union to its demise. President Gorbachev’s plan was to introduce four different programs to completely revitalize

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    How can states in different regions of the world be similar? Russia and Iran are an example of this because they are both similar in the type of regime they have but yet are completely different. The way a regime rules a state makes vastly different people fit in the same category. Each state, Russia and Iran, have institutions in regards to where they fall in the model of how they rule. Iran and Russia have different methods of co-optation for their regimes. Russia and Iran fit in the models of

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