Essays on Russia

The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, exaggerates the extremes of Russia, saying that “[Russians] need continually…two extremes at the same moment, or they are miserable and dissatisfied and their existence is incomplete. They are wide, wide as mother Russia.” In many of his works, Dostoyevsky’s...

Cyber-attacks have become a common phenomenon in the modern society. Three factors contribute towards launching a cyber-attack to an individual or a state. They are; vulnerability factor, fear factor and spectacular factor. The infrastructure that is affected by cyber-attacks includes gas plants, power stations, water...

Wayne Dowler interest is in looking at the different society from a point that other would not even think of using. Wayne Dowler tries to rely on other sources that will produce politically from within very different opposing quarters of the society. Russian News was...

After China, India is all set to acquire S-400 Triumf Missile Systems from traditional ally Russia. The S-400 Triumf missile systems are capable of detecting, tracking, and destroying stealth fighters, strategic bombers, missiles, drones, and spy planes at an altitude of 30km and a range...

Economic situation The region’s economic situation is influenced by the proceeding economic crisis in Russia and the changing conditions of doing business in the oblast. This is partly due to the termination of tariff concessions on April 1, 2016 which used be a part of...

In the years which led to the revolution in November 1917, the First World War had left Russia in a disastrous state, where there was much discontent among the peasants and the industrial working class, as they suffered from low wages, poor housing and many...

In 2012, Russia’s total electricity generated in nuclear power plants was 17.78% of all power generation. Russia has also made plans to increase the number of reactors by 11 by the year 2030. Russia had hopes to dominate the business of exporting nuclear power plants...

Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia as well as the. It is also the 4th largest city in the world, and is the first in size among all European cities. Moscow was founded in 1147 by Yuri Dolgoruki, a prince of the...

The Cherry Orchard is a play written by Anton Chekhov in 1903. It concerns an aristocratic Russian landowner who returns to her family estate (which includes a large and well-known cherry orchard) just before it is auctioned to pay the mortgage. Unresponsive to offers to...

On December 26, 1991 the dissolution of the Soviet Union was finalized when the self-governing Republics of the Soviet Union were granted independence as par to declaration number 142-H. Historians have long argued about the factors and implications that catalyzed the fall of the Soviet...

The Annual Press Conference conducted by President Putin is viewed as one of the innovative practices in the Public Administration of Russia. The annual Q&A session has been carried out by the President since 2001. In 2001-2016 there were twelve such news conferences: seven in...

Soviet communism shared its roots with their utopian communist ancestors regarding the orthodox family and domestic economies. Philosophers Marx and Engels have asserted that the women’s freedom should mean the elimination of private property and having an ordinary family life where the relationship between them...

The ‘Crime and Punishment’ is a novel written in the mid-1860s by a well known author named Fyodor Dostoevskys in Siberia. This novel has six parts with an epilogue, it has a serious, dramatic tone and Dostoevskys made use of a dual character-personality. This book...

“Want to go have some sushi?” “How about some pho?” “I feel like some Italian.”“Let’s go have Russian.” Everyone turns their head and looks at THAT guy. Who asks for Russian food? Russian cuisine has a deep, rich history that dates as far back more...

Day by day, as acts occur in every nation, whether it’s related to a business, an economy or a political affair, foul or genuine, pupils expect to updated and informed about those issues, regardless of their relevance. Ria Novosti, based off in Russia and short...

Introduction At all times, Russian Government tried to support employees and to protect their rights as well as to assign specific responsibilities for them. The history of Labor Code in this country starts in 1918 in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, however most of...

Throughout the history, many authors used symbols to represent certain ideas or qualities. And even today symbolism remains one of the main parts and techniques of novelists. Fyodor Sologub is considered to be of the main representatives of this “mystical” artistic movement called Russian symbolism....

World War One (WW1) happened from the years 1914 to 1918 and shaped what we know as the modern world. It had ever lasting impacts which can still be seen on daily basis but it mostly affected social and political spheres. It was between Germany,...

Abstract For Russia, Tajikistan is one of the most strategically located country as far as its security is concerned. Also, when it borders with china and in close proximity to one of the most war-torn regions of the world, it became significant for Russia to...

Peter the Great made a nearly two-year excursion through Western Europe to gain first-hand information on how other countries attained a successful economic environment as well as the role the military played in managing these countries. This leader felt confident a new version of Russia...

Modern Russia is a strong superpower, also it has the status of a developed country. However, its economy is fragile and depends on the energy sector. One of the reasons for this problem is the high attention of the Soviet Union to oil and gas...

The Russian Revolution of 1917 was one of the most explosive political events of the twentieth century. The Russian Revolution affected the economy greatly. The effects on economy were the Czarist Rule, the Soviet Union was created, and over 15 million died. During the Czarist...

The Russian Federation confirms its position of principle in support of the efforts undertaken by the international community, including the UN, Conference on Disarmament and IAEA to fight terrorism and proliferation. Russia clearly understands that under today conditions the spread of nuclear weapons, together with...

In the modern world tourism plays a really great role in all spheres of our life. It’s closely connected with travelling, education, business and entertainment. The main subject of my presentation is musical tourism for the last few years becoming more and more popular among...

Amid this period, otherwise called the Age of Discovery, Age of Crisis, and the Scientific Revolution, exchange grew monstrously and ended up across the board and desires for investigation into new grounds ended up immense, disagreements about religious and political power rose, and principal better...

The Virtue of Inevitable Defeats Before the Russian Revolution, there was not a single successful proletarian revolution. Many prior attempts — such as the German Revolution of 1848, the Paris Commune of 1871, and the Finnish Revolution of 1917 — all ended in failure. However,...

Abstract This paper examines Russia’s relations with Europe especially the deep-rooted history behind Ukraine-Russian relations, explaining how Russian-Europe relations deteriorated due to the recent events in Ukraine. These recent events in Europe explains how Russia has now turned east in the hopes of forging alliances,...