Essays about: "former Soviet Union republics"

Found 2 essays containing the words former Soviet Union republics.

1. 1. "We are increasingly western rather than Soviet" : A qualitative study on attitudes to English in Lithuania

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Eva Svenborn Johansson; [2022]
   Keywords : English language; language attitudes; language ideologies; linguistic imperialism; Lithuania; Russification.;

   Abstract : The English language holds a status of a global Lingua Franca that is geographically and historically unique, and English dominance and the language ideologies surrounding it have been the subject of extensive research and discussions. Two contrasting viewpoints significant for these discussions are the idea of the global spread of English as a form of linguistic imperialism, and the idea of the global spread of English as a natural, and mostly positive, consequence of globalisation. READ MORE

3. 2. Industrialization Vs. Urbanization Environmental Impact: The Case of Former Soviet Union Republics, 1990-2013

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Delgir Maksimova; [2016]
   Keywords : CO2 emissions; industrialization; urbanization; STIRPAT; former Soviet Union republics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : While global carbon dioxide emissions increase considerably over the past decades, the former Soviet Union republics experience a substantial decrease of the environmental indicator since the dissolution of the USSR. Nonetheless, considering the prominent Soviet heritage in a form of energy intensive heavy manufacturing, industrialization remains one of the strong determinants for the environmental change. READ MORE