Essays about: "Post-Soviet"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 80 essays containing the word Post-Soviet.
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6. From Enshrined Language of the State, to Secondary Language of Tourism, Trade and Education : The Development of Policies Regarding the Russian Language in the South Caucasus Region, During and After the Soviet Union
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : The aim of my own research is to bind together the limited research done regarding the topic,and to use the research of Russian in the Baltic post-soviet state of Lithuania as a backdrop and comparison. The analysis is postcolonial and comparative, using the concepts of linkage and leverage of Levitsky and Way. READ MORE
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7. The Russian Playbook : Using History & Path Dependence to Analyse How Russia Operationalises Grand Strategy in Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova.
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : To predict and prevent future armed conflicts like Russia’s war against Georgia in 2008 and Ukraine in 2022, there is more value in knowing how these wars occurred rather than why they occurred. The Russian Playbook is built from three distinct “plays” employed by Moscow and organised in the theoretical framework of Historical Institutionalism through Path Dependence modelling. READ MORE
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8. Revealing competition in post-Soviet economies : Belarus’ and Kazakhstan’s Comparative Advantage in times of trade shocks
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media; Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och EurasienstudierAbstract : In 2014, Russia imposed an import ban against a large variety of western food products. The ban served as a shield against foreign competition, including from Russia’s neighbours. In 2015-2016, a major drop in the Russian rouble’s exchange rate heightened Russia’s food products’ competitiveness versus its neighbours’. READ MORE
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9. Conflict in Central Asia - A Soviet Affair
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : After the fall of the Soviet Union, two prominent Islamic groups, the IMU in Uzbekistan and the IRPT in Tajikistan, took to arms against their governments. To explain the contexts of these movements, this thesis utilises historical legacy theory to establish a continuity between the Soviet and post-Soviet regimes, which together with relative deprivation theory can explain why violent religious conflicts arose in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan after the collapse of the USSR. READ MORE
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10. The Many Layers of Sergei Parajanov : A Life’s Work Reprised
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och mediaAbstract : Abstract This thesis examines the various biographical threads, which created the complex fabric of Sergei Parajanov’s life and work, especially his films. His origins, education, marriages, family life, and friendships forged in film school and in the various studios, where he worked, are used to frame his cinematic productions. READ MORE