Essays about: "soviet"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 247 essays containing the word soviet.

  1. 11. From Colonial Past to Colonial Future? : A Case Study of the Belt and Road Initiative in Kazakhstan

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Jonathan Lindstén; [2023]
    Keywords : Belt and Road Initiative; Kazakhstan; China; neocolonialism; postcolonialism;

    Abstract : Since its independence almost three decades ago, the nation-state of Kazakhstan has been nestled in a search for identity and unity. Located in a geographically strategic location between two of the world's most significant actors, and with a colonial history to one of them —the Soviet Union— the country's strive for identity in a self-determined world continues. READ MORE

  3. 12. Suicide in Lithuania : The Consequences of the De-Sovietization Process in-between 2000 and 2019

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : André Teixeira; [2023]
    Keywords : Suicide; Baltic; Lithuania; Soviet Union; De-Sovietization; Europe;

    Abstract : Lithuania and its neighboring countries have experienced a persistent and significant issue of high suicide rates since the early 1990s. This ongoing problem remains a pressing concern for Lithuania, as it ranks seventh among nations with the highest mortality rates resulting from suicide worldwide. READ MORE

  4. 13. Stop. Record From Taxi Park to Film Park

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Gabriele Lipskyte; [2023]
    Keywords : Adaptive reuse; totalitarian regime; cultural heritage;

    Abstract : This project explores strategies to effectively address the challenges surrounding the ‘dissonant’ heritage of totalitarian regimes. The difficulties associated with this heritage rises from multiple factors, such as the characteristics of materials and objects involved, historical and cultural contexts, political influences, ethical considerations, religious aspects, and personal beliefs of individuals involved. READ MORE

  5. 14. Changing Narratives : Ukrainian Memory Politics and Ontological Security

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Billy Norman Braun; [2023]
    Keywords : Ontological Security; Self; Identity; Ukraine; Memory Politics; Russo-Ukrainian War; Critical Security Theory;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how ontological security shapes Ukrainian memory politics in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Russian invasion's effect on ontological security. Despite their interdependence, ontological security and memory politics are seldomly studied together. READ MORE

  6. 15. 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)

    Author : Felix Sigeback; [2023]
    Keywords : South Caucasus; language policy; postcolonialism; Russia; Armenia; Georgia; Azerbaijan; Russian; Soviet studies; post-Soviet studies;

    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