The Soviet Union’s expansion into Western Europe began with one man’s greed, and then followed by another’s need for retribution. During WWII, Adolf Hitler had brokered a policy with the Soviet Union, the German-Soviet Pact, with promises not to attack one another and to supply one another with manufactured goods from Germany, and raw materials from the Soviets. As we, all know from High School History class, this was only a temporary way to keep the Soviets from countering Hitler’s defeat of Poland
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John Kerry: leave Ukraine or face sanctions Russian leader pulls forces back from border, saying any sanctions against Russia will backfire U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Russia it faces increasing isolation if it doesn’t stop its military incursion in Ukraine’s Crimea at a news conference in Kyiv on Tuesday. Kerry, who toured Kyiv’s shrines and the area where over 100 protesters were shot by snipers last month, praised the new Ukrainian government. “The contrast could really not
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TOMASHYK Yaroslav Date of birth Nationalities Contact details 4 September 1981 Ukrainian, Romanian / Work Permit: European Union Email: yaroslav.tomashyk@insead.edu / ytomashyk@gmail.com Mobile: + 33 6 82 06 31 96 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2010 - 2013 EXTENT Associates LLC Co-founder of a boutique consulting firm with emphasis on finance advisory Ukraine Partner • Developed business practice from a sole-practitioner to 8 full-time and 15 outsourced subcontractors with service revenue of USD
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shareholding agreement on TNK- BP’s right of first refusal in relation to potential future oil and gas projects offered to BP or AAR in Russia and Ukraine. This agreement was subsequently used by AAR to stop the BP-Rosneft deal in international courts. Unfortunately, this was not the first time that BP had been unable to change the way it conducted its business in Russia. The first example occurred in 2007-8 when BP was reported to be keen on having Gazprom as a partner instead of AAR. This move
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A workers’ revolt; a mutiny of peasant soldiers; a political revolution? Which of these best describes the February revolution, and why did the Tsarist system fall in February 1917? The Russian revolution of February 1917 was a momentous event in the course of Russian history. Its causes, nature and effect are complex and critical in the analysis of twentieth century international history. The revolution began in Petrograd as a workers’ revolt in response to bread shortages, and was aimed at the
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Studies International Relations Department Research Paper SIGNIFICANCE OF PAK-RUSSIA RELATIONS: FOREIGN POLICY OPTIONS FOR PAKISTAN By: Arshad Mahmood, M.Phil (IR), NDU, Islamabad 20 November 2012 Submitted to: Dr Shaheen Akhtar Associate Professor Department of International Relations NDU, Islamabad SIGNIFICANCE OF PAK-RUSSIA RELATIONS: FOREIGN POLICY OPTIONS FOR PAKISTAN ABSTRACT Pak-Russia relations, viewing from a realist perspective, have not been built upon strong pillars
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international oil and gas markets? How is Russia situated in these markets? International oil and gas markets are vitally important to any nation with these resources. They alone can create many opportunities for jobs, investments, trade, and political reforms. When one of these resources are discovered, it catches the attention of the world because these goods are known as “scarce resources”, and so, the international demand for them are very high. Recently, Russia has tapped a massive amount of gas
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the current Russian search for a decent place in the global division of labor. Russians appear to have come to a firm consensus that their country needs to be integrated into the world economy but they are less certain about what economic activities Russia should focus on. Exploring comparative advantages related to natural endowments of energy resources seems to be the right choice given prevalence of energy
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Descriptive composition. Describe a person. “The person I admire most from the history. By student of group 3264/1, Shchekotkina Yana 27/09/2012 One day during my studying in the 9th grade my literature teacher gave me a book for light reading – it was “Pushkin: biography of the writer” by Y. M. Lotman. Up to that time I had read many Pushkin’s masterpieces and adored “The Sun of Russian Poetry” with all forces of my young heart. He was and, actually, he still is, and I am sure
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itself an attraction – each room is in the style of a different period or region, some with highly decorated walls echoing old Russian churches. Reopened in 1997, each year sees the addition of a few more Galleries. Ice sculpture has a long history in Russia, but it’s not usually a year-round attraction. Until now. Cool off in the first-ever year-round Ice Sculpture Gallery, which is housed in a refrigerated winter-wonderland tent at the west end of Krasnaya Presnya Park. The changing exhibit is small
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