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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Fernandez 1 Table des matières 1. Introduction (north country/ wood houses) ........................................................................ 3 1.1 Pestel analysis of Russia : ............................................................................................................ 5 1.2 Pestel analysis of Canada: .................................................................
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After a while I decided that if I want to live in the U.S., it would be better for me, if I continue to study there. Soon, I began to study at DPT Business School when I had only a month before the release the school was closed as it happened in Russia. I was so upset I did not want to do anything. The world ceased to exist. I attended these four years in Moscow, and at DPT Business School almost a year, and then I was left without a certificate. I suffered a few months; I decided that something
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leading up to the Russian revolution were bleak for the Russian population. Russians were poor, starving, and fed up with the Tsar. The revolution began with the ideas of Lenin, which carried on to Trotsky and ultimately Stalin, who completely changed Russia. The resemblance between these three leaders of the Russian revolution and the three leaders of Animal Farm, Old Major, Snowball, and Napoleon, shows that the movie Animal Farm is an allegory to the Russian Revolution. Old Major, the original leader
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