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| russia's allowing transit rights to US military | 11/3/2009 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: is this not a major development in russian politics? for allowing transit rights to the US military ...
A: Russia allows transit of US military supplies across its territory (several NATO nations, including ...
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| The Bolshevik party and international connections | 8/14/2009 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: Greetings Dr. Carpinelli, Im a writer trying to settle down an essential idea for my book. I just ...
A: You can find much material on this topic surfing the Internet. However, I believe that the essay I ...
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| homeless people | 6/29/2009 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: I am tying to find out about homeless people in St Petersburg during the soviet era say about 1981 ...
A: Homelessness in the Soviet period was largely a result of the propiska system (the notorious ...
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| history,world geography. | 3/20/2009 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: i asked this question in geography and they said i should ask it here in history having to do with ...
A: 1) Baltic countries: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. 2) Surely its expansionist plans, which began ...
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| cityzenship | 2/25/2009 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: I am Moroccan citizen, i got married in Romania, my asking is how and when i can optine Romanian ...
A: The Romanian citizenship law establishes 3 ways of granting the citizenship. by birth, by adoption ...
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| Russia and the World Order | 1/27/2009 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: My question has to do with Russia's current position in the world and the emerging position they may ...
A: Russia has regained its role as a major power on the international stage, after the serious crisis ...
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| us heg | 12/3/2008 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: Is Russia a threat to US hegemony? Given the economic crisis, could Russia become a more dominant ...
A: I believe not. The prices of Russian oil and gas are completely dependent on fluctuations of ...
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| Russia Georgia & South Ossetia; Recent events | 9/6/2008 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: I have had a herd time following the drama that has been playing out in Georgia and South Ossetia as ...
A: After the collapse of Ussr, many Soviet republics had demanded independence. The South Ossetia, in ...
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| Governments | 9/6/2008 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: This is a question pertinent, I think, to both Russia and Pakistan and, probably, other countries. ...
A: The President of the Russian Federation is the Head of State, Supreme Commander-in-Chief and highest ...
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| Chetnya v South Ossettia | 8/25/2008 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: Chetnya and South Ossettia, to areas of separative conflict. If Russia can argue and support for the ...
A: In theory it is not understandable why Russia has approved with a decree the independence of South ...
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| US / Russian Relations | 8/20/2008 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: Why are the Russians so strongly against having missles in Poland? I believe they would be defensive ...
A: The problem is mainly political. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, with the entry of Eastern ...
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| Georgia vs. South Ossetia | 8/15/2008 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: Why is Georgia so adamant about keeping South Ossetia within its borders? It seems like the people ...
A: South Ossetia is a region in the South Caucasus (the capital of the region is Tskhinvali), formerly ...
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| Russia and the United States | 12/11/2007 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: What do you think are the three most important current challenges that have replaced the Cold War ...
A: The bipolar system, determining to a large extent the relations among the countries in the world, ...
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| Russia and USSR | 12/6/2007 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE USSR AND RUSSIA ????
A: Before the collapse of the Soviet Union (December 1991), there was the Russian Soviet Federated ...
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| Russian | 9/17/2007 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: Can you tell me anything the Russian Contitution?
A: To Sara: I hope my answer is good. On the other hand, your question is too much generic and I have ...
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| Investing in Kaliningrad or other areas | 8/21/2007 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: My mother and I are looking into possibly investing into opening a business in the Kaliningrad or ...
A: Sorry, but I am not expert in trade and business affairs. I am a politologist/sociologist. However, ...
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| Freedoms | 8/7/2007 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: What are some freedoms that we have in the United States that people did not have growing up in ...
A: Answer to Scott: The mainly denied freedoms were those concerning the human and civil rights (ex: ...
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| "bourgeois science" | 6/26/2007 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: In reading about the former communist countries, one sometimes comes across the term "bourgeois ...
A: To Tue Sorensen Several fundamental differences exist between “marxist science” and “bourgeois ...
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| Traditional 1920's Russian Wedding?? | 5/22/2007 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: What were the Russian traditions of a 1920's wedding? i am currently doing my a-levels, in dance ...
A: Unfortunately, I have found little material. I am of little help to you. I have a lot of ...
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| defecting from the Soviet Union by boat | 4/14/2007 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: This is really sort of a history question so I hope I'm not asking the wrong person. I am writing ...
A: I have read Your question and I’ll do all the possible to satisfy the request. I don’t know how many ...
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| former central administrative department | 4/9/2007 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: what was the name of the former central administrative department of the soviet security service
A: I don’t know if it’s possible for me to give You a correct answer. You must exactly specify the ...
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| Russia foreign politics | 4/1/2007 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: What do you believe to be the greatest puzzles of Russian Foreign policy? I am asking you this ...
A: for a technical accident linked with my computer (allexperts operators have been informed about ...
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| Poulantzas's theory of the state | 1/30/2007 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: Where can I find more information about 'Nicos Poulantzas's theory of the state'? Although there are ...
A: I suggest to You to contact directly “The Nicos Poulantzas Institute” Address: Sarri, 14 Telephone: ...
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| voting in Russia | 1/29/2007 | dr. Cristina Carpinelli |
Q: Are there any consequences for not voting in Russia?
A: From “legal/juridical” point of view, there are no “criminal consequences” or “penalties” if a ...
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| Russian Empire vs. Soviet Union | 6/1/2005 | Oleg Khokhlov |
Q: Can you please give me some similarities between the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. As well as ...
A: One could write a thesis on this issue (and certainly did), but if to be short.... ;) I. ...
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| Chechnya | 9/3/2004 | Oleg Khokhlov |
Q: Mr. Khokhlov, Who is fighting in Chechnya and what are they fighting about? From what I hear in the ...
A: Dave, it's quite sad that you're asking, because this means terrorists achieved their purposes - to ...
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| chetnya | 9/3/2004 | Oleg Khokhlov |
Q: why dont russians pull out of chetnya what do ordinary russians think
A: I can only ask you the similar question - why UK does not pull out of Northern Ireland, Spain - from ...
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| origin of reds | 8/26/2004 | Oleg Khokhlov |
Q: During the cold war, Russians was reffered to as "Reds". Later we had "Red" China. What is the ...
A: Ron, the reason is the color of the State flag - Soviet Union's and China's ones are red. And the ...
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| nationality | 4/15/2004 | Oleg Khokhlov |
Q: What must i do to obtain the russian cityzenship? (i don't live in RUSSIA and i haven't russian ...
A: In your case you need to comply with the following requirements: 1) not less than 1 year of ...
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| Kaliningrad Oblast | 4/11/2004 | Oleg Khokhlov |
Q: I am interested to know what brought Russia to consent in 1991 to the establishment of a state, ...
A: In 1991, the main goal of Russian, Ukraninan and Belorussian leaders was to obtain authority over ...
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| Homelessness in Russia | 9/30/2003 | Oleg Khokhlov |
Q: I was wondering if you could give me a litte history about homelessness in Russia. When did it ...
A: I think in recent 100 years there were 3 waves of homlessness - I World War, II World War (Great ...
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| Vote in Russia | 7/2/2003 | Oleg Khokhlov |
Q: By what margin did the people of St. Petersburg vote to change the name of their city from Leningrad ...
A: The consultative poll sites of 12 June 1991 were visited by 65% of Leningrad habitants: 54,86% of ...
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| Russian Media | 4/24/2003 | Oleg Khokhlov |
Q: Where can I find a list of Russian Major News papers of note worthy, and TV media like CNN or NBC.
A: Please see below the names and links of Russian major newspapers and TV channels: Newspapers ...
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| Russian space program | 2/11/2003 | Oleg Khokhlov |
Q: Do you know if there is anyway to verify this story? When NASA began the launch of astronauts into ...
A: Marcus, thanks for such a nice story, I think it's a legend, but it's quite realistic if to reduce ...
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| Marxism/Communism/Socialism | 9/3/2002 | Oleg Khokhlov |
Q: I am a university student trying to write an essay about Marxism, the basic question I have is to ...
A: please, try russian search machine www.ya.ru, try www.britannica.com for links on marxism, find some ...
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| Kremlin Geography | 4/26/2001 | Oleg Khokhlov |
Q: I have an assigment in school to write about the fall of Communism. As an introduction to my paper, ...
A: You're interested in such details that even me as citizen of Russia are difficult to know!:) The ...
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| Cold War | 1/27/2001 | Oleg Khokhlov |
Q: I would be very grateful if you could answer some questions I have regarding the cold war. One of my ...
A: Cold War began after the end of World War the second. Formal event is speech of former at that ...
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| Russian Military | 1/21/2001 | Eugenia Hajdu |
Q: what does putin plan to do about the failing russian military?
A: I'm really not sure. But right now Putin seems to be concentrating largely on the problems of ...
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| Translations (2) | 1/10/2001 | Oleg Khokhlov |
Q: 1) What is the correct Russian word/term for the former collective farms? 2) What is the correct ...
A: Glad to help you. For both collective and state farms in soviet times there were 2 terms: ...
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| russian energy policy | 10/10/2000 | Oleg Khokhlov |
Q: i am going to prepare a paper on russian energy policy especially on caspian oil and the pipeline ...
A: It is quite difficult to find english resources in energy area. I can advise these sites: ...
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