Russia was one of the hardest hit by the 2008-09 global economic crisis as oil prices plummeted and the foreign credits that Russian banks and firms relied on dried up. ... Russia's reserves account for about a quarter of the world's total proven reserves. ... The state-run Gazprom dominates Russia's upstream, producing about 74% of Russia's total natural gas output. ... A transition from dependence on other sources to self-fulfillment of needed goods is observed throughout the history of natural gas within the United States. ... From the mid 1900's Russia has harnesse...

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 May 3, 2003 Dear Readers, Now, on the 58th anniversary of the only time in history the atomic bomb was used, we are still left with the same question, a question that still generates heated debates. ... Another issue gaining importance as the war drew to a close was what was to be done about Russia. ... If the United States invaded Japan, Russia was sure to be involved. When Japan finally surrendered Russia, of course, would have demanded their piece of the proverbial pie. ... Russia having such power and support would have increased political tensions between t...

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From the beginning of American history, immigrants came here and brought their traditions and culture. ... Russian culture is penetrated with suffering. ... For Russian culture it is the opposite. ... Russian parents feel the duty to help. ... Immigrants should respect American culture, language, and history. ...

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During the 1970's, many people thought that Neil Armstrong's landing on the moon was a hoax, only to become one step ahead of the Russians in the "space race." ... Russia, China, East Germany and other cold-war enemies of the USA closely monitored the lunar missions. ... If someone was to claim that the landing on the moon was a hoax, I would have to make clear that only God and the 12 men aboard know for certain what happened that day in history....

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The Serbs were allied with Russia and asked for their assistance. Germany alarmed by Russian mobilization called for them to stand down. Austria declared war on Serbia, their Russian allies declared war on Austria. Germany allied with Austria declared war on Russia. Russian allies France and Britain declared war on Germany and World War I began. ...

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Henry Kissinger's quote, "Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac" has been depicted throughout history. ... The Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes that his "hard power" tactic in the Ukraine will be in favour of Russia. ... This approach can be shown from the substantial number of Russian forces massing at the border between Russia and the Ukraine (Pond, 2014). However, there are some parties who believe that, in this occurrence, the Russians are also using soft power. ... Putin has used the mass media of Russia as a device of propaganda. ...

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Another example can be found in the Gulag camps in Russia. Although Stalin claimed he was protecting the state from traitors, the only way innocent Russian citizens could be protected from the hand of the government was to join in the unjust enslavement of their fellow citizens, and even then a Russian was not guaranteed exemption from the threat of labor camps. ... The second role of different forms of identity is the unique human need for belonging and a sense of cultural history. ... Each issue is delicate and complex, filled with subconscious prejudices stemming from upbringing, educati...

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On November 22, 1963, the history of America changed forever. ... On November 22, 1963, the history of America changed forever. ... After he was discharged from the marines he moved to Moscow, Russia. ... This was not accomplished before his visa expired so he was told to leave Russia. ... This causes people to believe that Oswald was desperate to find a place in history (Warren Commission: Report (1964), n.p.)....

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Look into the history of a country and the mistakes that were made with that. ... The history Afghanistan has been one of many rulers. ... But it was the British and Russians who had the most effect. ... Russia on the other hand wanted more territory. ... In 1978 a war occurred between the Russians and Afghan people. ...

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The Russians had attempted to expand the territorial zone from 550 to 510 North latitude on the America North West coast and ban all non-Russian ships from coming with 100 Italian miles of their territorial zone. ... In the negotiations with Russia; John Quincy Adams was willing to compromise on territory but he was not willing to compromise on the right to trade, a clear indication of his priorities. ... However interpretations of the Monroe doctrine, have varied throughout history, it has been used to justify seemingly opposite policies. ... E, Essays on the...

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In 1989 when communism fell, with the Berlin Wall, Russia was no longer a nuclear threat and the ties between the U.S and Russia became stronger. ... They obtained it from Russia years ago. ... The only leverage Russia has on the U.S is its weapons arsenal. "The last claim that Russia has to being a superpower is its nuclear arsenal." ... Both Russia and China fear the U.S is becoming too powerful. ...

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The Yalta Conference The Yalta Conference was one of the most important events in history, let alone, this century. ... Since Poland was a very large country and situated between Germany and Russia. ... The Russians wanted a set amount of $$50 million. ... The fact that Germany took over Romania did not matter to the Russians who made Romania give all of its agricultural products to Russia for more than 10 years along with many other taxations and pay-backs. One of the biggest way the Russians influenced the Romanian people, was by killing all of it's highest intellect. ...

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To protect our national interests we allied up with England and Russia after entering a war with Japan. ... Also, on the contrary we would ally up with Russia in WWII. At that time Russia was also fighting the same war against Germany and Italy. ... The Germans and Russians were killing millions of there own people and Jew's. ... Looking through history, the United States seems to only have started wars in national defense. ...

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While there would be numerous things that happen I believe that future American History students would be read about events such as, The scandals of Clinton Presidency, The United States war with Iraq, and terrorist attacks on the September 11, 2002. ... Finally, in the present time we get to see the positive and negative reactions from the decisions made by our forefathers what could we do today to help ensure a favorable history for the next generation? ... I feel that each of these would be carried onto the history books of the future because of their impact on the American society....

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Yet there is ignorance ingrained from history in the people. ... History shows that America has only used power in self-defense, not for any barbaric reasons. ... Russia and Europe are afraid of history repeating, not the United State history, but theirs. America will not repeat there history of hegemony. ...

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However, the main countries involved, or the ones leading the two sides were the United States and Russia. The United States led the fight against Communist nations, like Russia. ... The Russians were always being viewed as the toughest rival and the team to beat according to the US. ... Some of them depicting how awful the Russians were or how supreme the Americans were. ... The Red Scare brought out one of the most "politically repressive periods" in U.S. history because it took away many freedoms of expression, political activism and press. ...

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Thesis Statement - The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima at the end of WWII, was not a way to intimidate the Soviet Union of our military force we could possibly use against them I evaluated the documents of the military diplomatic history from 1939 through 1947. ... At the time of the bomb dropping, Russia was allied with the United States and posted no threat to them, as nearly all the countries of the world were recovering from vast losses. ... The United States was not looking to fight another war, after being in the most horrible of their history. ...

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Taylor once said, "Nothing has been normal in German history except violent oscillations." ... There were delegates from twenty-seven different countries there, but the Germans and the Russians were not represented. ...

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Josef Stalin's use of mass murder and extermination was perhaps the most horrific act in history. His complete disregard for human life was basically unmatched by any other dictator in history. He covered the entire country of Russia in a blanket of fear, the fear that their life could be taken at any moment for having the slightest connection to anything that Stalin disliked. ... The country had a history of being weak in the face of any exerted governmental power, which is basically summed up in document 11. ...

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This show of Military Might was not only directed toward Japan but also toward Communist China and Russia. ... Leslie Groves was chief of the Manhattan Project, and after the bombing of Hiroshima he was quoted to say "We have spent $2,000,000 on the greatest scientific gamble in history...we won". ... During this time period Russia had also declared war upon Japan. ... I believe that the United States fearing the strategic location and power that Russia might gain by the occupation of Japan, prompted it's use of Atomic Weapons. ...

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In July, when the general learned that Japan had asked Russia to negotiate surrender with United stated, he told his staff: "This is it. ... The United States was worried about an emerging Russian threat. ... "The demonstration of the bomb," Byrnes thought, "might impress Russia with America's military might (Giovannitti and Freed 65-6)." ... If that was the case why did the United States attack Japan and not Russia? ... Ever since the first contact between the English settlers and the Powhatans in Virginia in 1607, a then the arrival of Africans in 1619, race has been significant in ...

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Even so, by campaigning his wartime record and his past history, Truman won the primary of the election. ... Fortunately, by using his knowledge in history and government, he was finally recognized and appointed to two important committees. ... When the Russians blockaded the western sectors of Berlin in 1948, Truman created a massive airlift to supply Berliners until the Russians backed down. ... Truman kept the war a limited one, rather than risk a major conflict with China and perhaps Russia. ...

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Now imagine a chance to change history, and end the war in a quick moment. ... As stated in An Eye on History, "All weapons of war are immoral. ... As Phil Boas writes in his article, during the 1947 Tokyo War Crimes trial, Marquis Kido Koichi, a chief adviser to Emperor Hirohito, stated, "the bomb and Russian invasion led to a surrender that likely saved 20 million of my innocent compatriots from war ravages." ... Kawabe Torashiro if Japan could have stopped fighting without the bomb or Russia invasion, he replied "Speaking very frankly, I think we would have been able to extend the war for a...

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Even though Russia and the U.S. had tension for many years, Russia is now backing the United States in Operation Iraqi Freedom even though during events leading up to the war with Iraq, Russia did not back the U.S. ... The Cold War between Russia and the U.S. had many causes. ... The separation of Germany also polarized America and Russia. ... It was considered a place where history and identity could disappear in an instant. ... In the 1950's, another issue polarized America and Russia. ...

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But, even with this threat fading into history with the fall of the once grand Soviet Union, this book looks back at what then, could have been, and now what once might have been. ... Kennedy's under lying sentiments in his speech on Russia's Gibson II nuclear stance around the world in the first week in October 1962 could have been the catalyst to have changed the out come of the Cuban missile crisis, the above quote was what set Russia to end the diplomatic stale mate and launch against the united sates and we to retaliate in the same. ... With in a short time most of the major ...

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