Between 1894 and 1896, hundreds of thousands of Armenians were massacred by Ottoman forces, and the Russian government closed Armenian schools and seized church property until 1905 when they got tired of Armenian armed resistance. ... Armenia declared its independence in 1991 when the Armenian Supreme Soviet declared to secede from the USSR. Since its independence, Armenia has been in conflict with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. ... Since independence, several calamities plagued the economy of Armenia. ... Between 1991 and 1993 Armenia's GDP dropped 60% followed by a perio...

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In school, Marxist and Leninist theories were explained in detail while the teaching was lacking of the study of social science. Also, school fees were, once again, introduced to the school system. This was a sense of elitism because only the wealthy family could be afforded the high cost to send their children to school for high educations. ...

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Schools and churches were built for natives and now, after Alaska was sold to the USA, the Orthodoxy is still the predominant religion there. ... Russia was on the side of the then future US during the independence war between America and Great Britain and they supported the Americans with military supplies. ... Also, the Russian-Americans represent a good share of the employees in High-Tech and science companies. ...

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After 1956 however, with Khrushchev's new approach to Socialism and his denunciation of Stalin, there were increasing calls for independence among the communist bloc countries who had never been truly supportive of the communist regime. ...

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After 1956 however, with Khrushchev's new approach to Socialism and his denunciation of Stalin, there were increasing calls for independence among the communist bloc countries who had never been truly supportive of the communist regime. ...

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After 1956 however, with Khrushchev's new approach to Socialism and his denunciation of Stalin, there were increasing calls for independence among the communist bloc countries who had never been truly supportive of the communist regime. ...

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NTLS is very dependent upon economic liberalisation, removing as much as state intervention as possible such as price control; stabilisation, maintaining market order by controlling high inflation caused by marketisation in the short run; and privatisation, making State owned enterprises3 more efficient by exposing them to market fluctuations and making them profit-orientated. ... Shock therapy did not bring what many Chicago School economists had hoped for. ... The high degree of centralisation determined such difference in the transition paths. ... The feature of ˜independence' d...

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Asked by a reporter in Strasbourg, France, whether he subscribed, as his predecessors had, "to the school of American exceptionalism that sees America as uniquely qualified to lead the world," the president began by observing: "I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism.... For Americans what claims their pride is the declaration of the independence. ...

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Joseph Stalin was the soviet communist leader who's passing molded an era, and whose iron rule determined the lives of millions of people. Considering that he shaped the direction of post-World War II Europe, we may regard him as the most powerful person to live during the 20th century. Joseph Sta...

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