Besides there have been encouraging initiatives taken by the current government under the leadership of President Putin to expedite the reform process that seem to be bearing fruit in the form of a much improved economy, high investor confidence and an overall improvement in the business climate. ... Recent Economic trends in Russia The Russian economy made fairly good progress in the year 2001 and 2002. ... Moreover crime and corruption play a dominant role in Russian business and security has always been a cause for concern inspite of an ongoing attempt by the government to clean up t...

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Russia and Chechnya have been involved in armed conflict many years. ... The second reason is political: of all the former Russian republics and autonomous republics, only Tatarstan and Chechnya refused to ratify the 1992 Russian Federation Treaty that established Yeltsin's present Russian Federation. ... In May, barely two weeks before the voting started, his government signed a cease-fire, agreeing to exchange prisoners and negotiate a permanent peace later. ... While the Chechens consider themselves as an independent nation the Russian see them as part of Russia. The Chechens have car...

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There are the problems of orphaned children being left as orphans, adoption processes being put on hold, the Russian government allowing a few children to be adopted, and the main thing, Russia's whole intent of this decision. ... The Russian government has officially terminated the prospects for more than 50 children who were expected to join new families. ... " The Russian government is giving the opportunity of living with caring and loving parents to their children with disabilities only. ... It was not those kids' fault; it was their own government's fault. ... The ...

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The Russian annexation of Crimea is also against the constitution of Russian Federation. ... Crimea cannot join Russia by its will or Russia to annex Crimea. ... Impartially, the Russian annexation of Crimea is also against the constitution of Russian Federation. ... Therefore due to the deportation of Tatars and settlement of Russians in Crimea there are majority of Russians in Crimea who took part in referendum and vote to join Russian Federation. ... Most countries are putting sanctions on Russia and hence isolating Russian Government. ...

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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. ... The state-run Gazprom dominates Russia's upstream, producing about 74% of Russia's total natural gas output. ... Russia's government has announced that it intends to liberalize liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports starting in January 2014, breaking Gazprom's absolute export monopoly. ... From the mid 1900's Russia has harnessed the effectiveness of the two products. ... Today the two resources accoun...

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The same day of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination the Austrian government retaliated by declaring war on Serbia. Russia's Emperor, Nicholas II was pressured by Russia's military to defend Serbia. ... Germany, being power hungry, and allied with Austria-Hungary, then declared war on Russia. Then, following its alliance with Russia, France declared war on Germany. ... The American government campaigned to tell the public that entering the war was good. ...

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The end of the WW2, saw Russia and America emerging as the two strongest allied nations. ... On one side, Stalin sought to spread his influence in Eastern Europe by setting up pro-Russian governments in these states while America, feared for their power and domination over the world and attempted to "contain" communism. ... By 1948, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Albania and Yugoslavia all had Communist governments. ... In Yalta, it was agreed that Russia would be allowed to set up a government of their choice in Eastern Europe. However, Truman was far more suspicious of ...

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The November 17th, the BBC article, "Ukraine: EU fails to agree on new Russia Sanctions," discusses the escalating conflict in Ukraine, and the measures that the European Union and the United States are planning to combat the issue of the pro-Russian separatist. Since January 2014, the Ukraine and Russia have been in a hostile conflict with regards to the pro-Russian separatists. ... Since April, separatists have been fighting government officials throughout Ukraine, calling for a vote on independence. ... The Ukraine has met with European Union ministers, in order to discuss the imp...

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This growing assertiveness has led the international community to believe that Russia will no longer adhere to its liberal norms. ... To safeguard its own interests, Russia resorted to military action to prevent an unfavorable balance of power. ... Following Georgia's defeat in 2008, Russian forces forced a settlement, that undermined its potential to threaten its interests. Crimea's annexation guaranteed Russia's control over Sevastopol, while denying NATO its use as the new government would have otherwise revoked its rights. ... Moscow considers this a grave threat given its ...

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In Russia's attempt to reduce their nuclear weapons, this will definitely make Russia weaker. ... If Russia sells these weapons to third world countries, this could be dangerous to us due to the fact that the origin of our terrorists is the third world countries. ... We should shift some of the budget to the intelligence portion of the government though. ... The military intelligence and intelligence of all of our defenses, governmental or not, need increased attention. ... Our government needs to get into what's is going on with immigration and potential enemies on our soil rea...

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The 2014 Winter Olympics that will be held soon in Sochi, Russia also are happening in a time of political and economic difficulty, as well as conflict between the U.S. and Russia. ... The Russian government, initially resistant to having the U.S. help them combat the terrorism threat, is now cooperating with America. ... Tensions have also been heightened by Russia granting asylum to Edward J. ... Although Russia and the U.S. are now working towards solutions to the Iranian nuclear situation and removing chemical weapons from Syria, Russia has supported the Iranian and Syrian leaders who hav...

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The most important step and process of the Meiji government was the process of sending their own ministers overseas to see the awesome power of change. ... Russia's ability to imitate ideas from western influence led them through their industrial revolution. Following the thoughts of the Minister of Finance, Count Witte, many western investors built factories with advanced technology in Russia. The Russian people using this technology greatly advanced their ways of production. ... So with Russia's capability to imitate the west it developed ideas in technology and government that...

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Another event that occurred during World War I, and continued in the immediate years following the war, was the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the successful formation of a Communist or Socialist state in Russia. The creation of the Soviet Union and its communist government led to a fear in the U.S. that communism could spread in America and the U.S. government would be overthrown just as the Russian government and its Tsar (the Russian King) had been replaced (Tsar Nicholas II was eventually murdered by the Communists along with his entire family). ... Eventually, the government began to crac...

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The Chinese have so many problems similar to those of Russia. ... Chaos is the reason that the army is so directly involved with the nation's government. Also, similarly to Russia the army controls the parties. ... The government aids the industries so it is very rare for a business to go bankrupt. ... The president is given full authority over all branches of government to insure that Government runs smoothly. ...

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This war took place because the Vietnams couldn't agree on one government so they broke up into two major parts, North and the South. North Vietnam wanted to have Communism for a government under the influence of Ho Chi Minh, and the South wanted to have democracy, under the influence of the French rule. ... They thought this because the Northern Vietnam was backed by China and Russia. ... Russia at that point had already expanded its empire into Eastern Europe, Korea and Cuba. ... The Government of America, noticed how people felt about this war, and started to make instant plans for...

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The majority followed government and state laws, but gangs began to form all over New York - the largest becoming the mafia. ... The Russian mafia well known as Solntsevskaya Bratva has an estimated annual revenue at 8.5 billion dollars. ... Russia and China are working together to steal money, government employee identities and U.S. military secrets so they can build up a stronger military. Why the United States isn't using hackers to steal information from Russia and China is unexplained. We as a country shouldn't sit back and let Russia who is recognized an ally to this nation h...

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Western countries, Gulf Arab states, and Turkey all support the rebels, but Iran, Russia, and China stand behind Assad and his current government. ... President Francois Hollande urged Syria to create a government in hopes that this would entice the Syrian government and rebel groups to work toward a peaceful resolution (Erlanger). Hollande berated Russia and China for vetoing an intervention by the United Nations in an attempt to protect Assad. ... France will recognize the provisional government of Syria once it is formed" (Erlanger). ... According to the United States, the rebel forc...

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As a result, their respective governments have influenced international media, some outwardly giving talking points that form a narrative of a Russia vs. the west conflict, which is on the edge of propaganda. ... The Moscow Times is an English newspaper printed in Moscow that has strong government support. ... Their article "Referendum in Crimea: Crimea's Population Determine Whether to Become a Part of Russia or Whether to Stay a Part of Ukraine" has many facts while hinting of pro-government thoughts. ... Much like the previous newspaper, the Komosol Truth supports the governm...

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As a result, their respective governments have influenced international media, some outwardly giving talking points that form a narrative of a Russia versus the west conflict, which is on the edge of propaganda. ... Their article "Referendum in Crimea: Crimea's Population Determine Whether to Become a Part of Russia or Whether to Stay a Part of Ukraine" has many facts while hinting of pro-government thoughts. The referendum is mentioned alongside support for a Russian takeover by many Ukrainians and even mentioning Western disapproval, but follows up with positive notes about th...

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As a result, their respective governments have influenced international media, some outwardly giving talking points that form a narrative of a Russia vs. the west conflict, which is on the edge of propaganda. ... The Moscow Times is an English newspaper printed in Moscow that has strong government support. ... Their article "Referendum in Crimea: Crimea's Population Determine Whether to Become a Part of Russia or Whether to Stay a Part of Ukraine" has many facts while hinting of pro-government thoughts. ... Much like the previous newspaper, the Komosol Truth supports the governm...

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Syrian Deputy Prime Minister, Jamil Qadri, and Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey V. ... However, Qadri and Lavrov, in their news conference at the Russian Foreign Ministry, berated the United States for using the matter of unconventional weapons as an excuse to interfere in Syria's conflicts (Cave). ... Russia, Syria's closest foreign ally, plans to help the Syrian government and its rebels reach a peaceful agreement (Cave). ... Dara'a, near the Jordanian border, also saw a great number of deaths as government forces shelled, bombed, and executed rebels. ... The Syrian gover...

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Germany had invaded Russia twice this century and should not be allowed to recover. ... (Berlin would be in the Russian zone). ... It was agreed that Russia should get Polish territory east of the Curzon line, land taken from Bolshevik Russia in 1921). ... As the Russians pushed the Germans out of Poland they backed the establishment of a communist government in Lublin, even though there was a Polish government-in-exile in London. ... This new government should then be called the Polish Provisional Government of National Unity- (15). ...

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They obtained it from Russia years ago. ... If the government decides to install a system on both Airforce one and Marine One, that is $6 million of taxpayer money. ... Russia and China the two other big superpowers will go on alert because the U.S is spending Billions to protect itself from tiny nations that can easily be defeated, nations whose government has no desire to attack the U.S. ... What is going to happen in Afghanistan when the U.S "helps" to set up a temporary government? ... The U.S did help to set up the new Israeli government and now it is on thin ice. ...

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The American government was created on righteous morals created out of the ashes of governments of the past that had failed such as, Romans, the Greeks, and the Egyptians. ... Since humans created this supposedly perfect government, and run it, then how can those just morals be applied? ... Kennan's public debate about halting the growing expansion of the very powerful and newly Communist Russia. ... With this argument stated and Russia feeling threatened because they know how the United States does business, it set off a whole line of explosions (not the destructive kind usually seen in ...

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The threat of Russian progression in Europe and in Asia was enough to worry the top officials in the United States and British governments. ... The dropping of the bomb was not entirely used to stop the Russian progression. ... The American government also wanted revenge for the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. ... The Russian territorial growth definitely played a factor in the dropping the bomb. ... The Americans did not want the Russians to get involved in the war against Japan. ...

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