Serfdom is a labor system under which most European agricultural workers lived during the Middle Ages. ... Unlike the non-house serfs, there are detailed records on this particular group. ... After the fall of the Roman Empire in Europe the lack of a central authority gave rise to local lords exercising control. ... Feudalism was given a huge blow in Western Europe by the French Revolution and Napoleon. Russia was, however, one of the few regions of Europe not overthrown by Napoleon. ...

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Emerging Markets Index of Morgan Stanley's consists of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. Some of the Developing countries are known as the emerging markets. Their co...

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Due to these setbacks, President Yanukoych wanted to establish a stronger relationship with the European Union. ... Unlike a realism view, which fosters around military might, a liberal perspective believes that military power is not the only form of power, but also social and economic powers play a large role in the relationship between states. ...

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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. ... He expected him to be a superhuman hero, unlike the ordinary and normal-seeming man that he really was. ... Unlike the intellectual party members, his contribution to the cause was practical, not theoretical. ...

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Let us begin with a simpler model of strategic geometry which existed in Europe during the Cold War. From 1948 onwards, a more or less clear-cut line divided Europe into two main political and military blocs: the communist bloc and the free world of Western Europe, resulting in an almost perfect bipolarity. However, the politics in Asia during the same period were more dynamic and nuanced than just the simple East-West divide of Europe. Here, there was none of "the sharp structural clarity of Europe," no drawing of a line, no Iron Curtain; rather, there existed a more complex web of internatio...

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