... illnesses included: respiratory illness, throat cancer, esophageal cancer, digestive disorders, liver ailments, kidney ailments, and anemia. Both authors are incredibly experienced and have special intelligent backgrounds. The people who live by the Aral Sea often do not have the resources or intelligence to determine a plan or come up with a solution on how to solve the problems pertaining to the Aral Sea ... , so the research the two authors did on this subject is extremely useful and valuable to them. The investigations of the Aral Sea done by the authors analyzed a number of differen...

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... and the crazy ideas of the past. We see that more and more the grandson grows closer to his crazy but captivating grandfather. Normally, when reading stories by foreign writers, I don`t completely connect to the story or the events. Even if Penkov`s story is foreign to me, I never felt lost or ... that a key element was missing or a certain cultural reference, but at the same time, I did not feel like I was reading a history text, either. So it is possible to say that there is great balance in this story. I think that Penkov is the type of author who understands what the readers need ......

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... would not discriminate or offend any specific ethnic group and would also show the true origin of the "Russian Mafia". Life is not easy for Russian-Americans. Although they usually do very good at their work, they are often shown disrespect. What the Americans obviously do not see is ... like lower life forms in return. This needs to change, but I fear many years will go by until the situation improves. 3 The Comment Dealing with Russian-Americans has mostly confirmed our idea of their culture. But there have been some aspects we have heard the first time like that the Russian ... have ...

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... that these actions might provoke a war with Britain and France. Some historians view it as a firm plan for war against Britain and France. Hitler's first move was rearmament. Germany was the only great power disarmed in the treaty. But Hitler went against the treaty and by 1935 the German army was 550,000 strong, he over-ruled the advice of his economic minister ... public feeling that led to expansion. Hitler cannot be held solely to blame for Germany's expansion in the late 1930's, as the feelings of the German nation must also be taken into account. Hitler was supported by public opi...

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Russia has always seemed to have a rough and uneasy history littered with civil wars, coups, and ever-present change. Starting at a point in early Russian history, princes throughout Russia, or Kievan Rus as it was called at the time, would consistently feud with one another over power. From about 1054, when the current ruler of Kievan Rus, Yaroslav passed away leaving the country ... influence, but they also moved away from their original location, and changed their central location on numerous occasions. Originally, pre-Mongolian invasion, the hub for the Orthodox Church was in Kiev. But sh...

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... soviet system relied completely on terror to preserve authority. The irony lies in the fact that reform failed whereas terror sustained the soviet system for seven decades. Reforms like the Emancipation of the Serfs in 1861 and Army reform in 1870 under Tsar Alexander II seemed successful in preserving autocracy for a limited time only, as these reforms didn't mean better living standards, this led ... and also the Russian Revolution of 1917. The event has significance in that it was the first time the government used terror with such intensity, rather than reform. Bloody Sunday was an e...

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... by Nicéphore Niépce and the first photographed war was the Crimean War in the 1850s. These photos lacked the brutal nature of war, but nevertheless they serve as a documentation of the look and logistics of mid-19th century warfare. (Time Inc, 2014). In World War I, photos such as 'Outside Captured German Dugout' (Appendix 3) often served as positive propaganda for the ... government. This particular picture illustrates the sense of humor which World War I was famed for (Europeana, 2005). However World War II showed the more serious side of war, this ... Vietnam War was a part o...

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... , a time that the populace was under a system of coerced 'Equality'. She promotes her ideals of human nature by engendering a dystopian society in which individualism is maleficent. The protagonist of the novel Equality 7-2521 is born into a nation that abolishes the word 'I'. Rand's philosophy of human nature is prodigiously precise in the sense that a higher power taking away society's rights to think for oneself ... brothers who are the State." (1.15) These three examples plucked from different timelines and colonies dissuade the conception that Rand's regime in her novella ...

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... was resolved to achieve his vision of a perfect communist society without regards to its cost in human lives. Soviet citizens of that time were heavily indoctrinated with communist ideas. Total censorship and enforcement of political congruence were the features associated with Stalin's regime. Soviet people brainwashed by forceful censorship of all anti-Soviet ideas were under the impression that the USSR was progressing ... to get across, when he describes the behavior of the prison wardens. Within the work camps, prisoners wake up at dawn, and work till dusk. There is virtually no ti...

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... . Without one power the other lacks strength and efficiency. But on the other hand, hard and soft powers can exist independently for some period of time. In this first example, it can be proven that a soft power can exist without a hard power. In 1938, as the League of Nations fell apart the prime minister of Britain, Neville Chamberlain, used a new form of foreign policy ... session of Congress, wherein he announced that the United States would continue to provide support for countries that would resist the influence of Communism. At the same time, Truman also mentioned a new military p...

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... this after minorities have proven themselves time and time again in many different arenas. However, no matter how far advanced this country becomes in the field of equality, it just can't seem to get over it's prejudices against women; women in the military in particular. Prejudice has been present in the US military since it's ... a woman could do his same job. Again though, like the black soldiers before them, women are now allowed fully into the military, but in only in about half of the positions that men are. Why is it that no combat positions are open to women? Why hasn't the govern...

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... the best way to increase output was to expand the area to be cultivated. The Virgin Lands campaign was introduced in 1953 and opened up a great deal of land for farming. "42 million hectares of land, mostly in Northern Kazakhstan, were ploughed and sown for the first time, starting in 1954, with a net gain of 30-40 million hectares to the total area sown to crops ... in the USSR" (Hanson 54). Khrushchev's formula was simple and would prove to effective in the short-run. These lands, with a little luck ... from the weather, flourished in the early years of the program but soon were plag...

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... the best way to increase output was to expand the area to be cultivated. The Virgin Lands campaign was introduced in 1953 and opened up a great deal of land for farming. "42 million hectares of land, mostly in Northern Kazakhstan, were ploughed and sown for the first time, starting in 1954, with a net gain of 30-40 million hectares to the total area sown to crops ... in the USSR" (Hanson 54). Khrushchev's formula was simple and would prove to effective in the short-run. These lands, with a little luck ... from the weather, flourished in the early years of the program but soon were plag...

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... force his way into Ethiopia. However, all attempts at those measures failed. In 1935, Italy invaded Ethiopia by force. As time went by, World War seemed eminent. At the onset of war, the British and French were in dyer need of troops. This forced the colonial powers to draft Africans for the first time. African troops ,with the exception of those from South Africa who were not ... allowed to bear arms, were to play a much more combatant role both in and outside ... Africa. Half a million Africans fought for ... ...

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... state, with obsolete machinery and suffering from critical shortages of spare parts and raw materials, while the agricultural sector is plagued by shortages of inputs compounded by adverse weather conditions. In order for the present circumstances to improve and bring about a reversal of the downward economic trend, major efforts are needed with assistance from the international community towards rehabilitating industries, infrastructure ... . Roads and railways extending scores of kilometers and bridges were damaged, cutting off traffic (see images 3, 4, 5 Flood damage). North Korea's f...

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... and following democratic institutions, while at the same time facing secessionary pressures that seem to require extra democratic means to preserve the integrity of the nation. Nationalism in multiethnic areas in the Russian Federation has provided a substantial challenge for democratization. There is a direct relationship between democratization and ethnic peace (Smitter 72). In a democratically weak society, ethnicity assumes a stronger role ... institution of democracy itself. Public opinion show that most Russians evaluate democracy in negative terms (Whitefield). For a stable democ...

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... the above traits, they are truly united and supportive of one another. Because of this unity and support, the Chechens were able to withstand Russian military and ideological incursions for a relatively long time when taking into consideration the difference of technology that both sides have. Because of this unity and support, comes the aspect that Russians fear the most. It is support ... the fact that almost 96% of the population are Muslim . Islam in particular has several implications in the conflict. First of all, Martyrdom has a huge role in Islam which brings forth the issues of...

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... Cong or not. One US marine said: "If they weren't pro Viet Cong before we got there, they sure as well were by the time we left." An example of this hatred is the My Lai massacre in March 1968 were over 300 civilians were killed. The Americans also had a lax way of life compared to the Communists who only had ... dozens of South Vietnamese cities across the country. Although the majority were quickly repelled, the morale of the US was hampered. The US embassy in Saigon had been taken over for a short period of time, whilst it took 3 weeks for Saigon to be cleared completely. The support...

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... Such assessment was replaced by new international Chinese ideology. Modern international era according to Chinese became more flexible. Peace and development became main and important notions of the world community. In this respect Chinese geopolitics is against any forms of hegemony, aggression and violent acquisition of territories and resources. Old world order was time for terrorists, local conflicts, ... economic security, fight against terrorism and other international threats. In addition, XVII Congress of Chinese communist party blames negatively any proclamations of the Taiwan i...

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... 1998, these positive trends reversed direction and the gross domestic product in Russia had declined 9.9% by the end of September and had declined 18% by the end of that year. Inflation shot up to 38% in September 1998 and 84% by the end of that year (97). For the first time ever, Russia experienced real unemployment, as the percentage of unemployed persons reached 11.5% nationwide and 10 ... % in Moscow. Russia's economic collapse resulted in a 183% devaluation of the ruble in less than two months. By July 1999, one U.S. ... dollar could be exchanged for twenty-four rubles as opposed ...

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... today because they are frustrated when they can't get the information they need. In many countries, you are supposed to be able to get train or bus schedule information over the telephone rapidly. Unfortunately, you may be in for a long wait between the time you contact the rail office and the time you get your information. You may get put on hold, you may hear ... rapid electronic access to market quotations, and their clients depend on these market quotations. This is an area of human endeavour that was untouched by the computer just a decade ago. The most significant feature of the i...

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... that development projects should look at ending common property tenure in favour of privatization to promote more rational land use for livestock. The "presumed link between herders" activities and adverse environmental impacts contains implications of "irrational" or primitive" practices" (Upton: 2002: 11). The Global discourse at the time linked the tendency of individual herders to maximize the ... limited, and subsistence production continues to be important" (Humphrey & Sneath:1999:57). One of the most important things for pastoralists is their wealth in animals (Humphrey & Sneath:1...

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... them, the idea that something could be done." (5) After 1905 Lenin remained leader of the Bolshevik movement but it was scattered all over Europe by factional strife. This marked a decade of emigration. During this time Lenin's confidence in his policies and tactics grew and developed. "He made it clear that he would continue to split, even if this meant the most drastic reduction ... and with the vindication that Lenin chanted them. To the peasants and workers, Lenin's solutions were simple explanations to the complex problems and uncertainties surrounding them in these times. It was a...

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... accuracy of this statement using neo-realistic based international relation theories and highlight the problems that such an approach faces. The neo-realist theory in International Relations is often simplistically defined as a state-centric theory, specially if considered relatively to other theories. So, the assumption that I ... concept of state' is actually the basis of neo-realism, according to which the existence of the state is a necessary condition for any international stage. Nevertheless, by analysing some of the points of the theory, I will find out that, given the existence of...

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... 1945 -1990. Although, I personally would agree that the policies of the World War II played a significant role in shaping the international politics of the post - war world, and possibly could be blamed for the beginning of the Cold War. However, in my view, it is important to go back in time and have a look at the historical background of that issue. The Bolsheviks seize power ... in the "October" Revolution in 1917. Considering the differences in the theories, there is a tendency in the west to place the whole responsibility on the shoulders ... and some territory of Ukraine. Shortly...

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