Is Russian political culture a serious obstacle to democratization? - publié le 13/01/2009
Essay - 7 pages - Political science
From the end of the Cold War to nowadays, Russia has endeavored to reform itself so as to exit from a situation of crises. Mikhail Gorbachev attempted to give a new start to the economy of the Soviet Union, to reform its plethoric administration and take steps towards a more democratic,...
Lenin's Bolshevik faction and the Jews in Russia
Case study - 8 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Jews in the nineteenth and early twentieth century were assimilating into the broader Gentile culture of Europe, thanks to the immense pressures of modernization and, to a lesser extent, democratization. The Jews of Russia faced much of the same choice as the rest of the Russian population...
Current Polish foreign policy towards Poland's eastern neighbour states: Russia, Belarus, Ukraine (October 2004 - February 2005) - publié le 16/01/2009
Essay - 10 pages - International relations
Poland has always lied at the crossroads of Europe, as suggested by the title of one of Norman Davies' famous history books Heart of Europe. Intermediate between the West and the East; buffer state; ally or enemy of the main European powers, Poland was once a very powerful country whose territory...
The Russian business culture - publié le 16/01/2009
Essay - 5 pages - Journalism
With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia emerged as a nation. A new constitution was adopted in 1993, representing the end of communism. Russia has now a federation style government with a market economy (“CIA”, The World FactBook: Russia, online)....
Poverty in Russia - publié le 12/01/2009
Essay - 12 pages - Economy general
Russia is the biggest country in the world and is also today one of the 10th most important economy in the world. In fact, Russia is situated at the 14th world rank concerning its total GDP for 2005 with approximately 763 000 million $, and at the 10th world rank concerning its PPP...
Russian and French Economies - publié le 12/01/2009
Thesis - 9 pages - Economy general
Russia is the biggest country in the world and is ranked 7th for its population with 143 million of inhabitants. The country is today one of the 10th most important economy in the world. In fact, Russia is situated at the 14th world rank concerning its total GDP for 2005 with...
Global marketing: Russian food market - publié le 16/01/2009
Essay - 8 pages - Services marketing
The object of this case study is to develop a market strategy that could be used by firms dealing with Russian food market, namely concerning the waffle market. Lots of marketing surveys of waffle consumption in Russia has been done, dealing with different investing potential...
Russian minorities in Central Asia
Essay - 6 pages - Modern history
As citizens of countries which they consider not to be theirs, the Russians of Central Asia have faced a loss of identity and a collapse of their influence since the end of the USSR. The presence of Russians in Central Asia is a consequence of military conquests which really started in the 19th...
Intercultural management: An introduction to the Russian culture
Case study - 7 pages - Management
Russia has inherited the powerful heavy industry of the USSR, especially steel mills, refineries and chemical plants. The sectors of weapons and the Aerospace are still well developed. Since the beginning of the 1990's, the planned economy turned to a market economy. The economic and...
Threats and opportunities for Russia after the establishment of WTO
Thesis - 6 pages - International relations
As Russia was the heart of Soviet Union and it used to have economic relations only inside USSR, this isolation from the rest of the world has weakened the economy of Russia and other member countries of USSR. Today Russia is an independent country, but it still does not have...
Anna Politkovskaya: A woman, journalist and human rights activist in contemporary Russia - publié le 17/05/2009
Essay - 4 pages - Services marketing
am a pariah”. This is how Anna Politkovskaya defines herself in the beginning of a posthumous article published by The Guardian on October 14th, 2006. Seven days before, on October 7th, around 5 pm, she was murdered in her flat in still non-clarified circumstances. Her death occurred while...
Heineken in Russia - publié le 13/01/2009
Case study - 9 pages - Business strategy
Heineken is the first European Brewer and one of the first brewers in the world. Also, to give a better idea of the situation of the company, let's state some figures. In 2005, net profit was 761 million €, with sales above 10 billion € and a total beer volume of almost 120 million...
Ben & Jerry and Iceverks : Marketing strategy in Russia
Case study - 28 pages - Foreign markets
The Russian systems were undeveloped and inefficient and the Russian mafia has gained enormous power. For example, the company had to pay as much as 30% of their monthly profit for mafia protection. Russians in Moscow consume 170 tons of ice-cream per year and 98% of which is vanilla. When the...
Exporting products from United Kingdom to Russian market - publié le 29/09/2009
Thesis - 5 pages - Economy general
We are a British company specialized in luxurious umbrellas. Our turnover was of £845,000 in 2007. Nowadays we export our products in all of Western Europe; our biggest customers are France and Italy. Our firm is now a big company and it is carrying on to growth. We wish to extend our market and...
Compare and contrast the causes and nature of the two 1917 Russian Revolutions
Essay - 6 pages - Modern history
“Every social group, every nationality, every region, every town, every village, had its own revolution”, wrote Christopher Read and indeed, 1917 proved to be for Russia a year of turmoil and change. Traditionally, however, 1917 is known as a year of two revolutions, February...
Ben & Jerry and Iceverks : Marketing strategy in Russia - publié le 16/05/2009
Presentation - 20 pages - Services marketing
The Russian systems were undeveloped and inefficient and the Russian mafia has gained enormous power. For example, the company had to pay as much as 30% of their monthly profit for mafia protection. Russians in Moscow consume 170 tons of ice-cream per year and 98% of which is vanilla. When the...
Russia and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
Russia is the last economic power which does not belong to the World Trade Organization yet. The former leader of the Soviet Union has stood back from the communist model even if some distinctive features of a planned and centred economy are still noticeable. Indeed, the economic and...
The Political and Economic Policies of Russia and China
Essay - 6 pages - International relations
Introduction At the end of World War II, the international community became notably divided upon political and economic lines. While many countries in the West chose a capitalist democracy many in the East had chosen communism/Marxism as the central means for social development. Although both of...
Current Polish foreign policy towards Poland's eastern neighbour states: Russia, Belarus, Ukraine (October 2004 - February 2005)
Essay - 13 pages - International relations
Poland has always lied at the crossroads of Europe, as suggested by the title of one of Norman Davies' famous history books Heart of Europe. Intermediate between the West and the East; buffer state; ally or enemy of the main European powers, Poland was once a very powerful country whose territory...
Russian Jews of the Nineteenth Century
Essay - 3 pages - Modern history
Throughout present day American history there have been many differing views on the Eastern European and Russian Jews as a people and the ways in which they have affected American society. Although often looked down upon, Russian Jews have actually contributed a great deal to the economic growth...
History of Russia: A look at the Russian political gravity
Essay - 8 pages - Political science
Autocratic rule in Russia initially evolved at odds with the interests of the landed gentry before finally undermining their power via the establishment of a service gentry, loyal to the state, and appeasing them with the slow institutionalization of serfdom. The primary ingredients of...
The Russian business culture
Essay - 7 pages - Foreign markets
With the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia emerged as a nation. A new constitution was adopted in 1993, representing the end of communism. Russia has now a federation style government with a market economy (“CIA”, The World FactBook: Russia, online)....
How Peter the Great's window to the West empowered Russia
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
It was during Peter the Great's reign that Russia emerged as a prevailing European power. This advancement of Russia into European affairs would be accredited to Peter's introduction of Western technological, cultural, military and political ideas and customs. Peter's changes would...
Orcanta in Russia
Case study - 9 pages - International marketing
Russia is one of the largest markets in the world. As the western culture slowly infiltrated the eastern mentality many young people began adopting western culture and appearances. In the past few years Russia has not only began to accept western ideas and fashion, but has developed...
Russian rule, Nationalism and Independence, 1860 - 1930: Latvia, Poland and Finland
Essay - 5 pages - Political science
In 1860, the Latvians, the Poles and the Finns had witnessed different developments. Latvia belonged to the Russian Empire since the end of the 18th century, but the Baltic Germans continued to hold power locally and enjoyed a great economical and social hegemony over the country. In Poland, the...
Exporting products from United Kingdom to Russian market
Case study - 6 pages - Foreign markets
We are a British company specialized in luxurious umbrellas. Our turnover was of £845,000 in 2007. Nowadays we export our products in all of Western Europe; our biggest customers are France and Italy. Our firm is now a big company and it is carrying on to growth. We wish to extend our market and...
The intricacies of sino-russian relations
Essay - 8 pages - Political science
Since the birth of the Popular Republic of China, in 1949, the PRC and the USSR experienced a love and hate relationship, which can easily be understood given some capital elements: China and Russia are two countries as large as continents, both claim(ed) to adhere to communism, and they...
In what extent and how did the making of foreign economic policy changed in the Post-Communist Russia?
Essay - 10 pages - International relations
The end of the year 1991 signaled an unprecedented change in the history of Russia. The collapse of the USSR was not only the collapse of one régime for the establishment of another one. The beginning of the 1990s was indeed the end of an era for Russia, as well as for the whole...
Labor and the Russian Revolution
Essay - 9 pages - Modern history
The February and October Revolutions of 1917 were based, in large part, on Marxist visions of class struggle and working class power. Despite not being an industrial power, the Russian working class was significant. Benjamin Nathans sums up the social circumstances of Russia in the late...
Human smuggling in Russia and Central Asia
Essay - 10 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The UN definition of "trafficking", under the terms of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (supplementing the 2000 UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime), Article 3(a) states: 'Trafficking in persons' shall mean...
