Essays on Russian

Two Russian Films: A Journey through Time and SpaceI – IntroductionSometimes, art represents the suppressed voice of the majority. If the dominant factor is really tyrannical, and those who oppose it would be placed in grave danger, those with a passion for change use art as a catalyst for change. These people are often called…

The Russian way of corporate governance What are the governance issues that arise from this case? One of the governance issues was the inactivity of the Russian government. Yukon did not obey the law. There are/were Russian laws that “purport to provide protection for minority investors by giving them representation on corporate boards and the…

The Russian Mafia has always exercised an important role in the Russian economy. The contemporary mafiosi are descendents of the seventeenth Century highwaymen and Cossack robbers. These men occasionally murdered families prior to raids preventing them from being captured. The Russia mafiosi made a point to remain aloof from the state. Mob men were actually…

In the early 1990s the ice pick industry was province regulated. It had unreal market. where all production was sold despite immense overrun in the industry. During passage from province governed to market economic system. the industry shrank quickly and was unattractive chiefly because of political and fiscal convulsion. Once Russian economic system reemerged from…

INTRODUCTION             The Russian empire refers to a state that ended after the Russian Revolution of 1917.The Russian empire had the people ruled under an autocratic style of government where the tsar acted as the ruler. After its collapse in 1917, the Soviet Union was formed.  The Russian Empire is acknowledged for being the worlds’…

Nicholas Romanov was an ignorant, incompetent and insensitive leader. His character was the decisive factor in bringing on the revolution The last Tsar of Russia was a tragic figure a classic case of being a leader in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nothing within his power could have prevented the forces of change…

Russian and CIS peace enforcement in Tajikistan ——————————————————————————– ——————————————————————————– Forthcoming in Lena Jonson and Clive Archer (eds. ): Russian and CIS Peacekeeping (Westview, 1995). Publication no. 1 – 1995, Centre of Russians Studies. Tajikistan is situated between the five historic empires of Asia: Russia to the north, Turkey to the west, Iran and India to…

In the early 20th century, both Russian and Mexican peoples were both verily dissatisfied with their respective governments. Archaic standards and unjust politics led to unrest and the stirring of the winds of rebellion. With similar political and economic motives, these geographically distanced and different groups of nearly uniform peasantry both stood against their leaders…

The Revolution of 1905 was the first time the Tsar had faced opposition from so many groups in Russian society at the same time. A long-term social and economic cause of the 1905 Revolution was the continuing anger of both peasants and landowners to the emancipation of the serfs 1861. Although this piece of legislation…

Introduction For my essay I am going to adopt a formalist approach to Wordsworth’s ‘The Thorn’. In particular I will be looking into the views of the Russian formalists such as Victor Shlovsky and Alexander Potebnya, and relating their thoughts to the poem. I will then be seeing how the ‘The Thorn’ relates to elements…