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Model władzy w państwach postsowieckich
Politeja, 2016 The Model of Power in the Post-Soviet States The aim of this article is to show the evolution of the model of power in the former Soviet states on the example of Belarus, Azerbaijan and Central Asian states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan ...
Elżbieta Kużelewska, Adam R. Bartnicki
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An anatomy of worldmaking: Sukarno and anticolonialism from post‐Bandung Indonesia
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract This article analyzes the anticolonial worldmaking of postcolonial Indonesia's first president Sukarno, during Guided Democracy (1959–1965). Using worldmaking as a conceptual interface, the article offers three interconnected interventions.
Say Jye Quah
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La Russie de Vladimir Poutine et l’intégration économique de l’espace post-soviétique
Études Arméniennes Contemporaines, 2013 This article analyses Russian policy towards former Soviet republics. Having gained independence in 1991, they have been pursuing stronger ties and cooperation with western international organizations, such as NATO and the European Union.
Lilit Vardanyan
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American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract How can defense alliances reap the efficiency gains of working together when coordination and opportunism costs are high? Although specializing as part of a collective comes with economic and functional benefits, states must bargain over the distribution of those gains and ensure the costs of collective action are minimized.
J. Andrés Gannon
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In the shadow of Moscow: the Stalinist reconstruction of the capitals of the Soviet republics
Journal of Architecture and Urbanism, 2015 Looking through the prism of USSR national policy the article analyzes the reconstruction of Stalinist cities. The study is based on the visual analysis of the city landscapes of the capitals of 12 of 15 former Soviet republics. Focusing attention on the
Rasa Čepaitienė
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Why did Putin invade Ukraine? A theory of degenerate autocracy
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Many dictatorships end up with a series of disastrous decisions such as Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union or Saddam Hussein's aggression against Kuwait. Even if a certain policy choice is not ultimately fatal for the regime, such as Mao's Big Leap Forward or the Pol Pot's collectivization drive, they typically involve both a miscalculation ...
Georgy Egorov, Konstantin Sonin
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The Soviet city and the ‘other cultural’ heritage
Проект БайкалLittle is known about the relationship between ‘ours’ and the ‘other’ in Soviet architecture. Attitudes to heritage in the Kaliningrad region and in the former Central Asian republics, despite their dissimilarity, have much in common.
Юлия Косенкова
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Understanding Fathers Engagement: Contextual Insights From Tajikistan and Azerbaijan
Children &Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research on parental engagement often portrays fathers as less involved in their children's lives compared to mothers. This paper challenges such a perspective by examining fathers' engagement within the socio‐cultural contexts of Tajikistan and Azerbaijan.
Zarina Muminova +2 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2016 Central Asia is a vast geographic region that includes five former Soviet Union republics: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
John eHay +12 more
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Attitudes towards the market economy and capitalism in Ukraine, Poland and Russia
Economic Affairs, EarlyView.Abstract This article presents the results of opinion polls conducted in Ukraine, Poland, and Russia, focusing on attitudes towards the market economy and capitalism. The polls first asked six questions about the market economy without explicitly referencing ‘capitalism’.
Rainer Zitelmann
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