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A Privilege That Can Be Withdrawn: Regulation of Exit in Russia and Other Post‐Soviet Republics
ABSTRACT The former Soviet Union's restrictions on citizens' foreign travel or emigration were notoriously draconian. Yet what replaced them in the fifteen independent states of the post‐Soviet region has not been well analysed. Outside the Baltic republics, the monolithic and prohibitive policies of the Soviet past have given way to a patchwork of ...
Matthew Light, Leonid Kosals
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Glasnost vs. Glasnost‘: A re-evaluation and reinterpretation of Chernobyl in Soviet media
This paper investigates media coverage following the Chernobyl disaster and argues that reinterpretation and re-evaluation are required. Specifically, the existing literature‘s interpretation of Chernobyl as either a glasnost failure or success will be ...
Taylor, Brett W.
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MEDIA SYSTEM AND RE-EVALUATION OF HISTORY IN GLASNOST-PERIOD GEORGIAN MEDIA 1989-90 [PDF]
The aim of the article is to examine and analyze the specific Georgian peculiarities of the Glasnost policy in 1989-90, based on the relational content analysis of 158 media stories from four Georgian newspapers with different editorial policies.
Maisashvili, Khatuna
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Self-reflection in Ukrainian Soviet historiography during the period of perestroika
This study focuses on the self-reflection in Ukrainian Soviet historiography during perestroika. It was a paradoxical period marked by the flourishing of Marxist historiography and yet the beginning of its decline, which resulted in a massive rejection ...
V. V. Puzanov
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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ISLAM IN THE POLICY FORMATION IN THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL ASIA
During the existence of theSoviet Unionthe influence of Islam on politics was minimized. In Soviet times, Islam in the Central Asian republics felt some oppression until the late 1950s.
J. J. Komlyakova
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The Evolution of Talysh Ethnic Identity: From Soviet Manipulation to Contemporary Reality
ABSTRACT The article delves into the historical and contemporary aspects of the Talysh people's ethnic identity, tracing its evolution from the Russian Empire, through the Soviet Union's nationality policies, to the current situation in independent Azerbaijan.
Petr Kokaisl
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Russian Critics on the Cinema of Glasnost
Russian Critics on the Cinema of Glasnost gathers together twenty-three essays written by some of Russia's most astute commentators of film and culture.
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THE RISE OF A POLEMIC REPRESENTATION IN THE CONTEXT OF GLASNOST REFORM
EMERGENȚA UNEI REPREZENTĂRI POLEMICE ÎN CONTEXTUL POLITICII GLASNOST În articol este examinată sociogeneza unei reprezentări polemice, o atenție specială fiind acordată contextului de ela- borare reprezentațională.
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Abstract This article analyzes how the Leningrad Affair, one of the most poorly understood of Joseph Stalin’s purges, was weaponized by Nikita Khrushchev and his comrades‐in‐arms in order to consolidate power during the 1950s and early 1960s. An exposé of how Khrushchev accused four different people of being responsible for the purge over the span of ...
David Brandenberger
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