The effects of the Saakashvili era reforms on informal practices in the Republic of Georgia [PDF]
Since the 2003 Rose Revolution, the Georgian government implemented a number of major institutional reforms which have succeeded in modernising Georgia’s state institutions, reducing corruption and ‘formalising’ the public sector.
Aliyev, Huseyn
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Contemporary Russian Identity between East and West [PDF]
This is a review of recent English-language scholarship on the development of Russian identity since the collapse of the USSR in 1991. The first part examines literature on the economic and political changes in the Russian Federation, revealing how ...
Duncan, PJS
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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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In this work, ceramic samples based on lutetium-aluminum garnet doped with erbium (content 1 at.%) were manufactured. In the manufacture of ceramic material, the chemical precipitation method was chosen. The influence of two types of sintering additives,
E.V. Medyanik +5 more
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CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIO-ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATIONAL ECOSYSTEM AT FEDERAL UNIVERSITY
The article deals with the analysis of creation and functioning of the social and entrepreneurial educational ecosystem at federal university. The article describes key subjects of the ecosystem of socio-entrepreneurial education and mechanisms of their ...
V. Shapovalov +4 more
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Two sides of the mountains and three sides to every story: Towards a study of the development of the BBC’s multimedia newsgathering [PDF]
Based on a comparison between two reporting assignments – one to the North Caucasus in 2000, and another to the South Caucasus in 2008 – this article tracks the evolution of BBC newsgathering techniques as technology and editorial demand evolved.
Rodgers, J.
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Photoperiodic Response of Abrostola asclepiadis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), a Candidate Biological Control Agent for Swallow-worts (Vincetoxicum, Apocynaceae) [PDF]
A biological control program is in development for two swallow-wort species (Vincetoxicum, Apocynaceae), European vines introduced into northeastern North America.
Biazzo, Jeromy +4 more
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From Masada to Sarikamis: Trauma and Defeat Turns Into Heroic Resistance and Ontological Security
ABSTRACT This article traces the characteristics of the political discourse in the post‐modern era, which sees the necessity of using traumas and defeat to create national‐religious narratives. Through a critical discourse study of two case studies—the Battle of Masada (73 CE) and the Battle of Sarikamis (1914–1915), this article presents an analytical
Tarik Basbugoglu +3 more
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Introduction. The commercial bank uses the deposit as the main long-term attracted resource to ensure its activities. For certain categories of citizens, banks offer increased interest rates on deposits.
E. A. Zolotova +5 more
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ESEARCH OF THE WASHING PROPERTIES OF THE NEW PREPARATION ON THE BASIS OF COLLOIDAL SILVER
Results of research of the influence of the different factors on the process of wash ability of protein and fat pollutions from a working surface by developed detergent-sanitizer agent on the basis of colloidal silver stabilized by quaternary ammonium ...
Anastasia Blinova +4 more
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