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The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Education Services in Economies of the Former Soviet Union [PDF]

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The global economic crisis has created new challenges for education systems all over the world. The Former Soviet Union countries were confronted with an urgent issue, not necessarily specifically related to the crisis: to formulate and introduce new ...
Irina Sinitsina
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The condition of NGOs and civil society in Belarus. Bertelsmann Policy Brief 07/2017 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
When in 1991 Belarus gained its independence from the USSR, Belarusian civil society could be characterized as typical for a post-Soviet third sector. On the one hand, a large number of public associations had existed since Soviet times, but they were in
Laputska, Veranika
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Humanities in transition : liberation of knowledge in Central Asia and the potential role of the European Union [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Concluding this article, the importance of the rational discourse in modern classes and local forums in contemporary Central Asia should be mentioned again. The liberation of knowledge should be a permanent part of educational initiatives in this region,
Jonboboev, Sunatullo
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Trends in first union formation in post-Soviet Central Asia

open access: yes, 2009
This study used recently available survey data to examine trends in the rate of first union formation in the post-Soviet Central Asian republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Clifford, D.
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Increasing the Effectiveness of EU Education Assistance in Uzbekistan. Revising the EU Strategy in Light of the New Regime [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The European Union has identified education in Central Asia as a key area of cooperation. However, the EU’s engagement in this area, which has faced considerable difficulties since the fall of the Soviet Union, has so far not had the desired impact ...
Peyrouse, Sebastien
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James R. Killian, Jr., Sputnik, and Eisenhower: White House Science Advice and the Reformation of American Science Education, 1955-1958

open access: yes, 2012
This paper chronicles the often-overlooked relationship between President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Dr. James R. Killian, Jr., the first-ever appointed Presidential Science Advisor. Emphasis is placed on the role of Dr. Killian and the President’s Science
Grubbs, Dallas A.
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Management Problems of the Higher Education in Kyrgyzstan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Session: VI-C: Eurasia in the Post-Soviet Context. Presenter: Nurbubu Asipova, Kent State University - "Management Problems of the Higher Education in Kyrgyzstan"
Asipova, Nurbubu
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From a restricted to full linguistic space: an ‘affirmative action’ strategy for the Udmurt language [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This study analyzes the long-term reasons why Udmurt occupies a restricted linguistic space in the post-Soviet state – the low status of Udmurt, due to Soviet language and other policies; urbanization; population shifts; myths and stereotypes about ...
Williams, Christopher
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MILITARY-PATRIOTIC SOVIET YOUTH'S EDUCATION ARRANGEMENT IN 1920s (BASED ON DOCUMENTS OF THE STAVROPOL REGION)

open access: yesГуманитарные и юридические исследования, 2021
The article studies the organization and development of military-patriotic education of the Soviet youth in the 1920s. During this period, the Soviet authorities delegate the main function of youth military patriotic education to city department of ...
T. A. Dvortsova
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Poverty correlates and indicator-based targeting in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union [PDF]

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The authors compare poverty in three Eastern European countries (Bulgaria, Hungary, and Poland) with poverty in three countries of the former Soviet Union (Estonia, Kyrgyz Republic, and Russia).
Braithwaite, Jeanine   +1 more
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