Essays and Research Papers on Modern Russia / Former USSR

5 pages. While Russia has been a little slower to catch on to the computer than we have here in the United States, it seems that they are finally realizing what it has to offer. In the last year Russia computer use has grown and those using the Internet are increasing at a ...

6 pages in length. The writer discusses how tsarist Russia and Stalin's Reign were similar in form. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 4 page paper outlines the structure Russia's government has taken on since their 1993 Constitution. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the Cold War era and how the Soviets and the U.S. influenced the formation of governments around the globe in order to advance their superpower status. Specifically, this paper examines East/West Germany and Japan to highlight the theme of the paper. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 10 page paper concentrates on the latter half of the 1800s in Russia and how the people coped with illness. Early remedies and surgery are explored. Nutrition is seen as a significant factor to explain the high infant mortality rates in rural Russian towns. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This is a 16 page paper on education reform in Lithuania, Japan and Canada. The paper includes an outline and summary/introduction as well. Within the last decade, the countries of Lithuania, Japan and Canada have seen a great many education reforms. While in some cases, there are similar characteristics and trends in the reforms, in ...

A 3 page research paper that examines the impact of the Russian Revolution of 1917. The writer argues that it is not an understatement to say that any other political upheaval, before or since, has not rocked the world as severely for as long a period of time. An examination of the history of this ...

A 5 page paper presenting a hypothesis that the totalitarian model exists and is operational right up to the time that it falls to democracy, that there is no gradual transition from one to the other. The paper examines the experiences of Poland, Russia and China to conclude that the recent histories of those ...

A five page paper which looks at some elements of the history of Austria, France and Russia between 1815 and 1919, with particular reference to state terrorism as a means of controlling dissent.

This 10 page paper discusses the factors which led to this revolution. Addtionally, the consequences of this revolution are discussed in terms of their important to Russian history. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

Authur Koestler's book, Darkness At Noon, provides a view of a specific time and incident in history that has been interpreted by someone who was decidedly opposed to the political leadership that brought the event to fruition. This 7 page paper explores the meaning of the Moscow trials as well as totalitarianism, the historical reference to Stalin and the hope ...

A 7 page examination of the history of the Berlin Wall. This paper concentrates on telling the stories of those who escaped. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This paper examines the long-term circumstances that eventually sparked Russia's "February Revolution." In describing the factors that launched the Revolution, the paper notes the events of Russia's history that bred discontent and eventual outright rebellion. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page examination of the issues surrounding the Baltic expansion of the European Union. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page essay on the problems of trying to establish a free market economy in post-Communist Russia. It is recommended, however, that the newly-formed states offer great promise and that it would be most wise for us to form strategic alliances with them. The writer also cautions us about political instability and continued problems ...

A 7 page discussion of whether the European Union will be able to pick up the political pieces after the Iraq war and forge ahead in the establishment of an effective common foreign and security policy. The author outlines the potential for this feat as well as the obstacles encountered historically which make it ...

This is a 3 page paper discussing the motivations behind the Russian colonization of Europe and Alaska. The motivations behind the Russian colonization of Europe and Alaska are considered quite different. Primarily, the difference lies in the fact that Russian colonization in Europe is considered to be politically motivated while the Russian presence in Alaska ...

This 5 page report discusses the highly effective and equally repressive security measures and forces of both the Soviet Union and the nations of eastern Europe after World War II and until the end of the Cold War. Such systems far outweighed the role and function of the traditional military and police systems and instead became a controlling and terrifying factor ...

This 16 page report discusses a scenario in which the current members of the EU agree that Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovenia should be allowed to join the community by 2010. However, in this fictional scenario, their accession was only agreed after discussions over the economics of the “community” were addressed. The European nations which were the most decidedly “mainstream” ...

A 3 page examination of the contention that during the strong bipolarity which resulted between the U.S. and the USSR during the Cold War, Europeans essentially stood passively by while the major players determined Europe’s fate. Berlin itself became a pawn in this game. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

7 pages in length. Examines the collapse of the Soviet bloc, the Soviet military system as well as the rise of Solidarity to power in Poland. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 11-page paper focuses on comparisons between economies of Latin America and Eastern Europe, following trade liberalization and economic reforms. Bibliiography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper examines various sources dealing with the Cold War and argues that scholarship is divided enough that it’s possible to argue the Cold War was not inevitable. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper considers how Joseph Stalin transformed Eastern Europe. The paper considers the successes and failures that had a ling term impact on the region. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

A 5 page research paper that discusses the radical changes that Peter the Great instigated in Russia in the eighteenth century. The writer describes how Peter's goal was to reshape Russia in the cultural image of Europe. Bibliography lists 4 sources.