Essays and Research Papers on Modern Russia / Former USSR

This is a 7 page paper discussing the interest, ideology, threats, domestic factors, commitments, military strategy and international policy of the “new” Russia. Within the past century, Russia, the largest country in the world in area with a population of over 144,500,000, has undergone a great deal of structural change. The Russian Empire under the ...

This 4 page paper looks at Russia and two of its adversaries. The way in which all nations are related to the United States is also discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 5 page paper explores organized crime in Israel with particular emphasis on the Russian mafia. The fact that money laundering is a problem in the country is supported. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page research paper that contrasts and compares 2 revolutions in the Soviet bloc in the 1980s, specifically Poland and Romania. The writer examines what occurred in each country and the Soviet reaction. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6-page paper examines the impact of the Cold War and the "Red Scare" of the 1940s and 1950s on civil liberties in the United States. Also under discussion are why McCarthyism and fear of communism occurred in the first place. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper that offers a general discussion of The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. The essay includes discussions on the parallels found in the work as well as the different levels on which the novel can be read. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page overview of the differences which existed between these political approaches. The author provides a general overview of absolutism verses totalitarianism then provides a more in-depth view of the two systems in France and the former USSR. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page overview of the importance of the Russian Orthodox Church in shaping history. The author emphasizes the role the Church played in the introduction of the Old Church Slavonian alphabet. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 8 page paper provides an answer to the question of whether the oligarchs are likely to be a force for democracy in Russia. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the issue of alcoholism in immigrant populations. This paper relates the fact that the problem of alcoholism is more prevalent in certain immigrant communities, including immigrants from former Soviet block countries (Russians). It can be argued that this is the result of a combination of ...

A 5 page paper weighing Waltz’s (1965) three “images” that he says can be seen as being instrumental in causing war against Tuchman’s (1994) account of the beginning of World War I. Waltz’s (1965) images are International Conflict and Human Behavior; International Conflict and the Internal Structure of States; and International Conflict and International ...

This 10-page paper analyses some various theories of international relations when it comes to discussing the Cold War. The theories examined include liberalism, realism and constructivist. Biblliography lists 5 sources.

This 9 page paper summarizes Brian Moynahan's book, Rasputing: The Saint Who Sinned. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page discussion of whether Lenin or Trotsky was the most influential during the Bolshevik Revolution. The author contends that although Trotsky was a close collaborator of Lenin and quite accomplished in inspiring the Russian people and organizing their revolution, Lenin proved time and time again that it was he that was the ...

This 5 page paper explores organized crime in Israel with particular emphasis on the Russian mafia. The fact that money laundering is a problem in the country is supported. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page research paper that contrasts and compares 2 revolutions in the Soviet bloc in the 1980s, specifically Poland and Romania. The writer examines what occurred in each country and the Soviet reaction. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6-page paper examines the impact of the Cold War and the "Red Scare" of the 1940s and 1950s on civil liberties in the United States. Also under discussion are why McCarthyism and fear of communism occurred in the first place. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper that offers a general discussion of The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. The essay includes discussions on the parallels found in the work as well as the different levels on which the novel can be read. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 7 page paper discussing the interest, ideology, threats, domestic factors, commitments, military strategy and international policy of the “new” Russia. Within the past century, Russia, the largest country in the world in area with a population of over 144,500,000, has undergone a great deal of structural change. The Russian Empire under the ...

This 4 page paper looks at Russia and two of its adversaries. The way in which all nations are related to the United States is also discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 3 page overview of the differences which existed between these political approaches. The author provides a general overview of absolutism verses totalitarianism then provides a more in-depth view of the two systems in France and the former USSR. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page overview of the importance of the Russian Orthodox Church in shaping history. The author emphasizes the role the Church played in the introduction of the Old Church Slavonian alphabet. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 8 page paper provides an answer to the question of whether the oligarchs are likely to be a force for democracy in Russia. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the issue of alcoholism in immigrant populations. This paper relates the fact that the problem of alcoholism is more prevalent in certain immigrant communities, including immigrants from former Soviet block countries (Russians). It can be argued that this is the result of a combination of ...

A 5 page paper weighing Waltz’s (1965) three “images” that he says can be seen as being instrumental in causing war against Tuchman’s (1994) account of the beginning of World War I. Waltz’s (1965) images are International Conflict and Human Behavior; International Conflict and the Internal Structure of States; and International Conflict and International ...