India-Russia Defense Partnership: New Challenges and Future Prospects by Rajorshi Roy

“…Consequently, a significant portion of India's defence arsenal is comprised of Soviet/Russian weapons systems. However, as India aims to diversify its sources of arms imports and promote greater self-reliance in defence production, Russia's prominent position in India's defence considerations is diminishing. …”
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Some Episodes from E. Turauskas' Life and Activities by Aldona Vasiliauskienė

“… The Lithuanian Catholic Academy of Science (LCAS), restored in Lithuania in 1990, seeks to rescue from oblivion the distinguished people of our nation - statesmen, scholars, clergymen, and public activists who were completely ignored during the Soviet period. Various jubilee celebrations serve this purpose. …”
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The tragic route of Baron Tiesenhausen by S. A. Papkov

“…The Baron spent the rest of his life under the systematic control of the Stalinist secret services, and his personal tragedy was a typical expression of the fate of most «socially alien» people in Soviet Russia.…”
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International Experience of Legal Regulation of Social Vacations by V. O. Latysheva

“…The author has analyzed experience of legal regulation of social vacations in the USA, the countries of the European Union, the countries of the former Soviet Union, etc. It has been noted that the current period of development of the state and society makes new demands on the socialization of labor legislation, especially for employees with family responsibilities, taking into account the positive international experience. …”
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RUSSIAN-SAUDIAN POLITICAL INTERACTION by G. G. Kosach, E. S. Melkumyan, A. O. Filonik

“…The article analyzes the development of Russian-Saudi political interaction after the restoration (at that time of Soviet-Saudi relations) of bilateral relations in September 1990. …”
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SOME ASPECTS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW STANDARDS IN THE FIELD OF CAPTIVITY OF WAR IN RUSSIAN LEGISLATION AT THE PRESENT STAGE by Oleg S. Kiritsa

“…Our country, being a highly developed and rule-of-law state, has always strived to implement the norms of international law in the field of military captivity, both in Soviet and Russian legislation. However, in the history of domestic law to this day, organizational, political and legal problems arise in the implementation of the norms of international humanitarian law relating to military captivity into national legislation. …”
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Academic Diplomacy in Relations between Russia and Pacific Asia countries by A. A. Baykov, E. V. Koldunova

“…Despite significant achievements in educational cooperation with non-Western countries during the Soviet period, after the end of the bipolar period, Russia turned to European academic diplomacy. …”
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The problem of American Loans and Credits for Czechoslovakia in 1945–1948 by A. V. Zorin

“…This approach was finally entrenched after the Communists coup in Czechoslovakia in February 1948, when the country entered the Soviet sphere of influence. The article concludes that the post-war US policy was not distinguished by integrity and thoughtfulness.…”
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OUTSTANDING RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS: DIMITRY AND ELENA WENTZEL by V. I. LEVIN

“…The paper presents the scientific biographies of two outstanding Soviet mathematicians and teachers Elena Sergeevna and Dimitry Alexandrovich Wentzel. …”
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Problematic Issues of Preventive Activities of Investigators and Interrogators in the Legislation of Ukraine and Some Foreign Countries by R. M. Balats

“…Based on the analysis of theoretical developments of scholars on criminal procedural legislation of Ukraine and the practice of pre-trial investigation and inquiry of some post-Soviet countries on issues related to the research topic, the author has placed emphasis on the significant shortcomings of legal regulation of preventive activities of investigators and interrogators during the pre-trial investigation. …”
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Report of labor safety inspector on sanitary and living conditions of factories in Omsk in 1923 by T. V. Glazunova, V. V. Germizeeva

“…The publication is addressed to researchers of the early Soviet society, everyday life, industrial history, sanitary and ecological state of the cities of Western Siberia in the early 1920s…”
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25 years of publishing "Knygotyra" by Vanda Stonienė

“…Additionally, the Department of Exchange at the Vilnius University Library distributes it to 87 libraries across the Soviet Union and foreign countries. It is regularly sent to 34 libraries in socialist countries and 12 other foreign countries (including 10 libraries in the USA). …”
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Oriental Studies by D. V. Streltsov

“…The tradition was continued by the Soviet Russian Institute of Oriental Studies, which become a leading center for the training of specialists, necessary for most important public institutions and social organizations. …”
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“It is to be a punishment or a pardon is granted” or Whether the Criminal Code of Ukraine needs to have incentive norms about the crimes against human freedom, honor and dignity... by Ya. H. Lyzohub

“…Especially, it is necessary in conditions of Ukraine’s movement from a previous Soviet heritage to modern punishment standards, where criminal liability is not only punishment, but it is also a strategy to prevent a crime. …”
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Russification and Russianization in Modern Historiography: Recent Developments and Future Directions by Nicholas W. Sessums

“… As the Soviet historical archives became accessible to Western scholars beginning in the 1980s, renewed scrutiny was placed on the imperial-colonial policies of the Russian Empire toward its borderlands. …”
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Non-Fiction from a Historical Perspective: Situation of Lithuanian Statemen Amid Tragic Events of 1940–1941 by Юрате Ландсберґіте-Бехер

“…Most Lithuanians believe it was President Antanas Smetona’s guilt (1874–1944), though he voted against the Soviets’ ultimatum and realised where things were leading. …”
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ACCESSIONS OF KYRGYSTAN TO THE CUSTOMS UNION: PRECONDITIONS, PROBLEMS, PROSPECTS by O. M. Evdokimova

“…The aspiration to associate in new integration structures, such as the CIS and EurAsEC, came to change to dezintegratsionny processes after disintegration of the Soviet Union. This article is devoted to a problem of development and deepening of degree of interrelation between CIS countries in such associations, as EurAsEC and EEP, to stages of formation of integration groups. …”
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Some features of mathematical education in Lithuania during the years of dependence by Juozas Banionis

“… With Lithuania's incorporation in the USSR strictly limited system of soviet education was introduced in the country. This type of educationhad already been functioning since 1935. …”
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Implementation of International Norms in Russia: The Case of Higher Education by A. Crowley-Vigneau, A. A. Baykov, Ye. Kalyuzhnova

“…The authors outline the benefits of an incremental adaptation to the international higher education system and the need to adjust international norms to local conditions, by building off the assets of the country’s Soviet heritage. The benefits of involving Transnational Experience and Experience Networks in the implementation of international norms are also reviewed.…”
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RUSSIA FOREIGN MINISTRY AND THE STATE DUMA DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR by S. I. Chernyavskiy

“…In addition, the study uses elements of diachronic analysis, a comparison of the post-revolutionary and post-Soviet restructuring of diplomatic institutions in Russia, which demonstrates how deep the institutional memory can be under conditions of a consistent change in the socio-political structure.…”
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