THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS’ SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE FAR EASTERN STATE TRANSPORT UNIVERSITY (1937–1991) by A. S. Tsygankova

“…The students’ scientific research has gone through several stages in its development, regulated by the resolutions of the Communist Party congresses and the documents of the Ministry of higher and vocational education of the USSR. The analysis of the archival and documentary materials of the period 1937–1991 shows that the students’ scientific research in Khabarovsk Institute of Railway Transport Engineers passed through several stages in its development from the disparate scientific unions to the system of scientific research involving up to 90% of students to scientific research and has become an important and necessary part in the training of highly qualified specialists. …”
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RELIGIOUS EXPANSION OF TURKEY IN TATARSTAN IN THE POST-SOVIET PERIOD by R. R. Suleymanov

“…With the collapse of the USSR Ankara began to pursue an active policy in the Volga region, strengthening its influence there. …”
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Tat[o]ueur : pouvoirs du tatouage dans Little Tulip, de Jerome Charyn et François Boucq by Sophie Vallas

“…This graphic novel moves back and forth between the USSR of the 1940s and 1950s and New York City in the 1970s to tell the story of Paul, a US-born tattoo artist who spent his childhood in a Gulag colony in Siberia where, as Pavel, he learnt his craft. …”
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RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT by A. I. RUDSKOY, A. I. BOROVKOV, P. I. ROMANOV

“…The solution of these tasks is impossible without a broad public and professional discussion based on the analysis of the history of engineering education development in Russia and in the USSR, its achievements and problems of modern engineering education, materials and documents on public policy in this field. …”
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National interests in Russia’s foreign policy by V. P. Nazarov

“…The author conducts an in-depth examination of Russian perspectives on national interests during the 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as throughout the Soviet era, presenting an original periodization of conceptual approaches within Soviet Russia and the USSR. In addition to its historical inquiry, the article critically assesses the implications of national interests of contemporary Russia’s foreign policy. …”
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School of International Relations by M. M. Narinskii

“…The chair of International Relations and Foreign Policy of Russia (former USSR) plays organizational and coordinating role in the development of scientific school of International relations at MGIMO. …”
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A re-examination of information seeking behaviour in the context of activity theory by Wilson T.D.

“…</b> Activity theory, developed in the USSR as a Marxist alternative to Western psychology, has been applied widely in educational studies and increasingly in human-computer interaction research. …”
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THE RISING NATION - STATES AND THE POLITICAL STANCE OF THE HEGEMONY: A THEORETICAL REVIEW by ETOR CHARITY

“… After the USSR fell apart, the US exerted masterful economic pressure to stop the expansion of capitalism and reorganise the international system, opening it up to all countries. …”
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Strategic Partnership between Russia and India from the Perspective of National Elites by Alexey Kupriyanov

“…This attitude has been shaped by historical factors, such as the formation of the Indian elites under the influence of British political, economic, and military culture, and the reckless admiration of the victors of the Cold War by the Russian elites, which attempted to abandon the Soviet legacy after the collapse of the USSR. Despite declarations of strategic interest in forming a polycentric world and developing bilateral Russian-Indian relations, economic ties have not supported these intentions. …”
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A. A. ZINOVIEV ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE SOVIET MANAGERIAL ELITE by E. M. Amelina

“…Zinoviev, social types of managers inherent in the early and late periods of the life of the USSR. The study shows that the Leninist and Stalinist leaders, according to the sociologist’s worldview, were inspired by the spirit of communism, widely attracted people to government and controlled the growth of the bureaucracy. …”
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Formation of political organizations in Western Siberia during fragmentation and collapse of CPSU. 1989–1991 by S. V. Novikov

“…The events of the 1980s, perestroika in the USSR and the rapid process of politicization of relations between social groups, require further analysis. …”
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COOPERATION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND BAHRAIN IN THE FIELD OF REGIONAL SECURITY by A. Khaled Mohamed Ali

“…The author analyzes the bilateral agenda between Moscow and Manama in the broad context of the legacy of the USSR in the region, the wide-ranging course of the Russian Federation towards the Middle East in general and the states of the Persian Gulf in particular. …”
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Applied Analysis at MGIMO-University by A. A. Orlov, A. L. Chechevishnikov

“…This kind of research always attracted considerable interest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR, and other executive institutions of the government and received their support. …”
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Civilizational Narrative and Philosophy at Higher Education Institutions by N. V. Kuznetsov, A. M. Sokolov

“…According to the authors, on the one hand, the presence of philosophy as a mandatory element of the higher education system in the USSR testified to the creative potential of the new civilizational initiative; on the other hand, this philosophy has not reached a sufficient degree of maturity to correspond to the level of Soviet society development.…”
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INTERNATIONALIZATION OF CONFLICT AS A CHALLENGE TO PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA by ANTHONY IMEH UMOH, BARINAADAA NWINKOL

“…It blames the Cold War rivalry between the capitalist United States and the communist USSR as it were, where attempt by the African allies to delink from either of the ideologies to favour the other, always led to intervention by these powerful nations. …”
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Formation of National Identity in Slovakia by M. V. Vedernikov

“…In many respects, this affected the perception of the USSR and Russia as its successor.…”
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Ibero-American Studies by A. V. Shestopal, L. S. Okuneva

“…The formation of the first generation of iberoamerican scholars at MGIMO took place in an atmosphere marked by fresh memories of the Spanish Civil War and the convergence of the USSR and the countries of Latin America, with the majority of which diplomatic relations were established. …”
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INTERNATIONAL ISOTOPES MARKETS by S. Z. Zhiznin, V. M. Timohov

“…More than 80% of isotopes, produced in USSR were consumed domestically, the export of the stable and radioactive isotopes was in equal proportions. …”
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Russia’s State Policy on the Development of Science at Universities: Lessons from the 90s by I. G. Dezhina

“…The article discusses the influence of state programs on research development in Russian universities in the first post-Soviet decade. After the USSR collapse the conditions for doing research in Russia worsened significantly due to a sharp reduction in budget funding with unessential other sources of support. …”
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Power Struggle between China and the United States: Lessons of History by L. Estachy

“…The paper will deal with the recent developments of this hegemonic struggle: within the American establishment, the Pentagon and the US Department of Commerce have regained control over «Wall Street» which has resulted in an updated version of the US military-industrial complex, with China replacing the USSR in a new "cold war". Complex strategies are developped on both sides, involving manufacturing, technology, trade, financial, diplomatic and military issues. …”
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