L’effort de guerre des exploitants non-professionnels du cinéma en URSS (1939-1949) by Irina Tcherneva

“…The history of Trade union and corporate networks that occasionally use cinema in the USSR has not yet been written. This paper is specifically aimed at introducing the Soviet case into historiography, devoted to the use of cinema by churches, political parties and trade unions in European countries. …”
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International legal conventions as an instrument for preventing environmental risks by E. I. Mayorova

“…The participation of the Russian Federation in international environmental conventions and agreements as the successor of the USSR and as a new subject of the international law of the XXth century is considered. …”
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Actualization of historical knowledge in the Soviet popular science publications about China in the 1920–1930s by O.V. Telushkina

“…The revolutionary upsurge in China was the reason for the revitalization of the activities of the USSR in this region, as well as the extreme interest of the Soviet citizens in this country. …”
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WINTER HARDINESS OF BREAD WHEAT FROM THE VIR COLLECTION IN ENVIRONMENTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL BLACK SOIL REGIONS OF RUSSIA by N. S. Lysenko, V. F. Loseva, O. P. Mitrofanova

“…The initial sample for field screening contained 431 acces­sions of common winter wheat from different regions of Russia and the former USSR, and 484 accessions from 18 foreign countries. …”
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O reerguimento da Rússia, os EUA/OTAN e a crise da Ucrânia: a Geopolítica da nova Ordem Mundial by Wanderley Messias da Costa

“…The approach combines regional geography, geopolitics, history and theory of international relations and seeks to focus on the analysis of relevant aspects of Russian history, from the Tsarist period, via the socialism of the USSR, the decline after 1991, the return from 2000 and the current regional and global political power strategy, which is highlighted in its rivalry with the US / NATO and the conflict with Ukraine. …”
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Karakats: the Bricolage of Hybrid Vehicles that Skate and Swim by Patrick Laviolette, Alla Sirotina

“…It was popular in the USSR to maintain off-road vehicles, which were put together with the owner’s own hands. …”
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The last stage of ''kulak" extermination in the Soviet Union (1945-1952) by Viktor Šaškov

“…The author reviews in brief the process of "kulaks" extermination and exile in terms of social aspects until the Germany-USSR war. The greatest emphasis is put on the last fourth stage of the process mentioned with the involvement of the Lithuanian village. …”
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The Foreign Commission of the Soviet Writers’ Union in 1950s-1960s: Boundaries, Obstacles, Tricks, Embarrassment, Impact by Kristina Buynova

“… In the 1950s and 1960s, the Foreign Commission of the Soviet Writers’ Union occupied the niche of mediator in relations between Western literature and the USSR. It was essentially a propaganda institution that inherited the traditions of MORP and VOKS. …”
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The Special Archive in Moscow by Sigitas Jegelevičius

“… The author provides in his review general information on the former top-secret Special State Archive of the USSR. Its existence wasn't known even to the majority of the employees who were working in the system of the state archives at that time. …”
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Questioning Multilateralism: Conceptual Re-Evaluation and the Decline in the Western Multilateral Order by Tamer Kaşıkçı

“…The Western multilateral order (WMO), which was established under the leadership of the US after the Second World War, and remained unrivaled with the collapse of the USSR, has recently entered a multidimensional crisis process. …”
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“Obuchenie Sluzheniem” or “Service Learning”? A Discussion on the Conceptual Foundations of the Pedagogical Approach by V. S. Nikolskiy

“…It is possible to state the superiority of the USSR in relation to the USA in the practice of introducing the approach requiring the integration of socially useful work and higher education. …”
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THE RUSSIAN STATE, LENIN AND THE CENTRAL ASIA by E. M. Korhzokin

“…Central Asian nations faced a challenge of state-building objectives after the collapse of the USSR. However, it was a complicated task, because those nations were parts of the Russian and, lately, the Soviet state. …”
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Control system for aquatic biological resources in the Northern fisheries basin of Russia by S. S. Vopilovskii

“…A comparative analysis of fishery management systems in a market economy (fishery complex of Russia) and a planned economy of the USSR has been presented. It has been determined that the allocation of aquatic biological resources for industrial fishing is managed on the basis of Russian regulatory legal acts, and the implementation of the tasks of developing the fishery sector and ensuring the country’s food security is consistent with the implementation of the Basic State Policy of Russia. …”
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Anti-alcohol campaign in Gorky region in perestroika time by A. A. Fomenkov

“…The conclusion is made about the possibility of a successful fight against alcoholism in the USSR during a long and systematic campaign…”
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To the centenary of the birth of outstanding evolutionist Dmitri Konstantinovich Belyaev by V. K. Shumny

“…Belyaev is at length described as a person, as a scientist and as the organizer of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. The author had for many years worked as Belyaev’s Deputy for Science, and, when Dmitri Konstantinovich passed away, had for 22 years headed the Institute of Cytology and Genetics. …”
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History of Scientific Contacts between Russian and French Plant Physiologists in the Late ХIХ Century - 1970s by Mariya V. Malunova

“…Through the article there is an analysis of the development of scientific ties with the help of scientific trips of plant physiologists to France and the USSR, which became, on the one hand, an important part of scientific diplomacy, and on the other hand, a factor that allowed a new impetus to the development of science in the two states.…”
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Scientific and Professional Degrees in Russia: Developing Traditions into the Future by A. I. Rudskoy, A. I. Borovkov, P. I. Romanov, N. S. Grishina

“…It was fully resolved in the USSR, but the foundations for its solution were laid in 1917 in the decree issued by the Russian Provisional Government: “On granting the Petrograd Polytechnic Institute the right to award academic degrees”. …”
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The model of international relations in the Baltic Sea region: political shifts and current challenges by Zhukovsky I. I.

“…The demise of the USSR and the revision of the Yalta-Potsdam system of international relations led to tectonic changes in the Baltic Sea region: it became apparent that the northern flank, once the most likely battleground between the North Atlantic Alliance and the Warsaw Pact, had a historical opportunity to transform into a region of intensive political, economic, educational and cultural interaction. …”
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The movement of innovators-educators of the 1980s: the thirty-years anniversary of the pedagogy of cooperation by Vladimir B. Pomelov

“…The article shows the background of the emergence of the movement of innovative teachers in the second half of 1980-ies. in the USSR, on the wave of perestroika and the reform of secondary and vocational schools. …”
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Скандал в эго-документах позднесоветских писателей: попытка “насыщенного описания” by Maria Mayofis

“…At times, a scandal was expected as a consequence of publicizing the very fact of literary censorship and the suppression of works in the USSR, as well as the persecution of writers for their literary output. …”
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