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Russian Warriors in the Land of Miltiades and Themistocles : The Colonial Ambitions of Catherine the Great in the Mediterranean
Smilyanskaya, Elena - 2014
Russia, that Russian activity on the Aegean islands was only military, and that the success of the Archipelago expedition … limited compared to other powers of the period. Russia could not imagine having a colony in the eastern Mediterranean, but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014145706
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Legendary Ancestors, National Identity, and the Socialization of Children in Contemporary Vietnam
Grigoreva, Nina - 2014
This paper analyses the connection between issues of national identity and the concept of the legendary ancestors (Progenitor Lạc Long Quân, Mother-Fairy Âu Cơ, and the Hùng Kings) in the process of children's socialization in contemporary Vietnam. Educational products for kids such as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013046991
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Explaining the Productivity Advantages of Manufacturing Firms in Russian Urban Agglomerations
Ksenia, Gonchar - 2012
manufacturing industry in Russia. A settlement is counted as part of an urban agglomeration in two cases: that of a large, central …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096182
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Executing the Decisons of Foreign Courts and the Question of Sovereignty in Russia
Antonov, Mikhail - 2012
The author examines the theoretical difficulties of implementing decisions and awards of foreign courts in Russia … educational background of legal professionals – especially judges – in Russia. It is suggested that the statist conception of law … of law developing in the mentality of legal professionals in Russia …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096271
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Challenges and New Trends for Nonprofit Accountability in Russia
Jakobson, Lev - 2012
Nonprofit accountability in Russia is becoming increasingly important as nonprofit organizations become more open …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096520
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Are Banks Peer Disciplined? Evidence from Post-Crisis Russia
Semenova, Maria - 2012
assess correctly the riskiness of other banks. However, the “crises of trust” (as one in 2004 in Russia) create some doubts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013097640
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A 'De Soto Effect in Industry? Evidence from The Russian Federation
Karas, Alexei - 2012
The empirical literature assessing the connection between land rights, access to finance and investment activity has focused largely on actors that, for multiple reasons, might face difficulties accessing credit. Communities of small-scale farmers or poor urban households in developing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013097641
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Comparison of Default Probability Models : Russian Experience
Karminsky, Alexander - 2012
Under the Basel II accord, improving probability of default models is a key risk-management priority. There are four main aspects of this research: suggesting the bank default classification; using a wide time horizon (quarterly Russian banking statistics from 1998 to 2011); investigating the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013100257
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Is Education a Signal on the Russian Labour Market?
Aistov, Andrey - 2012
human capital differ significantly in Russia. Nevertheless we can say that, for the majority of men, the return to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013106998
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Document Preservation Policy in Russian Imperial Universities
Vishlenkova, Elena - 2013
This article is a reconstruction of archival policies pursued by Russian universities in the nineteenth century and their effects. By comparing "old" and "new" archive inventories, archivists' records and ministerial instructions, Elena Vishlenkova detects sets of documents that were destroyed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013082032