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The Collapse of the USSR: Insights After Twenty Years, Part IV: Rebuilding Russia

December 20, 2011 wpadmin

December 2011 marks the twentieth anniversary of the collapse of the USSR. On December 31, 1991, the flag of the…

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The Collapse of the USSR: Insights After Twenty Years, Part III: The Role of Religious Dissidents

December 15, 2011 wpadmin

December 2011 marks the twentieth anniversary of the collapse of the USSR.  On December 31, 1991, the flag of the…

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The Collapse of the USSR: Insights After Twenty Years, Part II: The Loss of Moral Legitimacy

December 8, 2011 wpadmin

December 2011 marks the twentieth anniversary of the collapse of the USSR. On December 31, 1991, the flag of the…

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The Collapse of the USSR: Insights After Twenty Years, Part I: The Moral and Spiritual Dimensions of the Collapse

December 1, 2011 wpadmin

December 2011 marks the twentieth anniversary of the collapse of the USSR. On December 31, 1991, the flag of the…

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Russia’s Out-Migration – the “Third Wave”

June 15, 2011 wpadmin

In a speech to the Russian Duma (Parliament) on May 10, 2006, then-President Putin called the problem of Russia’s dramatic…

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The Russian Diaspora and Its Settlement in America

March 14, 2010 wpadmin

The term “Russian diaspora” refers to the global community of ethnic Russians. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in…

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Russia’s Search for Identity

August 15, 2004 wpadmin

In the decade since the collapse of Communism, a proud but troubled Russian nation has struggled to find a post-Soviet…

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Russia’s “Experiment” with Democracy

February 5, 2004 wpadmin

Robert Service, Professor of Russian History at St. Antony’s College, Oxford University, has a distinguished record as an analyst of…

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The Second Russian Revolution: A British Perspective

January 20, 2004 wpadmin

Rodric Braithwaite, the British Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Russia from 1988 through 1992, has written a fascinating book…

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Nation-Building: A Comparison, Part V

October 19, 2003 wpadmin

For the introduction to this series of essays, see the opening paragraphs of the April 2003 issue of “Reflections on…

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Reflections on Russia: Topical Index

  • Russian Education
  • Russian Youth
  • Russian Literature
  • Religious Life in Russia
  • Russian Culture and Values
  • U.S.-Russian Relations
  • Russia’s Post-Communist Development
  • Russia’s Pre-1991 History

About the Author: John A. Bernbaum

Prior to his work in Russia, Dr. Bernbaum worked for the Department of State from 1972‐1976 and then spent nearly two decades with the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities in Washington, D.C. During his time there, he founded and directed the American Studies Program, established the Latin American Studies Program and the Los Angeles Film Studies Program, served as the organization’s Executive Vice President, and finally headed up their Russian Initiative and developed the Russian Studies Program. While working on the Russian Initiative, Dr. Bernbaum spent a semester teaching at Nizhni Novgorod State University.

In addition to his work in Russia, Dr. Bernbaum has written many articles and has authored three books, Opening the Red Door, Why Work?, and Perspectives on Peacemaking.

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