East European Studies papers

A brief overview of the structure of the European Union.

This paper discusses Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's code name for Germany's attack on Russia during World War II.

This paper discusses the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, an intricate relationship of ideological, political, and economic factors.

Examining the reasons for one party being in power in Russia for several terms, despite the economic depression that has existed since the fall of Communism and the installment of democracy.

Examines the possibility of war between Russia and the Western powers in the coming future.

This paper discusses the geography and political history of Lithuania, which changed from being a part of the Soviet Union to being a member of the European Union and NATO.

Examines and compares human rights violations towards Jews in Nazi Germany and the population of Chechnya.

This paper argues that the Cold War was the inevitable consequence of the global shift in power, which led to the confrontation between Soviet and American economic interests.

This paper discusses the commercial policy of the European Common Market, or the European Union, which made it more than just a free trade area.

The paper discusses the geopolitics of the Cold War.

This paper discusses and rejects the belief that Stalinism was a more extreme form of Bolshevism.

This paper discusses how the Cold War, a conflict based on diverse political ideologies, was mainly "fought" between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. in the years following the end of World War II.

This paper discusses the Russian film, "Mother", released in 1926, directed by Vesvolod Pudovkin, and based on a book by Maxim Gorki, written twenty years earlier.

An analysis of the European Monetary System (EMS).

Describes the ideas of four of Russia's prominent thinkers around the time of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution: Blok; Lunacharsky; Gershenzon; and Ivanov.

Paper discusses the European trade environment as a result of the expanded European Union.

An analysis of traditional and modern societies during the European expansion, through a review of "European Expansion and the Civilization of Modernity" written by S. N. Elsenstadt.

This paper is about the historiography examining the origins of the Cold War.

Examines how Christianity is linked with Romania's history, culture, and national identity.

An analysis of the Chechen conflict.

A look at Slobodan Milosevic's trial at the Hague and how this trial will change the way the world views and undertakes trials of war criminals.

An examination of the problem of youth unemployment and other economic hardships in Moldova.

Examines the Kosovo conflict and how the United States is and has been involved.

A dissertation that examines the European Union's security policy towards Russia.

A discussion of the persecution of the church within the Soviet Union from 1945-1988.

This paper discusses the question of the degree of potential migration of workers from the newly-joined states to the original fifteen European Union (EU) countries.

Presents related information regarding the culture of Russia.

This paper discusses two new art movements established as part of the new communist state in the first two decades of the 20th century in Russia, Constructivism and Suprematism.

A study of the Yiddish language and its use today.

A review of the challenges facing the new nations of Eastern Europe.

This paper is a dissertation proposal to study the economic and political factors contributing to the time path of unemployment in Russia as compared to former Eastern Block countries.

An analysis of the causes behind the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.

An exploration of the ethnic basis of population and political parties in Eastern Ukraine, particularly the Donbass Basin.

A discussion on how non-governmental organisations represent the essence of civil society in Russia.

An exploration into Ukrainian political culture during the process of political and economic transformation.

An examination of the employment possibilities for Polish migrants in the West European labour markets.

An overview of the growing shuttle trade in Eastern Europe.

An analysis of Serbian domestic conditions and policies on the brink of war in 1914.

An examination of the effects of reforms in Russian on East Germany.

Discusses flaws in Samuel Huntington's controversial theory on the source of the Cold War.

This paper discusses that history of the European Union and its effect on the region and its member states.

This paper discusses the on-going generational warfare for Chechnya and how the presence of Islamic fundamentalist terrorists makes the political state of Chechnya more volatile than that of other bordering Russian republics.

This paper discusses the labor policies of the former Soviet Union, which contributed to the downfall of the Soviet Union.

This paper discusses the 'age of globalization?, which is characterized by a post-industrialist paradigm that demands supranational integration and cooperative politics.

This paper discusses the origins of the Cold War.

This paper discusses the problems, in terms of crime, that have and are still facing Russia, the operation of organized crime in Russia, and the way it has molded the people and society of Russia.

This paper examines the economic wisdom of the nation of Oman participating in the consideration of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a regional political and economic group, to unify their currencies.

This paper discusses the Cuban Missile Crisis, a confrontation between President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev over the placement of Russian missiles in Cuba in October, 1962.

Examines this autobiography by Eugenia Ginzburg about life as a prisoner in Stalinist Russia.

Presents a history and description of Serbian culture, focusing on theater and entertainment.

Discusses conflicts in the 1990s in Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia.

Compares and contrasts two cases of state-sponsored genocide.

Analyzes a section of Geoffrey Hosking's book on the history of the Soviet Union from within.

Examines the life and career of the Hungarian Communist Party boss.

An analysis of the new Euro currency and England's decision not to join.

This paper discusses the history of the Cold War, the ideological, political, and economic impasse between the United States and the Soviet Union, and its effect on the American society.

An in-depth analysis into how Polish companies have reacted to ethical issues and changes in business standards since the fall of Communism in 1989.

This paper is a review of John Rath's "The Viennese Revolution of 1848", which chronicles both sides of the Austrian-Hungarian revolution from its onset to its conclusion.

Explores the problem and causes of domestic violence in the Serbian culture.

A discussion on the signing of the 1917 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk and the its legacy in world affairs.

Examines reactions to homosexuality in Russia from the pre-revolution era to the present.

Presents a book review of Thomas Bell's "Out of This Furnace" as an example of Slovak acculturation in the United States.

Examines the Russian Federation from an international business perspective.

Uses the cases of Ireland and Bulgaria to show how welfare has been reconstructed from the 1990s to the present day.

A look at the reasons for and against certain Central and Eastern European countries joining the European Union.

An examination of the reasons behind anti-Semitism in France and Russia in the 19th century.

An examination of how the Ukrainian economy is affected by tobacco.

A look at the effect of the Chechnyan war on its society and culture.

A discussion of the weaknesses of the Dayton Peace Accords in design and implementation as applied to the Bosnia-Herzegovina situation.

A case study of militaristic, nationalistic, and fascist ideologies influencing public opinion in the Russian Federation.

A look at the evolution of the relationship between the United States and Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

A look at the four countries overtaken by Communist rule after WWII in Europe.

Discusses igniting the market in the Post-Soviet economies of Eastern Europe.

The transitional states of Eastern Europe and Russia: An economic analysis.

Discusses the validity of the Independent International Commission's statement that NATO's action in Kosovo was "illegal but legitimate."

A look at the reasons behind the collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union.

This paper is on why German unification was necessary.

An overview of the problem of poverty in Croatia and government attempts to reduce it.

A look at some of the aspects of the implosion of the socio-economic system in the former Soviet Union and the concept that it was inevitable.

An overview of the history of Prague and the separated cultures of the Jewish, Czech and German people.

A book report on "Balkan Ghosts" by Robert Kaplan.

Uses theories of realism and lberalism to discuss the dispute over the Kosova Province.

Maintains that the Soviet System could not survive due to its many shortcomings.

Examines whether things have improved in Russia since the end of Communism.

Examines how the royal Romanov family impacted Russian society.

A look at the role of music in the liberation of the Soviet Bloc.

An overview of Russia's regional agreements.

Examines the changes in Poland's economy from the early 1990's.

Explores both the human and the legal confrontations of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

A contrast and comparison of Jewish immigration in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century America and Russia.

Discusses political and economic changes in Poland since the fall of communism.

Discusses economic and political changes in Hungary since the fall of Communism.

Uses theories by Weber and Ritzer to explore the entry of McDonald's into the Russian market and its influence on the country.

This paper examines the development of the Polish economy since transition in the early 1990s.

A look at the challenges facing Russia's economy and political structure.

A look at the political transition in Poland from a socialist to capitalist state.

A look at ethical subdivisions in Bulgaria.

How the post-Soviet states which to enter the European market.

A look at whether the Euro succeeded or failed.