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This paper looks at the system of presidential and parliamentary democratic governing and uses the models of the United Kingdom and the United States to illustrate the differences. The paper also looks at the Eastern European Countries who are now in the process of changing their democratic leadership from presidential to parliamentary governing.

Tags: european, parliament, government

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This paper relates that the debate was over whether to go fast or slow. The author points out that there was a serious question about whether rapid change was the best option, or whether a more gradual approach would be better.

Tags: socialism, rapid, gradual

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This paper states that the collapse could not have been averted. The author points out that, ss a communist experiment, the Soviet system did not allow private property and political dissent, which are crucial for a society's success.

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This paper analyzes the shift of power of the Christian Church in Russiashifted from Kiev to Moscow. The author states that this phenomenon was very much connected to the Mongol occupation , which separated Russia from the West. The paper explains how Peter the Great brought the connection back.

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This paper explains the goals and methods of privatization of the Russian economy and to what extent these goals were realized through the voucher system of distribution of shares. The author points out that the objective was primarily to create a free market in Russia. The paper reveals that many elites and communists hoped to seek their fortunes in market capitalism.

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This essay discusses what the Soviet experience of socialism tells us about socialism in general. It argues that the experiment in Russia revealed the flawed nature of socialism in general.

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This paper argues that Poland's union with Lithuania and the Jagiellonian dynasty marked the beginning of the Golden Age of Poland. All aspects of the union and the dynasty are included.

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This paper describes the transition of the Eastern European Countries from communism to capitalism. It describes their failures, drawbacks and successes in forming a democratic and capitalistic ideology within their political systems and economies.

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This paper is on the properties of Russian globalization.

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A paper that analyzes the evolution of Western European Union and the impact of its integration on European and world politics.

Tags: impact, european, integration

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This is a book report on Jill Lisk's "The Struggle for Supremacy in the Baltic: 1600-1725".

Tags: baltic, sweden, russia

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A paper on German Expansionism.

Tags: german, expansionism

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This paper explains why economic development was such a crucial question in Eastern Europe during the period 1918-1939. The three countries discussed are Hungary, Poland, and Romania.

Tags: EUROPEAN STUDIES (HISTORY, CULTURE) / EASTERN EUROPE, RUSSIA, development eastern europe

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This paper addresses whether social revolutions are created by necessity or by political ideals. There is an emphasis on the recent collapse of Communism in Russia, where the political system was driven to collapse by the lack of basic provisions in the society.

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This paper assesses the reasons for the collapse of communism in eastern Europe with the emphasis on the Soviet Union. The emphasis is on the inefficiency of the centrally-planned command economy, particularly its inability to meet domestic demand. The impact of political repression is also considered.