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The US, Russia and Immigration, 2007.
This paper explores immigration to America before and after the
collapse of the Soviet Union.
2,554 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 77.95
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The paper looks at the fall of communism in the USSR in 1991 when emigration restriction policies were changed and many people could finally emigrate to the United States. The paper discusses the ongoing struggles of Russia, Ukraine and other former Soviet republics to become democratic countries. The paper explains that these lingering uncertainties, combined with pervasive political corruption and economic stagnation, have convinced many over the last few years that emigrating to the United States is their only hope of a better future.
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"Hutchinson (1981) notes that throughout its history, the United States has experienced continuous immigration, for American political freedoms, religious tolerance, economic opportunities, and huge geographical size have combined to draw millions of people from all around the world to our shores, in hopes of building better lives for themselves and their children. Over the years, the pace of immigration has waxed and waned depending upon political, religious, and economic conditions overseas, and has consisted at different times of a wave of immigrants from Northern European countries, then from southern and eastern European countries, and more recently from Asia and the former republics of the Soviet Union."
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Immigration from Russia, 2008.
This paper explores immigration to America before and after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
2,670 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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The paper explains why and when immigration occurs. The paper discusses how, before the fall of the Soviet Union, it was difficult for people from any of the Soviet republics to emigrate, but with the fall of Communism in 1991, emigration restriction policies were changed and many people emigrated to the United States and other Western countries. The paper then looks at how emigration from Russia, Ukraine and other former Soviet republics has steadily increased since then.
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"Immigration occurs when people in a certain country or region are experiencing political or religious oppression, economic distress, famine, war, or a host of other grave problems that convince them that they have no choice but to leave their native land for a new country and a new life in another land. Over the last two hundred years, more people have immigrated to the United States than any other country, and have often found life so good here that they have contacted family and friends in the old country and have convinced them to come to America as well. More specifically, the United States has witnessed a 40% increase immigration from the Soviet Union since the early 1980's. This serves as an explicit example of the vast cultural and political changes during the fall of the Communist regime in the Soviet Union, and its impact on the immigration."
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Russian-Jewish Immigration to America, 2002.
A contrast and comparison of Jewish immigration in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century America and Russia.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 97.95
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This paper will cover the Russian immigration from the beginnings of the Nineteenth century until the Twentieth century. A history will be presented to explain what the circumstances were in the integration of this culture into this country. Also, a comparison will be made with a contrast, as well, of the American immigration process and how the Jews were treated in the light of their arrival to this country. By analyzing both cultures and their reactions to the Jewish religion and people, we can clearly see how the religion was a factor in helping to create their foundations of colonization.
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"Family Chronicle" and "Immigrant Destinations", 2002.
This paper discusses Charles Reznikoff's "Family Chronicle" and Caroline Golab's "Immigrant Destinations".
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 80.95
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The paper examines how each author deals with the themes of immigration. In "Family Chronicle", Reznikoff provides a memoir which gives a vivid description of life in 19th-century provincial Russia and then relates it to the immigration experience in the United States. Golab, meanwhile, examines the immigration experience of various ethnic groups and shows how they assimilated into American society through work and labor.
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Organized Crime in Russia, 2004.
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.
5,185 words (approx. 20.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 129.95
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This paper relates that the Number One problem the post-Soviet society is facing today is not a new problem, but one that was dormant and concealed: organized crime. The author points out that, by the time of the fall of the Communist regime, the largest source of capital and wealth inside the Soviet Union was in the black market, with capital owned, manipulated, and governed by the Communist Party. The paper states that one of the ways this criminal environment can be remedied is by pressure on Russia and incentives from the international community to start to solve this problem.
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"The new organized criminals differ in character from the criminals of the traditional syndicate due to the fact that the new organized criminals are more like a jack-of-all-trades. They are characters with many masks. These new criminals have many acquaintances with the old black market world, the old criminal world. They are acquainted with the official world of politics as well as the old structure of the communist party. These new types of criminal are the people that are now classified as the Mafia."
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Economic Reform in Russia and Organized Crime, 2006.
A look at the problem of organized crime in Russia and how economic reform in Russia is partly responsible for the problem.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 9 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper presents a discussion of economic reform in post-Soviet Russia and the prevalence and impact or organized crime that has continued to grow with the market economy there. Billions of dollars have left the former USSR; criminals have infiltrated most institutions and control approximately half of the national economy.
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"Organized crime thrives in particular environments, as in post-Soviet Russia's capitalist economy of administrative ineffectiveness and inefficiency. For example, Russian businesses have required operation licenses from the state, as opposed to just registration, as in Western Europe. Bottlenecks have promoted bribery with officials refusing to process licenses, on demand, in danger. In much greater ways, full-fledged crime involves a large sector of the Russian economy, and its capital. A weaker central government and adjustment to a market economy promote increased criminal activity. One sees remarks on Soviet conditions having made a Russian culture of 'cheating' as the only way to advance, or obtain housing, goods."
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Russia and the WTO, 2006.
An analysis of several factors that have contributed to Russia's current interest in joining the World Trade Organization (WTO).
1,080 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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This paper discusses Russia's relationship with the World Trade Organization (WTO). It looks at some of the major political and economic implications after accession and the potential effect of this process on the future.
Outline
The World Trade Organization
Russia's Path to the World Trade Organization
Major Political and Economic Implications for Russia
Russia's WTO Accession and Georgia
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"According to the accession rules, to become a WTO member at least two-third of member countries should give their approval. However Georgia has important leverage with which to block Russia's entry. For membership, the applicant country should reach bilateral agreements with those countries with which the applicant has some trade and/or political disputes. The findings of these negotiations are then presented to the General Council of the WTO and if the Council approves the results, the accession process will continue. Evidently, if Russia does not meet all of the requirements, then the general council will not refer to the findings as the country's entry will be automatically blocked. "
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Russia and Europe, 2005.
This paper discusses that Russia will never become an integral part of Europe.
1,810 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper explains that, after the collapse of the once all-powerful communist system in the Soviet Union in 1991, the natural progression seemed to be the prompt absorption of Russia into Europe; however, despite Russia's attempt to adopt a central government, the enlargement of negotiations with the European Union and the fact that most Russians want this integration, it hasn't happened. The author points out that geography is a major reason because (1) Russia, the world's largest country and more than twice the size of the entire continent of Europe, is seen by the European countries to be overpowering and (2) the border countries of eastern Europe--Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania and Poland-are now strongly anti-communist. The paper contends that the most important reason that this merger has not yet happened is because of (1) the difference in normative values, including psychological characteristics, behavioral patterns and cultural orientations, and of (2) Europe's remaining conception of Russia as an intimidating military "superpower".
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"The security issue is two-fold, as well. In fact, there is a growing apprehension in Russia that Europe may come to dominate Russia economically, and may exclude it from the life of Europe and deny Russia access to Eastern Europe and former parts of the USSR, and that a new "encirclement of the Motherland" may start forming. These worries are not limited to the extremist camp and are spreading through the entire establishment of the Russian Federation. Many believe that this will lead to a new division of the continent, which is dangerous to peace and Russian development."
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Russia and America, 2002.
A review of America's policy on foreign aid and programs of assistance to Russia since the collapse of the Communist regime.
7,424 words (approx. 29.7 pages), 29 sources, MLA, $ 163.95
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This paper examines the use of and shifts in American foreign assistance policy to Russia and how those shifts and uses have impacted upon the former Soviet Union, or Russia herself. The paper addresses the following questions: 1.What has been the effect of American foreign aid to Russia since the collapse in 1989? 2.What are the specific efforts or programs initiated by the United States to provide assistance to Russia? 3. What are the functional powers that allow for such aid? 4. How does American foreign aid to Russia since 1989 reflect or deviate from past examples of American bilateral assistance? The paper offers a brief overview of the key transformations taking place in the former Soviet Union over the past 11-plus years. The paper argues that American foreign assistance to Russia has not succeeded in bolstering the country's emergent democratic institutions to the degree anticipated, largely as a consequence of internal Russian corruption and ineptitude and of America's failure to properly assess the Russian situation.
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"Any nation, including the United States, requires the ability to deal with its international environment in a flexible and effective manner. In practice, this often necessitates assuming the position of global peacekeeper or "policeman," as the U.S. has done in the cases of Grenada, Haiti, Panama, Bosnia, and Somalia (Nincic, 1988). Nincic (1988) notes that policy-making in a democracy must have three principal attributes: 1) it must be based upon the policy preferences of the public; 2) the powers of a democracy's managers must be constrained; and 3) policy must not violate rights and liberties."
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Russia and the U.S., 2002.
A look at the evolution of the relationship between the United States and Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
36,352 words (approx. 145.4 pages), 118 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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This paper examines how, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States has struggled to develop and to articulate a comprehensive and coherent foreign policy toward the fifteen states that have taken its place. It analyzes the relationships between the different presidents of both countries, as well as their different policies, and attempts to identify some of the foreign policy initiatives and strategies that the United States should consider adopting towards Russia over the course of the next few years.
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The Collapse and the Gorbachev Years
The Yeltsin Regime
The Current State of Affairs
Struggles of the "New" Russia
Russia and the U.S.: Future Policy Directions and Implications
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"Both the United States and the Soviet Union must share the responsibility for the start and continuation of the Cold War in the period between 1945 and 1963. During World War II, the U.S. and the Soviets were allies committed to the defeat of mutual enemies - Japan and Germany. At the end of World War II, as the Allies struggled to reconfigure the European polity and establish a new order in the East, the interests of the Soviet Union and the United States came into direct collision. For western leaders and their diplomats, World War II had a successful but hardly "neat" ending; too many questions were left unanswered, such as the future of Poland and Germany, which had been opened at Yalta and Potsdam but left unresolved (Kennedy, 1987; Keohane, 1984)."
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Russia and The European Union, 2006.
This paper examines the various reasons why Russia is still not a member of the European Union.
1,274 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 43.95
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This paper focuses on the evident rise of Russian nationalism, which is a result of the domestic media and various political players who want to keep Russia isolated from western influences. This is only one of the reasons Russia has not yet joined the European Union (EU). The writer of this paper analyzes the Russian government's displeasure with the EU due to the addition of several countries from the former Soviet bloc, including: Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Slovakia and Slovenia, which resulted in Russia abstaining from joining the EU. This paper also discusses the EU's dissatisfaction with Russia's handling of their ongoing conflict with breakaway Chechnya as well as Russia's federal control which signals a departure from democratic decision-making.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Why Did the Russian Government Decide Not to Join? (Reasons & Primary Sources)
Domestic Debate: Press, Positions by Major Political Actors, Parties, Interest Groups and Prominent Opinion Makers
Conclusion
Bibliography
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"A recent survey conducted by the Russian Center for National Problems and Reforms yielded an insight into Russian domestic ideology as it pertains to the west. Twenty-two percent believed that Russia is a superpower and that any problems should be solved independent of the west. Twelve percent believed that closer ties to the west are imperative is necessary if there is to be economic reform. Eighteen percent want to return to socialism as existed during Lenin's regime. Fifteen percent are centrists and pragmatists who believe that Russia should foster relationships with the west and with middle eastern and Asian neighbors when it suites the country's needs. A look at these domestic statistics reveals that the liberal democrats are losing ground, and the Radical Conservative/Nationalist political position is taking greater hold even over more moderate positions."
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Economic and Political Progress in Russia, 2002.
A look at the challenges facing Russia's economy and political structure.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 124.95
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This paper examines Russia as facing the greatest challenge in the transition from plan to market. It might even be argued that Russia faces the greatest political and economic challenge the world has ever known. As the mother of communism, Russia was longer steeped in its tenets than its satellite states. And as a geo-political behemoth, creating social consensus and moving towards democratic consolidation has always been next to impossible. In the end, Russia is an un-natural economic and political unit. To present, this has made success impossible, and more of the same can be expected in the future. Russia's next leader will inherit a legacy that is unwieldy, corrupt, bankrupt (morally and financially), and almost doomed to failure. Only if you have the hands of a magician, Mr. Primakov, can you make something of this disaster.
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Russia, Ukraine and the WTO, 2005.
A discussion on Ukraine and Russia and their attempts to become members of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
5,290 words (approx. 21.2 pages), 25 sources, MLA, $ 135.95
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This paper discusses the importance of the WTO in globalization and free trade and focuses on its benefits to Russia. It also examines Russia's position on the Ukraine and the Ukrainian government. Includes outline.
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The United States and Russia, 2002.
Examines the evolution of the relationship between the United States and Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
19,500 words (approx. 78.0 pages), 89 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This paper describes in detail American relations with Russia in the wake of the Soviet Union's collapse, focusing on the "Gorbachev years" as the first stage of a multi-pronged analysis of an evolutionary American foreign policy. It provides some insight into how the Russian political situation has effected and may continue to effect the future of the relationship. It focuses primarily upon Russia itself and not upon American relations with the other fourteen states that have emerged since the collapse of the Soviet Union. As needed, however, and where the relationships with such states as Ukraine or Lithuania overlap with American involvement with Russia itself, these issues are addressed.
The first of the three sections of the paper demonstrates that while it may be true that some opportunities for a profitable mutual involvement have, in fact, been missed due to U.S. inaction or indecision or uncertainty, enormous opportunities remain available. The report draws upon literature to indicate how U.S. initiatives have been undertaken, their effects and the Russian response. A background analysis of the relationships of the U.S. and Soviet Union during the Cold War and America's own position as a hegemon are provided. The second section of the paper deals with the Yeltsin years and the final section with the current state of the United States/Russian relationship.
Subtitles:
The Collapse and the Gorbachev Years
Introduction
Background of the Relationship
The Collapse of the Soviet Union
The Yeltsin Regime
Overview
The Russian Situation Under Yeltsin
The Economic Issue
The Yeltsin Collapse Begins
Effects of Regionalism
Critical U.S. Policy Initiatives
The Current State of Affairs
The End of the Yeltsin Era
Putin
Future Directions of U.S. Policy
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"Nevertheless, the world in the absence of the Soviet Union is not a world fully at peace. The Middle East and portions of Africa remained troubled and potentially explosive, requiring an American military and security response, perhaps via the continued U.S. participation in multilateral peacekeeping and other military activities of the United Nations. Containment, as a policy doctrine, remains critical in certain of these cases such as that presented by the Middle East. A long-term American policy of supporting those governments and/or movements most likely to in turn be supportive of democratic systems should be continued, regardless of the political orientation of the President and the Congress (Kennedy, 1987)."
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U.S. Foreign Policy with Russia, 2004.
A brief analysis of America's foreign policy towards Russia.
1,354 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper explains the foreign policy of the U.S. since the end of the Cold War with Russia. The paper looks at how Clinton and Yeltsin formed their relationship at the beginning and the attitudes taken by the U.S. government at the beginning in an effort to integrate Russia into the Western world. The paper then explores the cooperation between Russia and the U.S. in creating an undivided Europe.
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"The U.S. original intention was that they would aid Russia in integrating itself into the Western-based international system. As believed, this integration would reap two positive effects. The international system would offer not only financial, but political and security resources as incentives to Russia for reform and transition towards a market and democratic government. In addition, United States could profit from this integration by being a considerable influence in their societal and economic interests. Russia?s national and security interests could be shaped in such a way that would form common interests with western countries."
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