DOCSLIB.ORG

Dostoevsky Omsk State University 2021

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

Russia Siberia Omsk Region Capital city Omsk Area 141 140 km² Average annual winter temperature – 20 С Population 1 904 294 Winter down to – 40 С Summer up to + 35 С o Located in Western Siberia o Borders Kazakhstan in the south o 2,555 km away from Moscow o Landscape: steppes in the south, forests in the central part, and taiga in the north o GMT +6 Omsk o Founded in 1716 o Population 1.2 million o Located on two rivers Irtysh and Om o For a brief period during the Russian Civil War in 1918–1919, it served as the capital of the Russian state Dostoevsky Omsk State University (OmSU) o Famous Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky spent 4 years in Omsk fortress (1850-1854) o This exile time influenced his future work, he was reborn here o There is the center for Dostoevsky studies at OmSU Omsk is a large industrial center with machine engineering, instrument engineering, consumer goods and manufacturing enterprises. One of the biggest oil refineries in the world is located here. Students have a chance to visit the plant when attending OmSU cultural and educational programs History… 2004 – OMSU WAS NAMED AFTER 1979 – THE FIRST F.M. DOSTOEVSKY OMSU GRADUATES 1974 – THE RECEIVED THEIR UNIVERSITY WAS DEGREES FOUNDED TWO ORIGINAL FACULTIES: HUMANITIES AND SCIENCE OmSU nowadays o 1 Institute, 12 Faculties and 66 Chairs o 55 Undergraduate Degree Programs o 33 Master Programs o 32 PhD Programs o 8,500 students o over 600 international students from 24 countries o over 25,000 graduates o 10 buildings and a Scientific Library o 22 university laboratories with special equipment Faculties and institutes o Faculty of Physics o Faculty of Chemistry o Faculty of History o Faculty of Psychology o Faculty of Law o Faculty of Philology and Media Communications o Faculty of Foreign Languages o Faculty of Theology, Philosophy and World Cultures o Faculty of Culture and Arts o Faculty of Economics OmSU is included in: o Faculty of Computer Science QS University Ranking: BRICS 2019 (351-400) QS University Ranking: Emerging Europe and o Faculty of PE, Rehabilitation and Sport Central Asia 2021 (251–300) o Institute of Mathematical Sciences Academic Ranking of World Universities - and Information Technology European Standards (ARES-2020) (75 in o Professional College Russia, 1st place among Omsk universities) Research and Innovation University provides all the necessary equipment for research Interuniversity Innovation Business Incubator was built in 2013 to give young scientists more space and opportunities for research Research and Innovation OmSU holds over 50 academic and scientific conferences annually International conferences and symposia o Latin America: past and present o HR forum o Problems of tax law enforcement in Central and Eastern European countries o Oral communication in modern Russia o Research and planning in social work: theory and practise o Actual problems of musical art and education o Integration of archaeological and ethnographical studies and other. Research and Innovation Annual scientific schools • algebra, geometry and topology • organic and analytical chemistry • study of archaeological and ethnographic complexes • linguistics and linguistic expertise • nanotechnology and nanosystem physics Prominent scientists Vladimir Matyushchenko (1928 - 2005) Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, one of the “Founding Fathers” of West Siberian archeology Vladimir Remeslennikov is an outstanding mathematician. Founder of academic science in Omsk. Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation Aleksander Fisyuk - Head of the Chair of Organic Chemistry, Doctor of Chemistry, Professor, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of the Russian Federation Vladimir Prudnikov – Professor, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. His works on computer modelling of the critical dynamics of homogeneous systems, as well as on computer modelling of the critical dynamics of disordered systems, were the first studies in Russia on this subject Vitaly Romankov is an outstanding Russian mathematician, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor. His research in the field of group theory, algebraic cryptography has received scientific recognition in Russia and abroad Nikolai Tomilov - Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, founder of the scientific school of ethnology, founder of the Museum of Archeology and Ethnography of OmSU Renowned Alumni Herman Gref (Faculty of Law), Russian politician and businessman; former Minister of Economics and Trade of Russia; the CEO and chairman of the executive board of Sberbank, the largest Russian bank Sergey Baburin (Faculty of Law), Russian politician; served as a rector of the Russian State University of Trade and Economics (RGTEU). In 2018, Baburin was a presidential candidate from the Russian All-People's Union Andrey Golovnev (Faculty of History), director of the Kunstkamera, the first museum in Russia Jury Ivanenko (Faculty of Law), Judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Evelina Barseghyan (Faculty of Philology and Media Communications), director, screenwriter and producer; finalist of Manhattan Short Film Festival - 2016 International relations o Rector o Russian language Preparatory o International Relations Office Program Study abroad, Academic exchange, o Center for Chinese language International projects, Cooperation and culture agreements, Schools of Russian language and culture, Migration control o Center for Ibero-American Studies o Center for Kazakh language and culture International cooperation Over 100 international partners 117 international partners Cuba; 1 Turkey, 4 Ecuador, 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1 Brazil, 1 Uzbekistan, 1 Italy, 3 Azerbaijan, 2 France, 1 Romania, 2 Germany, 8 South Korea, 1 Finland, 2 USA, 3 Tadjikistan, 5 Lithuania, 1 Latvia, 3 Kazakhstan, 25 Bulgaria, 3 Belarus, 4 Armenia, 2 Austria, 1 Spain, 7 Slovenia, 1 Serbia, 3 Poland, 10 Hungary, 2 Slovakia, 3 Switzerland, 1 Kyrgyzstan, 1 China, 5 Japan, 1 Czech Republic, 3 Ukraine, 1 Mexico, 3 Montenegro, 1 Partner Universities 2020/2021 Poland Portugal WSB University in Gdansk Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Silesian University of Technology Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra Nicolaus Copernicus University Polytechnic Institute of Beja University of Szczecin Romania University of Gdansk Politehnica University of Timișoara Pontifical University of John Paul II Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi Jan Kochanowski University Lodz University of Technology Spain University of Rzeszow University of Cadiz University of Wroclaw University of Cordoba University of Applied Sciences in Nysa University of Cantabria Austria Lithuania University of Graz Vilnius University Slovakia Turkey Trnava University Sakarya University Ondokuz Mayıs University Ataturk University Estonia Croatia University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy University North Tallinn University University of Zadar Italy United Kingdom Conservatorio di Musica «Santa Cecilia» University of Bradford Latvia Slovenia University of Latvia Faculty of Organisation Studies in Novo Mesto AY 2019-2020, 2020-2021 Mobility Incoming Outgoing at OmSU from OmSU Students 4 32 Staff for teaching 15 5 Staff for training - 3 OmSU professor Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, 2019 OmSU professors Nicolaus Copernicus University, 2018 OmSU student OmSU student University of Graz, 2019 University of Bradford, 2020 Professors from Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi at OmSU, 2019 OmSU student Nicolaus Copernicus University, 2018 FIRST+ Novia University of Applied Sciences, Turku Partners Anadolu University Akdeniz University Bingol University Ondocuz Mayis University Karabuk University Sivas Cumhuriyet University Incoming mobility 2019/20 & 2020/21 Spain USA China Finland Mongolia Kazakhstan Germany Austria Tajikistan the Netherlands Uzbekistan Czech Vietnam Republic Slovakia Pakistan Slovenia Ukraine Iraq Ecuador Turkey South Korea Azerbaijan Israel Estonia Georgia France Luxemburg Outgoing mobility 2019/20 & 2020/21 Czeech Spain Poland China Germany Switzerland Kazakhstan Austria Turkey United Kingdom Romania Slovakia Finland Russian Language Summer and Winter Schools 4 ECTS 2 -week programs in summer (August) and winter (February) Course Fees: 30 000 RUB (approx. 350€) Accommodation: included into the course fee Our Summer school in August 2019 was included into the list of Summer schools supported by the German academic exchange service DAAD DAAD provides partial scholarship to German students to take part in Russian language and culture summer schools DAAD provided 10 students who study at German institutes with financial support to take part in our program The admission procedure for the academic year 2021/22 You can find more information about HOW TO All degree programs have APPLY FOR A GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP on one starting date per year, the websites of the Ministry of Education and namely September, 1st Science of Russia https://минобрнауки.рф/ or Rossotrudnichestvo http://rs.gov.ru/en or on the websites of the Rossotrudnichestvo Dostoevsky OmSU charges representation or the Russian Embassy in the tuition fees from candidate's country. international students unless they receive the governmental scholarship carried out by Rossotrudnichestvo in the relevant representative office of According to the legislation of the Russian Federation the Rossotrudnichestvo in the documents issued in another country can be used (can be candidate's countries. accepted by the Russian bodies and organizations) only with legalization. There are 2 types of legalizations – Consular
Recommended publications
  • OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Election Observation Mission Russian Federation Presidential Election, 18 March 2018

    OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Election Observation Mission Russian Federation Presidential Election, 18 March 2018

    OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Election Observation Mission Russian Federation Presidential Election, 18 March 2018 INTERIM REPORT 5 February – 1 March 2018 2 March 2018 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • The Russian Federation will hold a presidential election on 18 March 2018. The Central Election Commission (CEC) registered eight candidates, seven fielded by political parties and one, the incumbent president, as a self-nominated candidate standing for a second consecutive and a fourth overall term. One candidate is a woman. • Several amendments to the election legislation were adopted since the last presidential election, most recently in December 2017, responding to some previous ODIHR recommendations. A number of other recommendations, including those pertaining to guarantees for freedom of assembly, association and expression, remain to be addressed. • The campaign is generally low-key but has become more visible following the 23 February Defenders of Fatherland Day celebrations. Meanwhile, outdoor campaign events are limited in visibility. By contrast, concurrent get-out-the-vote initiatives, with a view to ensuring a high voter turnout, launched by a multitude of actors including local authorities, private and state enterprises, feature prominently across the country. • The presidential election is administered a by four-tiered election administration that serves a five- year term. Preparations for the elections are underway and legal deadlines have so far been respected. The CEC has held regular, public, at times live-streamed, sessions with extensive discussions on various issues including alleged interference by local authorities into the electoral process. A comprehensive voter information campaign, launched by the CEC, is ongoing. • The number of registered voters in the Russian Federation as of 1 January is 108,968,869, including 1,875,408 voters abroad.
  • Lukyanov Doctrine: Conceptual Origins of Russia's Hybrid Foreign Policy—The Case of Ukraine

    Lukyanov Doctrine: Conceptual Origins of Russia's Hybrid Foreign Policy—The Case of Ukraine

    Saint Louis University Law Journal Volume 64 Number 1 Internationalism and Sovereignty Article 3 (Fall 2019) 4-23-2020 Lukyanov Doctrine: Conceptual Origins of Russia’s Hybrid Foreign Policy—The Case of Ukraine. Igor Gretskiy [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/lj Part of the Law Commons Recommended Citation Igor Gretskiy, Lukyanov Doctrine: Conceptual Origins of Russia’s Hybrid Foreign Policy—The Case of Ukraine., 64 St. Louis U. L.J. (2020). Available at: https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/lj/vol64/iss1/3 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarship Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Saint Louis University Law Journal by an authorized editor of Scholarship Commons. For more information, please contact Susie Lee. SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW LUKYANOV DOCTRINE: CONCEPTUAL ORIGINS OF RUSSIA’S HYBRID FOREIGN POLICY—THE CASE OF UKRAINE. IGOR GRETSKIY* Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Kremlin’s assertiveness and unpredictability on the international arena has always provoked enormous attention to its foreign policy tools and tactics. Although there was no shortage of publications on topics related to different aspects of Moscow’s foreign policy varying from non-proliferation of nuclear weapons to soft power diplomacy, Russian studies as a discipline found itself deadlocked within the limited number of old dichotomies, (e.g., West/non-West, authoritarianism/democracy, Europe/non-Europe), initially proposed to understand the logic of Russia’s domestic and foreign policy transformations.1 Furthermore, as the decision- making process in Moscow was getting further from being transparent due to the increasingly centralized character of its political system, the emergence of new theoretical frameworks with greater explanatory power was an even more difficult task.
  • Kazakhstan Russia Relations in Modern Era

    Kazakhstan Russia Relations in Modern Era

    Kazakhstan Russia Relations in Modern Era Marat Shibutov, Yuri Solozobov, Natalya Malyarchuk International Institute for Global Analyses © 2019 Vision & Global Trends - International Institute for Global Analyses © 2019 Marat Shibutov, Yuri Solozobov, Natalya Malyarchuk First Edition: January 2019 Analytical Dossier – N. 3/2019 www.vision-gt.eu 1 ABSTRACT The report reviews the current state of cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan. Various aspects of cooperation are analyzed - political, economic, military, media, cultural and others. It also lists the main problems in the relations between the two countries and a list of the factors that improve these relations. The report is intended to be used by political scientists, geographers, economists, country scientists, international relations scholars. LIST OF AUTHORS 1. Marat Shibutov – member of Almaty Social council, chairman of Supervisory Board, “Transparency Kazakhstan” Social council, Director of Science, Institute for Security Studies in Central Asia 2. Yuri Solozobov – international projects director, National strategy Institute 3. Natalya Malyarchuk – Senior Consultant, “Kesarev Consulting” LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AD - Air Defense CIS - Commonwealth of Independent States CSTO - Collective Security Treaty Organization EAEU - Eurasian Union CU - Customs Union CFMZ - Common Free Market Zone EurAsEC - Eurasian Economic Community WTO - World Trade Organization IMF - International Monetary Fund XUAR - Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Media – Mass Communication media NGO - non-governmental
  • Ngos As a Tool for Russia's Projection of Influence

    Ngos As a Tool for Russia's Projection of Influence

    Olga Shorina NGOS AS A TOOL FOR RUSSIA’S PROJECTION OF INFLUENCE Washington, DC - Bonn, 2018 Editor - Olga Khvostunova, Adjunct Fellow of Institute of Modern Russia and Free Russia Foundation [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] CONTENTS Author’s Note 4 Acknowledgments 5 Introduction 6 Terminology and Timeline 7 Controlling Civil Society through Funding 11 Design and Activities 20 Propaganda 23 Kleptocracy 23 Intelligence Activities 24 Case Study: Russian NGOs at the OSCE Meetings 24 Dealing with the Kremlin’s NGOs 29 Recommendations 29 Concluding Notes 29 Olga Shorina AUTHOR’S NOTE This report started off as a study about the government-organized NGOs (GONGOs) operated by Kremlin to promote its views and pursue its interests. But in the course of the research, it became clear that the network of these Kremlin-run organizations is much more complex and diverse, stretching far beyond Russia’s borders. It also became clear the term “GONGO” does not fully describe the variety of these organizations. While it is true that the Kremlin is using GONGOs to manipulate civil society in Russia and abroad, there are many other organizations that it is relying on to achieve its goals. To address this issue, the author initially suggested a broader term—“GONGO & Co.”—but eventually rejected it as it failed to fully reflect the complexity of the phenomenon examined in this report. The author’s discussions of the term with various experts in the field provoked lengthy debates about the formal status of the pro-Kremlin NGOs, all the while distracting from a much more crucial problem—their impact on the third sector and the civil society as a whole.
  • Russia's Place in Europe

    Russia's Place in Europe

    Contents Preface 9 GENERAL INTRODUCTION 11 PART I THE DOMESTIC DIMENSION Introduction 19 Chapter 1 Russian National Interests: The State of Discussion By Andrey Kortunov 21 Two Approaches to National Interests 21 Domestic Interaction with Foreign Policy 25 “Westernizing” vs. “Slavophile” Understanding of National Interests 38 Foreign Policy Today — Two Agendas 44 Chapter 2 Impacts of Domestic and Regional Factors on Russia’s Foreign and Security Policy By Tatyana Parkhalina 47 Three Schools of Thought 48 Rising Nationalism 50 The Political Paradigm 51 Economic Groups and Foreign Policy 52 The Regional Agenda 54 Chapter 3 The Myth of the “West” in Russian Political Culture and its Impact on Foreign and Security Policy By Tatyana Yevgeneva 59 Historical Background 60 Identity Crisis in the Late Soviet Period 63 “Communists” vs. “Democrats” 65 Political Myths in Modern Russia 67 Concluding Remarks 71 A Country in Transition 71 Between Continuity and Change 73 Towards a Consensus on Russia’s National Interests 80 Foreign Policy at the Crossroads? 84 PART II THE CIS DIMENSION Introduction 87 Chapter 4 Reluctant Adaptation: Russia’s Security Policy towards New Eastern Europe and the Baltic States By Dmitriy Trenin 89 Discontinuities of the New Strategic Environment 90 Accepting the Finality of Independence 92 Security Alignments 95 A Different Kind of Russia? 96 Whither Russia? 97 Chapter 5 Ukrainian-Russian Relations and the Debate on NATO Enlargement By Leonid Bilousov 101 Inherited Political Systems 102 The Legacy of Soviet Relations 103
  • Developments in Russia Research Paper 94/72

    Developments in Russia Research Paper 94/72

    Developments in Russia Research Paper 94/72 20 May 1994 This paper follows on from Research Paper 93/92 (The Crisis of Democracy in Russia and some International Implications) and looks at developments in Russia since the December elections and the adoption of the new constitution. Some implications for British foreign policy are discussed in Research Paper 94/26 (Redefining British Foreign and Defence Policy) and the Russian approach to the conflict in Bosnia is examined in Research Paper 94/62 (Bosnia: the ‘Sarajevo Formula’ Extended). Richard Ware International Affairs and Defence Section House of Commons Library Library Research Papers are compiled for the benefit of Members of Parliament and their personal staff. Authors are available to discuss the contents of these papers with Members and their staff but cannot advise members of the general public. Contents Page Introduction 1 I The Political Scene 2 A. Towards a new consensus? 2 B. How much depends personally on Yeltsin? 5 C. Presidential prospects 5 II The Economic Situation 6 A. Recent indicators and trends 6 B. Did reform fail in 1992-3? 9 C. Progress of privatisation 10 D. The IMF 11 III The New Constitution 13 A. The new constitution adopted 13 B. General principles 14 C. Presidential powers 14 D. States of emergency 15 E. Constitutional Court 16 IV The New Parliament 16 A. The old parliament 16 B. Structure of the new parliament 16 C. The electoral system 17 D. Deputies elected by proportional representation 17 E. First Past the Post election 19 F. Composition of the State Duma 20 G.
  • Russian Foreign Policy After Crimea Ebook2017.Pdf

    Russian Foreign Policy After Crimea Ebook2017.Pdf

    IT DOES NOT MRAusTsiTa’sE FRor eHigOn WPol icy After Crimea: SHLoOwW to UYnOdeUrst aGnOd a nd ALdNdG rAeS sYsO UI tD ON'T STOP M PONARS Eurasia Policy Perspectives September 2017 Russian Foreign Policy after Crimea HOW TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS IT PONARS Eurasia POLICY PERSPECTIVES SEPTEMBER 2017 PONARS Eurasia is an international network of scholars advancing new approaches to research on security, politics, economics, and society in Russia and Eurasia. PONARS Eurasia is based at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. This publication was made possible in part by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York. The statements made and views expressed are solely the responsibility of the authors. Program Directors: Henry E. Hale and Marlene Laruelle Managing Editor: Alexander Schmemann Senior Research Associate: Sufian Zhemukhov PONARSResearch Eu Assistant:rasia Minhaj Abdullah Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES) Elliott School of International Affairs The George Washington University 1957 E Street NW, Suite 412 Washington, DC 20052 Tel: (202) 994-6340 www.ponarseurasia.org © PONARS Eurasia 2017. All rights reserved Contents About the Authors ix Foreword xi Marlene Laruelle, George Washington University I. Russia’s Views and Perceptions Russia’s Strategic Calculus 3 THREAT PERCEPTIONS AND MILITARY DOCTRINE Dmitry Gorenburg, CNA; Harvard University Russia’s Use of Military Force as a Foreign Policy Tool 9 IS THERE
  • Russian World": Russia’S Policy Towards Its Diaspora

    Russian World": Russia’S Policy Towards Its Diaspora

    Notes de l’Ifri Russie.Nei.Visions 103 "Russian World": Russia’s Policy towards its Diaspora Mikhail SUSLOV July 2017 Russia/NIS Center The Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri) is a research center and a forum for debate on major international political and economic issues. Headed by Thierry de Montbrial since its founding in 1979, Ifri is a non-governmental, non-profit organization. As an independent think tank, Ifri sets its own research agenda, publishing its findings regularly for a global audience. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Ifri brings together political and economic decision-makers, researchers and internationally renowned experts to animate its debate and research activities. With offices in Paris and Brussels, Ifri stands out as one of the rare French think tanks to have positioned itself at the very heart of European and broader international debate. The opinions expressed in this text are the responsibility of the author alone. ISBN: 978-2-36567-745-5 © All rights reserved, Ifri, 2017 How to quote this document: Mikhail Suslov, “ ‘Russian World’: Russia’s Policy towards its Diaspora”, Russie.Nei.Visions, No. 103, Ifri, July 2017. Ifri 27 rue de la Procession 75740 Paris Cedex 15—FRANCE Tel.: +33 (0)1 40 61 60 00—Fax : +33 (0)1 40 61 60 60 Email: [email protected] Ifri-Brussels Rue Marie-Thérèse, 21 1000—Brussels—BELGIUM Tel.: +32 (0)2 238 51 10—Fax: +32 (0)2 238 51 15 Email: [email protected] Website: Ifri.org Russie.Nei.Visions Russie.Nei.Visions is an online collection dedicated to Russia and the other new independent states (Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan).
  • Dawisha. Putin's Kleptocracy. Complete Bibliography

    Dawisha. Putin's Kleptocracy. Complete Bibliography

    Dawisha. Putin’s Kleptocracy. Complete Bibliography Karen Dawisha. Putin’s Kleptocracy. Who Owns Russia? New York: Simon & Schuster, 2014 Available at: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1476795193?tag=simonsayscom Available at: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/putins-kleptocracy-karen- dawisha/1119740427?ean=9781476795195 "1990-2004: Khronologiya zakhvatov i vzryvov v Rossii [Chronology of Hostage-Takings and Explosions in Russia]." BBC Russian Service. September 2, 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/russian/russia/newsid_3621000/3621314.stm#6 (accessed August 11, 2012). "2013 List of Richest Billionaires in Russia." Forbes.ru. June 21, 2013. http://www.forbes.ru/rating/200-bogateishih-biznesmenov-rossii- 2013/2013?full=1&table=1 (accessed June 21, 2013). "A Profile of Vladimir Putin." Gazeta.ru, February 28, 2012. http://www.gazeta.ru/2001/02/28/AProfileofVl.shtml (accessed March 15, 2012). "A student tells Bastrykin "you're a criminal!"." YouTube. n.d. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHQHJZvHt3M (accessed April 5, 2014). "After Words with Pete Earley and Sergei Tretyakov." C-Span. January 28, 2008. http://www.c- spanvideo.org/program/Tret (accessed May 8, 2012). "Analysis of SPAG." Wallstreet-online. December 13, 2000. http://www.wallstreet- online.de/diskussion/315662-1-10/analyse-spag-st-petersburg-immobilien-ag (accessed April 20, 2012). "Andrei Molchanov." Forbes. n.d. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/10/billionaires08_Andrei- Molchanov_5ZJC.html (accessed July 9, 2012). "Andrey Akimov." Gazprom. n.d. http://www.gazprom.com/about/management/directors/akimov/ (accessed April 28, 2013). "As Moscow Puts President Rakhimov on Hold." RFE/RL Russia Report. April 4, 2001.

  • Russia and Human Rights: Incompatible Opposites?

    Göttingen Journal of International Law 1 (2009) 2, 257-278 Russia and Human Rights: Incompatible Opposites? Bill Bowring Table of Contents A. Introduction ........................................................................................... 258 B. The Size and Complexity of the Russian Federation ............................ 259 C. Russia’s Rich History of Law Reform .................................................. 260 D. The Reforms of the Perestroika Period ................................................. 263 E. Human Rights Under Yeltsin ................................................................ 267 F. Human Rights in Putin’s Russia ........................................................... 270 G. Conclusion ............................................................................................ 276 Professor of Law, School of Law, Birkbeck College, University of London; and a Barrister of the Middle Temple practising before the European Court of Human Rights, in cases against Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia – and many cases against Russia doi: 10.3249/1868-1581-1-2-bowring 258 GoJIL 1 (2009) 2, 257-278 A. Introduction Since the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the USSR in late 1991, Russia appeared from time to time to have made giant strides in the direction of full implementation of the rule of law, multi-party democracy, and protection of individual human rights. That is, there has been a serious engagement in the course of the last 20 years with the “three pillars” of the Council of Europe, which
  • Russian-Election-Ope

    Russian-Election-Ope

    SPECIAL RAPORT 12/06/2018 RUSSIAN ELECTIONS - OPERATION “THE PreSIDENT” The Warsaw Institute Foundation OPERATION “THE PRESIDENT” In the presidential election in Russia on March 18, 2018, won Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (Russian: Vladimir Владимирович Путин), which was announced by the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation. The most intriguing word in this announcement is „election”. Did presidential election really take place in Russia? VLADIMIR PUTIN IN THE POLLING STATION. SOURCE: KREMLIN.RU The political phenomenon observed on broadcast visit to the bridge over the Kerch that day in Russia was more like a plebiscite Strait, which will connect Russia with Crimea, or a referendum. If you look for analogies bypassing Ukraine. with similar cases from political life, then you can easily risk the hypothesis that the The exceptional mobilization of voters on political spectacle with its backstage from March 18, in which all the organizations March 18 this year, was almost identical to dealing with propaganda, special services, the referendum on the accession of Crimea army, state and industrial administration, the to Russia. It was not a coincidence that the Orthodox Church were involved, brought election was scheduled for March 18, the the desired effect. All these institutions fourth anniversary of this event. The final of have concentrated their efforts so that their Putin’s election campaign was his nationally employees fulfill their civic duty and vote for 2 Special Report www.warsawinstitute.org OPERATION “THE PRESIDENT” the future of Russia. The word „Russia” was - 76.69%. Putin received 56 million 430 on the lips of both television commentators, thousand votes.
  • 1 Mission to Moldova Introduction 2 Executive Summary 6 I. Historical

    1 Mission to Moldova Introduction 2 Executive Summary 6 I. Historical

    THE ASSOCIATION OF THE BAR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK THAWING A FROZEN CONFLICT: LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE SEPARATIST CRISIS IN MOLDOVA THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON EUROPEAN AFFAIRS Mission to Moldova∗ Introduction 2 Executive Summary 6 I. Historical Background 13 A. Pre-Soviet and Soviet Era History 13 B. 1989 through 1992: Moldovan Sovereignty and Transnistrian Secession 14 C. Events from 1993 to 2003 17 D. The Current Situation in Brief 20 II. The Work of the Mission 24 III. The Status of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic in International Law 25 A. Sovereignty and Autonomy 25 B. The Concept of Autonomy in International Law and Moldovan Law 26 ∗ The Mission was led by Mark A. Meyer, a member of Herzfeld & Rubin, P.C., and the Chair of the Committee on European Affairs. The members of the Mission were Barrington D. Parker, Jr., a United States Circuit Court Judge in the Second Circuit; Robert Abrams, a partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP and former Attorney General of the State of New York; Elizabeth Defeis, Professor of Law and former Dean of Seton Hall University Law School; and Christopher J. Borgen, Assistant Professor of Law at St. John's University School of Law. Professor Borgen is the principal author of this report. We would like to thank all of those listed in this report for taking the time to meet with us. We would also like to thank the numerous colleagues who provided helpful comments and suggestions as the mission was being organized and the report was being written. 1 C.