Representasi Fotografi Pencitraan Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin

Federalism and Electoral Authoritarianism under Putin

Throughout its short history, federal relations in Russia have been dominated by extra-legal political and economic relations rather than constitutionalism and the rule of law. The Russian Federation’s unique blend of constitutional, socioeconomic, and political asymmetry, far from promoting democracy, has bolstered authoritarian regimes in the regions. Federalism and regional democracy have al...

Vladimir Marik

The increasing demand for the use of database systems as an integrating factor in CAD/CAM applications has necessitated the development of database systems with appropriate modelling and retrieval capabilities. One essential problem is the treatment of geometric data which has led to the development of spatial databases. Unfortunately, most proposals only deal with simple geometric objects like...

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Memories of Vladimir Arnold

1. Dima Arnold in my life, by Dmitry Fuchs Unfortunately, I have never been Arnold’s student, although as a mathematician, I owe him a lot. He was just two years older than I, and according to the University records, the time distance between us was still less: when I was admitted to the Moscow State University as a freshman, he was a sophomore. We knew each other, but did not communicate much....

Putin urged to address "Russia's curse".

find the drinks he craved. Any grocery store or roadside kiosk had just what he was looking for. Perfume, brake fluid, de-icer, methylated spirits, toilet cleaner, nail varnish remover: “I drank them all”, says Kuznetsov, who is 53 years old. “Everything that burns.” Like many Russian alcoholics, the former laser specialist from a top Moscow physics institute slithered into his darkest drinking...