Russia between East and West

Russia Between West and East

Contemporary Russian Identity between East and West

A B S T R ACT. This is a review of recent English-language scholarship on the development of Russian identity since the collapse of the USSR in 1991. The first part examines literature on the economic and political changes in the Russian Federation, revealing how scholars became more sceptical about the possibility of Russia building a Western-type liberal democracy. The second part investigate...

East is East and west is west.

This position paper addresses the long-standing criticism that the International Baccalaureate (IB) is too closely associated with Western values and, despite its title, does not enable students to see the world from a truly international perspective. Considering evidence from different authorities, it analyses the IB learner profile and asks how appropriate it is for the cultures of East Asia....

Widening gap of stroke between east and west. Eight-year trends in occurrence and risk factors in Russia and Sweden.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Stroke is declining in most of the western and northern European countries, whereas no such decline is seen in eastern Europe. The aim of this study was to investigate trends in stroke attack rates and 28-day case fatality and risk factor levels in Novosibirsk, Siberia, and northern Sweden during 1987-1994. METHODS Within the World Health Organization Multinational Moni...

Moldova between Russia and the West: a Delicate Balance

Crimea and the start of the undeclared and still unfinished war in eastern Ukraine has resulted in a new, Cold War– like division of Europe. On one side of the divide are the security, political, and economic structures of NATO and the EU with their capital in Brussels. On the other side is Russia. Left between them are several countries in Eastern Europe: Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova. All of ...