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ID: 082067

Breakthrough into the global arms market / Rybas, Alexander

Rybas, Alexander	Journal Article
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2008.

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Russia's present capabilities in promoting its armaments on the global market exceed the defense industry's ability to fulfill current and potential contracts. The further growth of military exports is mainly limited by production capacity. The technological modernization of the Russian defense sector and a marked improvement in the quality of its management must be a top priority task for the country in the next few years

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Arms Trade ; Russia ; Arms Sale ; Defence Moderanization ; Technology Moderanization

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ID: 082063

Fork in the road in 2008 / Furman, Dmitry

Furman, Dmitry	Journal Article
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Publication	2008.
Summary/Abstract	Putin's decision marks a step toward the modernization of Russian mentality that was fashioned by centuries of tsarist autocracy, which suggested that "once a Tsar, always a Tsar." Second, it implies divesting supreme power of the sacral and personified properties. Third, it sets a precedent whereby a ruler submits himself to "a piece of paper" - the Constitution

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Nationalism ; Russia ; Modernization

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ID: 082066

Gains and failures of the energy superpower / Denisov, Andrei; Grivach, Alexei

Denisov, Andrei	Journal Article
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Publication	2008.
Summary/Abstract	Russia failed to choose the correct tone that would facilitate building a steady system of mutually beneficial barter relations (energy resources for technologies and access to mineral wealth for access to markets). This is due in no small degree to major changes in the global situation that occurred after Putin's election as president

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Energy Security ; Russia

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Special case: What stands behind Ukraine's commitment to democratic transition; / Moshes, Arkady

Moshes, Arkady	Journal Article
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Publication	2008.
Summary/Abstract	Ukraine may simply remain an exceptional case in the territory of the former Soviet Union - an interim transitional type, a country treading after its Central European neighbors, but never catching up with them as regards the development of democratic institutions or the degree of economic modernization. And yet it may implement the declared "European choice" in one form or another.

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Ukraine ; Democratic transition ; Iran - Democracy - 1941-1953

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ID: 082064

Transition without a destination / Lomanov, Alexander

Lomanov, Alexander	Journal Article
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Publication	2008.
Summary/Abstract	Russia and China have vehemently rejected the model of external "management by objectives." They have been quite successful in effectuating a "transition without a destination" or, in other words, a type of transformation that does not envision a merger with already existing organizations on terms set fort

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China ; Russia ; Transition

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