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2008.
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| Summary/Abstract |
Two countries, two huge terrotories spanning vast expanses and incorporating a substantial part of the Arctic Ocean and the arctic region. There are probably no two other large states in the world with such a natural and geographic diversity and at the same time so similar as Russia and Canada. Incidentally, today the similarity between them is not only natural (geographic), but also social. The two multiethnic and multi-confessional societies today have largely similar problems. The goal of "continuing steady and stable development, based on the systematic work to meet social guidelines," which was formulated by RF First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, is also relevant for Canada. All political parties in Canada without exception regard healthcare, education, housing, etc. as strategic priorities. Not surprisingly, Canada has become to a new Russia one of the most substantial (and responsive) sources of experience in state and nation building.
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