Essays and Research Papers on Modern Russia / Former USSR

This 12 page paper begins with a comprehensive report of the chocolate and confectionery market in Moscow, including leading companies, market shares, and the effect of multinationals on domestic companies. The writer discusses managing the supply chain for this industry and suggests technology solutions. Transportation logistics are discussed with recommendations for shipping chocolate. 1 Table ...

This is a 10 page paper which discusses the role that Russia may play in the disposal of nuclear energy waste and what the future may bring. The bibliography has 7 sources.

This 5 page paper examines the Russian penitentiary system and how it has gone through some changes. A basic overview is provided. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of organized crime in Russia and how it had spread over time. The U.S. is a focal point of the investigation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

8 pages in length. The very nature of political transition is to have the opportunity to realign misguided or wholly absent components that make an otherwise solid party system falter. When evaluating the impact such transition has had upon Russia, Belarus and Ukraine where their respective party systems are concerned, one must take ...

This 3 page paper is a critic of the article "The Orange Revolution" by Adrian Karatnycky, that appeared in "Foreign Affairs." Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page overview of WWII. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the history of Joseph Stalin and also Potsdam from 1945 to 1953. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 10 page paper which discusses the Cuban Missile Crisis. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

8 pages in length. The writer discusses Stalin's break with Lenin's legacy, the Great Purge and Stalin's connection with structure and agency. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the famine that took place in Russia in 1933 through the view of one man. The idea that Stalin orchestrated this little known situation is the theme of this piece. The book is critically examined. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines why corruption is the worst problem facing the former Communist country, proposes a solution, and discusses why this solution would be the best. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page travel guide for an American seeking a historical tour of Russia's eastern-most southern city, Vladivostok. Always important as a naval outpost, Vladivostok's commercial enterprises grew along with the completion of the Trans-Siberian Railway. It now holds several museums and is open to travelers from all parts of the world. ...

This 10 page paper argues that among the reasons for the collapse of the USSR we must consider the impact of Polish movement Solidarity; the Polish free elections; and the ill-will that existed between Poland and Russia going back to WWII. Bibliography lists 15 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the book "Ending the Cold War" by Herrmann and Lebow, and argues that credit for ending this decades-long standoff goes to Mikhail Gorbachev. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 12 page paper that provides background and information about the Orange Revolution in Ukraine in 2004 immediately following the presidential election. The causes for this Revolution ware reported and discussed, including the fraud and attacks on Yushchenko. The essay also discusses some of the events that have happened in Ukraine since that time ...

This 4-page paper discusses the realism and liberalism theories of international relations, and uses them to discuss relations between Iran and the United State. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines relationships between Russia and Georgia. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper focuses on changes implemented by Peter the Great. Social and political changes are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper discusses various intelligence agencies that operated during World War II; it concentrates on Britain, Russia, Germany and the U.S. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 5-page paper provides an overview of the Russian economy as it currently stands, its success and where it could potentially fail. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page paper which examines and analyzes Stalin, Stalinism, and the Bolshevik movement or revolution. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page research paper that discusses this topic. Since the fall of the former Soviet Union, there has been a consistent image of Russia as a nation that is caught in the vise-like grip of organized crime. While there is some truth to this image, there are also misconceptions that have been explored by ...

A 5 page research paper that discusses Russia under Putin and how this president is using the country’s natural resources to leverage his position both domestically and abroad. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper gives background on Trotsky, his strategies during the war, and his morals as inferred from these methods. It also discusses the ways in which he kept the Red Army engaged.