The Battle for Language: Opposition to Khrushchev's Education Reform in the Soviet Republics, 1958–59
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DOI: 10.1017/slr.2017.273
Abstract: Nikita Khrushchev's proposal to give parents of non-Russian children the choice of whether to send their children to a school with education in their own tongue, or to a Russian school, was first advanced at… read more here.
Keywords: soviet republics; battle language; language opposition; reform ... See more keywords
Alger Hiss at Yalta: A Reassessment of Hiss's Arguments against Including Any of the Soviet Republics as Initial UN Members
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DOI: 10.1162/jcws_a_00925
Abstract: Amid the voluminous documentary record of the Alger Hiss case, one document is especially noteworthy: a short memorandum Hiss drafted during the Yalta conference in early 1945 setting forth “Arguments against Inclusion of Any of… read more here.
Keywords: yalta reassessment; soviet republics; hiss yalta; alger hiss ... See more keywords
Air Pollution, Political Corruption, and Cardiovascular Disease in the Former Soviet Republics
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DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3702
Abstract: Background: Ambient air pollution is a serious problem in many Eastern European countries. Elevated levels of fine airborne particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution in the former Soviet republics relative to the rest of Europe contribute to… read more here.
Keywords: corruption; pollution; soviet republics; air ... See more keywords