The author, a historian, examines the roles of the 'informal' organizations that arose during perestroika and glasnost. These proto-democratic movements were active during the stormy years of political reform under Gorbachev and mobilized people, held rallies and then were used and then abandoned by the rising new elites remaining from the old Soviet system.

Since the beginning of the XVIII century Baltics over 200 years was part of Russia. Without any exaggeration, it was the most peaceful regions of the empire. However, in 1941-1944. Baltics was the only occupied by Hitler in Europe, a large part of the population which fought on the German side. And in 1990 it initiated the collapse of the Baltic republics of the Soviet Union. In the present...

The first of its kind book, offers Russian speakers a detailed introduction to their new country. The book acts as a guide to practical life in the United States for new immigrants, exchange students or those working in the USA. Each chapter addresses a specific concern or element of daily life: driving rules and regulations, how to open a bank account, how and where to shop and how to invite...

Materialy Mezhdunarodnoi nauchnoi konferentsii (Kostroma, 18-20 marta 2004 g)