The southern part of the Runtu Block lay inland of the gas fields producing into the Bontang gas liquefying plant and the initial efforts were focussed here, in the search for prospects analogous to those fields. A prospect is the term applied to an undrilled structure for which a volume of oil or gas can be forecast depending on the structure ...
This contains RDl's field observations on the status of agrarian reform and the prospects for peasant farming, as well as recommendations to speed the emergence of a modern and productive farming sector commensurate with Russia's agricultural potential. II. Legal Framework for Land Shares and Property Shares.
Russia, for its part, would need to renounce any further territorial ambitions and, in return for caps on Ukraine's military, to agree to "verifiable limits on the number of Russian troops and missiles deployed in Kaliningrad, in Belarus, in Russian regions bordering Ukraine and in the occupied areas of the country." 34 The West could ...
Igor Orlov — Doctor of Science in History, Professor, Deputy Head, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Research University Higher School of Economics. Address: 20, Myasnitskaya St., Moscow, 101000, Russian Federation. E-mail: [email protected] Citation: Orlov I. (2017) Russian Civilization: Reality and Prospects.
Those calling for, or predicting, the disintegration of the Russian Federation have grown in numbers since the start of the Ukraine war. In the book "Failed State: A guide to Russia's Rupture," political scientist Janusz Bugajski argues that the territories of the Russian Federation will in time declare independence – like during the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Events included an "exhibition" of posters, commemorating the dead, on the city's main street, Nevsky Prospect; an unauthorized march to the Field of Mars to lay carnations on the Eternal Flame; and a punk rock concert at a local club to benefit the Anarchist Black Cross and imprisoned Russian anti-fascists such as Alexei Gaskarov and ...
Russian media claim that field restoration points are only 9 to 12 miles (15 to 20 kilometers) from the front line and can handle tasks from oil changes to engine replacement. 155 As is the case with Russian forces in Syria, defense industry specialists are deployed to these sites to make repairs, learn about equipment performance, and assist ...
But the situation in Russia is drastically different: Russia is significantly more ethnically homogenous than the Soviet Union, and even the complete separation of those territories dominated by non-Russian minorities would not qualify as "disintegration" – because most of the country would remain intact.
AIS Special Report on Ukraine No. 4. April 7, 2022. Andrew McGregor. Strategic speculation regarding a potential clash of European powers in the early 20 th century often cited the likely impact of "the Russian Steamroller," referring to the massive Imperial Russian army of 1.4 million men and a reserve of over 3 million more. Despite a surprisingly poor performance against …
change in the Russian military in the future, if the survivors' experiences can be harnessed and introduced widely in the postwar years. • Russia's preferences for a larger force may not be entirely compatible with its demographic and financial realities, and the Kremlin may find that it is unable or unwilling to finance a
A classic portrait of life in Soviet Russia by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist David Shipler, now updated and expanded"Brilliant . . . Indispensable for any reader who wants to decipher, understand, and cross a forbidden border."—Los Angeles TimesDuring the Cold War, David Shipler spent four years in Moscow as a New York Times correspondent and bureau chief.