Assessing the Role of Soft Power in India-Russia Relations by Rashmi Doraiswamy

“…Culture has played an important role in the multi-layered bilateral relations between India and the Soviet Union. However, with the fall of the Soviet Union and geopolitical reorientations, Russia had to focus on rebuilding its economy before engaging with soft power. …”
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Medical staff training system development in the Republic of Kazakhstan (1990s) by G.F. Galina

“…The paper considers the issue of providing qualified medical specialists as one of the key problems of the public healthcare system in post-Soviet Kazakhstan. The main activities for medical staff training in the context of the process of development of the public healthcare system in Kazakhstan after the collapse of the Soviet Union have been analyzed. …”
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Cycles of History: China, North Korea and the End of the Korean War by Sheila Miyoshi Jager

“…This situation changed after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. As Beijing and Moscow sharply cut their aid and shunned Pyongyang for better relations with Seoul, the North Korean economy went into precipitous decline.4 Russia's abandonment of the "friendship price" system and its demand for hard currency for exports was a major factor in the collapse of the North Korean economy and starvation on a massive scale.This article assesses the China-North Korean relationship from the outbreak of the Korean War to the present.…”
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INTERNATIONAL ISOTOPES MARKETS by S. Z. Zhiznin, V. M. Timohov

“…The paper also analyzes the statistical data on the global export and import of natural uranium, enriched and depleted uranium, plutonium, thorium and some stable isotopes of non-medical purposes, presented by a company «Trend economy» in 2014. Despite a unique industrial base for the production of isotopes created in the Soviet Union Russia occupies a modest position on the world market of nuclear medicine except for certain areas. …”
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Role of labor migrants from Central Asia in the socio-economic development of Russia in the context of new global challenges by A. Kh. Rakhmonov

“…Migration processes from Central Asia to Russia have a long history dating back to Soviet times. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, migration took on unimaginable proportions and became one of the most important factors affecting economic and political life in both Central Asia and Russia. …”
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ON VARIETY OF INTEGRATION PROCESSES IN EUROPE by L. S. Voronkov

“…On the basis of analysis of integration processes between Nordic, Benelux countries and post-soviet states in Europe the author expresses hesitations in accepting the integration experiences gained by the EU as the criterion of efficiency and the pattern for the post-Soviet space. …”
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Technical standardization work in Leningrad industry (1928–1937) by A. V. Kolobova

“…Abstract: The question about the planned nature of the Soviet economy, as well as standard of living of production workers in the late 1920-ies and early 1930-ies remains controversial in science. …”
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About One Memorable Date in the History of Spain by G. I. Volkova

“…Disintegration of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union and the emergence on the world political map of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and most recently of the Republic of Crimea - confirm this. …”
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