Question by : How was the USSR-Russia able to emerge as a military super power under the isolation of communism? They also put the first human being into outer space and carried a 'Space Race" against the United States - all in communist isolation. … [Read more...] about How was the USSR-Russia able to emerge as a military super power under the isolation of communism?
Where can meet gay Russian men in Petersburg?
Question by : Where can meet gay Russian men in Petersburg? Living in St. Petersburg. Not really into the dirty club scene. How can meet young gay men? Any websites? Answers and Views: Answer by *Ḁ۪۫Ṇ۪۫.И۪۫Ḁ۪۫*Only in dirty clubs. They can be not … [Read more...] about Where can meet gay Russian men in Petersburg?
Was the USSR better than the USA because there is a much more equal distribution of wealth in USSR?
Question by : Was the USSR better than the USA because there is a much more equal distribution of wealth in USSR? In USSR wealth was very evenly distributed. In USA it is not. There is big income inequality in USA. Answers and Views: Answer by The … [Read more...] about Was the USSR better than the USA because there is a much more equal distribution of wealth in USSR?
Has there ever been Perestroika and Glasnost in world’s history before?
Question by Jason R: Has there ever been an event in history similar to the effects of Perestroika and Glasnost? Let me elaborate a little more... Mikhail Gorbachev introduced Perestroika to the Soviet Union which introduced "market-like" reforms and … [Read more...] about Has there ever been Perestroika and Glasnost in world’s history before?
Which works by Dmitri Shostakovich do you recommend?
Question by ...: Which works by Shostakovich do you recommend? I am interested in this composer. Could you recommend some works for someone who doesn't know him very well? Answers and Views: Answer by clicksqueekI would strongly recommend his 5th … [Read more...] about Which works by Dmitri Shostakovich do you recommend?
What’s the difference between vodka and schnapps?
Question by dardekkis: What's the difference between vodka and schnapps? For the longest time I thought that the fruit flavors was what set schnapps apart from vodka - until they came out with flavored vodka! Answers and Views: Answer by x xvodka … [Read more...] about What’s the difference between vodka and schnapps?
Should I read Ivan Turgenev or Alexander Pushkin next?
Question by : Should I read Turgenev or Pushkin next? This summer, my personal little reading project was to read a basic survey of the great, canonical Russian writers, because, owing to an unfortunate reading of War and Peace at the age of eight … [Read more...] about Should I read Ivan Turgenev or Alexander Pushkin next?