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The CUTting-edge of Russian Universities

The Ministry of Education has come up with fifty criteria evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of  Russian universities in order to unite the more successful universities with the “weak” ones, cutting the number of the ...
by Ekaterina Mordvinova
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Cyberspace Blocked in Russia

There is an ongoing discussion of the “sites blacklist” created by the Mass Media Inspection Service in Russia on November 1st A new law was introduced in Russia on November 1st which created a list of sites that the govern...
by Ekaterina Mordvinova
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Silence Behind Closed Doors

Domestic violence in the Russian Federation is a silent issue. According to the CEDAW, almost 14,000 Russian women are killed every year by partners or family members. Taking into consideration the skewed government statistics...
by Ekaterina Mordvinova
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