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High-Energy Laser Weapons: Overpromising Readiness, Ash Rossiter Dec 2018

High-Energy Laser Weapons: Overpromising Readiness, Ash Rossiter

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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The Conventionality Of Russia's Unconventional Warfare, Patrick J. Savage Jun 2018

The Conventionality Of Russia's Unconventional Warfare, Patrick J. Savage

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Russia's Military And Security Privatization, Christopher R. Spearin Jun 2018

Russia's Military And Security Privatization, Christopher R. Spearin

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Russia's Frozen Conflicts And The Donbas, Erik J. Grossman Jun 2018

Russia's Frozen Conflicts And The Donbas, Erik J. Grossman

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Fighting Russia? Modeling The Baltic Scenarios, Ben S. Wermeling Jun 2018

Fighting Russia? Modeling The Baltic Scenarios, Ben S. Wermeling

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Shostakovich’S Fourth And Fifth Symphonies: A Comparative Analysis, Payden Taylor May 2018

Shostakovich’S Fourth And Fifth Symphonies: A Comparative Analysis, Payden Taylor

Tenor of Our Times

The Fourth and Fifth Symphonies of Dmitri Shostakovich were written less than two years apart, but bear two incredibly different structures and tonal palettes. The former was shelved for decades and the latter was released to worldwide praise. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the unique circumstances that led to the two disparate fates of these pieces of music. It will investigate the political climate of the Soviet Union in the 1930s and the musical influences which affected Shostakovich and his oeuvre, speculating the purposes behind Shostakovich's change in approach between symphonies over the course of 1936 and …


Revolution Is American Until It Isn't: A Study Of American Reactions To The French Revolution 1789 And The Russian Revolutionary Period Of 1917, Jonathan Dunning Apr 2018

Revolution Is American Until It Isn't: A Study Of American Reactions To The French Revolution 1789 And The Russian Revolutionary Period Of 1917, Jonathan Dunning

Steeplechase: An ORCA Student Journal

This study compares American reactions to both the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian revolutions of 1917, and it finds that there are striking similarities in American responses to both. Early Republic Americans supported the French Revolution when it began, as they believed the French were adopting democratic and liberal ideas. Likewise, World War I era Americans supported the February Revolution in Russia, as they thought the rise of the Provisional Government would create a bright democratic future for the Russian people. However, as the French Revolution turned increasing violent in the 1790s and the Bolsheviks brought about the …


Victory Without Casualties: Russia's Information Operations, T. S. Allen, A. J. Moore Mar 2018

Victory Without Casualties: Russia's Information Operations, T. S. Allen, A. J. Moore

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.