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High-Energy Laser Weapons: Overpromising Readiness, Ash Rossiter
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
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
Russia's Military And Security Privatization, Christopher R. Spearin
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
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Russia's Frozen Conflicts And The Donbas, Erik J. Grossman
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
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
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
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
Victory Without Casualties: Russia's Information Operations, T. S. Allen, A. J. Moore
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
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