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Russia’s “Generation X”: Where Are They Headed?

August 5, 1996 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

In the July issue of this newsletter, we noted that Russia’s “Generation X” is deeply disillusioned about their country’s future…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russian Youth

Russia’s “Generation X”: Who Are They?

July 9, 1996 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Russia’s twentysomething generation has much in common with America’s: it is a generation searching for an identity, a name, a…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russian Youth

Democracy, Free Markets and Habits of the Heart

June 6, 1996 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

The collapse of the former Soviet Union and its Eastern European empire has generated much debate among analysts about the…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russia's Post-Communist Development

Nostalgia in Post-Communist Russia

May 6, 1996 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Political commentators have noted that the results of the December 1995 parliamentary elections in Russia reflected increasing support for the…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russia's Post-Communist Development

Ivan Prokhanov and His Dream

February 5, 1996 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Ivan S. Prokhanov: A Brief Biography One of the great leaders of the Protestant movement in Russia is Ivan S.…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Religious Life in Russia

Russian Education: Filling the Vacuum

January 6, 1996 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

The Reform Movement in Russian Higher Education One of the least talked about aspects of the transition from Communism to…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russian Education

Parliamentary Elections, Disillusioned Youth and Russia’s Future

November 3, 1995 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

As Russia approaches its December 17th elections to fill the 450-seat State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament,…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russian Youth

The Legacy of Vladimir Lenin

April 5, 1995 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

New Revelations about Lenin During the dramatic years of Mikhail Gorbachev’s reforms of the Soviet union, the name of Vladimir…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russia's Pre-1991 History

The Cultural Legacy of Marxism-Leninism

March 15, 1995 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

A Generation of “Gullible Cynics” Phillip Walters, an astute scholar of religion in Russia, made the following insightful observation about…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russia's Pre-1991 History

The Search for Meaning in Post-Communist Russia

February 2, 1995 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

There is a deep mood of dissatisfaction in Russia, a mood which has led to a questioning of the most…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russia's Post-Communist Development

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Reflections on Russia

  • Russia’s Post-Communist Development
  • U.S.-Russian Relations
  • Russia’s Pre-1991 History
  • Russian Culture and Values
  • Religious Life in Russia
  • Russian Literature

Reflections on Shalom

  • Old Testament Foundations
  • Jesus’ Palestinian Context
  • Jesus’ Birth & Youth
  • Jesus in Action
  • Jesus’ Teachings
  • Palm Sunday – Golgatha
  • Resurrection – Pentecost
  • Apostles’ Teachings on Shalom
  • Conclusion
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