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John A. Bernbaum
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Russia’s Leading Popular Crime Writer

November 4, 2005 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Beginning in the summer of 2004, with the publication by Random House of The Winter Queen, American readers now have…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russian Literature

September 11, Bush and Putin

October 1, 2005 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Bob Woodward’s book, Bush at War, is a fascinating study of how President George W. Bush and his national security…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, U.S.-Russian Relations

Learning from Reagan & Gorbachev’s Relationship

April 5, 2005 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Ambassador Jack F. Matlock’s new book, Reagan and Gorbachev: How the Cold War Ended (Random House, New York, 2004), is…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, U.S.-Russian Relations

Insights from the Khrushchev Era (Part III)

March 24, 2005 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

For me, the most interesting parts of William Taubman’s biography of Khrushchev (Khrushchev: The Man and His Era, W. W.…

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

Insights from the Khrushchev Era (Part II)

February 5, 2005 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

William Taubman’s award-winning biography of Khrushchev (Khrushchev: The Man and His Era, W. W. Norton & Co., New York, NY,…

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

Insights from the Khrushchev Era (Part I)

January 1, 2005 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

William Taubman’s awarding-winning biography of Khrushchev (Khrushchev: The Man and His Era, W. W. Norton & Co., New York, NY,…

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

A Treasured Russian Tradition is Violated

September 6, 2004 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

The Pageantry of the First Day of School In Russia, September 1 is the first day of school. It is…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russian Education

Russia’s Search for Identity

August 15, 2004 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

In the decade since the collapse of Communism, a proud but troubled Russian nation has struggled to find a post-Soviet…

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

Soft Power, the USSR and the Cold War

May 10, 2004 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

In 1990, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., a Professor at Harvard University, published a book entitled Bound to Lead: The Changing…

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

Religion as Social Capital in America and in Russia

April 1, 2004 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Over the past twenty years, the concept of social capital has attracted a great deal of attention among scholars in…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Religious Life in Russia

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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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