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The Insights of Father Alexander Men

August 5, 1997 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

When Father Men was brutally murdered in September 1990, he left behind a rich legacy of pastoral counsel and Biblical…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Religious Life in Russia

The Legacy of Father Alexander Men

July 16, 1997 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

On Sunday, September 9, 1990, Father Alexander Men left his wooden house in Semkhoz early in the morning and headed…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Religious Life in Russia

Russia and America: Getting Acquainted

February 5, 1997 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

In the early decades following the War of Independence with Great Britain, Americans felt drawn to Russia for numerous reasons.…

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

The Search for “the Russian Idea”

October 20, 1996 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Boris Yeltsin Launches a National Debate In a meeting with campaign supporters in July, President Boris Yeltsin issued a remarkable…

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

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

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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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