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Russia’s DNA: “Fear of Anarchy”

October 12, 2011 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Note: This is the third in a series of essays on ‘Russia’s DNA.’ The first essay ‘Russia’s DNA: Fear of Invasion’…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russian Culture and Values

Russia’s DNA: “Lack of Trust”

October 5, 2011 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Note: This is the second in a series of essays on ‘Russia’s DNA.’  The first essay ‘Russia’s DNA: Fear of…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russian Culture and Values

Russia’s DNA: “Fear of Invasion”

September 28, 2011 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Note: This is the first in a series of essays on ‘Russia’s DNA.’ In March 2006, I heard a lecture…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russian Culture and Values

The Big Three Versus Hitler

September 21, 2011 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

One of the most fascinating aspects of Max Hastings’ book, Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945, is his discussion of…

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

The Defeat of Nazi Germany

September 14, 2011 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Back in 2006-07, I wrote a series of “Reflections” on Russia’s DNA and the first essay in this series focused…

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

The Internet’s Impact on Russia

September 8, 2011 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Over the past ten years Russia has witnessed an enormous growth in the use of the Internet. According to official…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russian Culture and Values

Surviving the Coup – Twenty Years Later

August 26, 2011 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

From all indications, the trip to the USSR was going to be a great experience.  Our delegation of fourteen faculty…

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

The Plot to Kill God – Unintended Consequences

August 17, 2011 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

My last two “Reflections on Russia” discussed the insights in Paul Froese’s book, The Plot to Kill God: Findings from…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Religious Life in Russia

The Plot to Kill God – The Human Consequences

August 10, 2011 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

My last “Reflections on Russia” discussed the insights in Paul Froese’s book, The Plot to Kill God: Findings from the…

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The Plot to Kill God – Its Revolutionary Basis

August 3, 2011 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Paul Froese’s book, The Plot to Kill God: Findings from the Soviet Experiment in Secularization (University of California Press, 2008),…

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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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