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Learning Democratic Values and Behavior

March 6, 2002 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

The collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union has led to a spirited debate among analysts about…

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

What Does It Mean to be Russian?

February 5, 2002 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

One of the most difficult issues facing the Russian people today concerns their identity as a people and as a…

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

Russia and the United States: A New Partnership?

January 18, 2002 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

The traumatic events of September 11 have had a profound impact on the world of international politics, an impact very…

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

A New Leader and a New Attitude

January 24, 2001 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Reflecting Inward In January 1999, public opinion surveys in Russia reported that 82% of the population thought that things in…

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Dealing with Evildoers

January 12, 2001 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

The first two days of my visit to Moscow in January 2001 were some of the most discouraging in my…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russian Culture and Values

Creating the Marxist “Messiah”

December 5, 2000 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Edvard Radzinsky’s biography of Joseph Stalin, the first biography based on the secret files of the President’s Archive, the Communist…

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

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Russia’s Gift to the World

August 30, 2000 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

One of the memories that tourists to St. Petersburg or Moscow typically cherish is of young Russian musicians playing classical…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russian Culture and Values

Leo Tolstoy’s “Two Old Men”

April 24, 2000 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Beginning with his first story, written from the battlefield during the Crimean War, Leo Tolstoy became one of Russia’s greatest…

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Posted in: Reflections on Russia, Russian Literature

Russians in the Wilderness, Part V: Laying a New Legal Foundation

February 7, 2000 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Russia is struggling. Its people are battling through a series of crises unparalleled in modern history. Russian commentators, both secular…

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

Russians in the Wilderness, Part IV: Creating New Gods

January 16, 2000 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Russia is struggling. Its people are battling through a series of crises unparalleled in modern history. Russian commentators, both secular…

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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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