scholarly journals Relations between the RSFSR and the Ukrainian SSR in the 1920s: diplomatic and administrative-institutional aspects

2022 ◽  
pp. 79-101
Author(s):  
Vladylena Sokyrska ◽  
Iryna Krupenya ◽  
Kateryna Didenko
Keyword(s):  
Legal Status ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Institutional Level ◽  
Soviet State ◽  
Unitary State ◽  
Institutional Aspects ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Government ◽  
State Relations ◽  
Constituent Elements

The article discusses the specifity of the relations between the RSFSR and the Ukrainian SSR in 1919–1929. The authors present the relations between the goverments of the two republics and actions of the Russian side aiming to transforme into the unitary state, initially rather loosely connected among them the constituent elements of the Soviet state. Relations between RSFSR and the Ukrainian SSR were burdened with significant disavantages from the very beginning, as the former appropriates the rights of the union center. The article explains also the role and the place of the permanent representations of the union republics in Moscow, as well as the influence of the commissioners (Ukrainian government representatives in Moscow) on Soviet Russia’s policy towards Ukraine. Permenent ignoring by the government in Moscow of Ukraine’s needs and expectations, prompted the leadership of the party and the government of Ukrainian SSR to seek protection of its economic interests at the institutional level. With the creation of the USSR, the legal status of the republics included in that state changed. Relations between the republics lost their interstate character. In place of the existing ones, new representations were established to ensure the maintenance of permanent ties between the government of the RSFSR and the governments of the union republics.

scholarly journals Ethnic Germans of Ukraine in the Context of Soviet-German Relations (1920-1950s)

2017 ◽  
pp. 166-182
Author(s):  
B. Chirko
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Ethnic Community ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
German Population ◽  
Political Consequences ◽  
The Status ◽  
Ethnic Germans ◽  
The Government ◽  
State Relations

The aim of the publication is the study of ethno-political, socio-economic, demographic and other processes taking place in the environment of the German ethnic group of Ukraine in the context of the Soviet-German inter-state relations during 1920-1950s. The author analyzes the attitude of governmental bodies to the German ethnic community, causes, mechanisms of realization, demographic, social and political consequences of political repressions of the Stalinist regime against ethnic Germans, mass deportation of the German population from the regions of traditional accommodation in the interwar period. The author emphasizes that the repressive actions were caused by and closely related to administrative-imperative methods of implementation of domestic policies, the militarization of the economy, collectivization of village, violent grain procurements, antireligious campaigns etc. Repressions of the “nationalists” (German, Polish, etc.) were linked with the international factor - the aggravation of the situation in the world. The deterioration of relations between the USSR and Germany and Poland as well as the corresponding strengthening of anti-German and anti-Polish propaganda campaign led in particular to a special bias of Soviet authorities towards the German and Polish population, which was considered as a potential base for “Nazi” activities in the country. This publication analyzes the social and legal status of “volksdeutsche” during World War II, the attitude towards “ethnic Germans” of Ukraine from Nazi occupation regime. The status and nature of ethnic Germans staying in the mode of special settlements, repatriation and problems of separated families in the postwar years have been considered. The author has paid  special attention to the problems of lifting restrictions in the legal status of the majority of the German population of the USSR as a result of the German-Soviet negotiations in Moscow in 1955, the attempts of ethnic Germans and the government of Ukraine to ensure ethnic, social, cultural, religious and spiritual needs of the German ethnic community under conditions of modern Ukrainian state – building and deepening of democratic processes in Ukrainian society.

scholarly journals Integration of Displaced Syrians in Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-110
Author(s):  
Emina Osmandzikovic
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Refugee Convention ◽  
Displaced Populations ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Personal Process ◽  
The Government

The integration of displaced populations is primarily measured in singular variables. The focus mostly is on economic self-sufficiency or citizenship acquisition. The overall underperformance of the traditional relationship between displaced populations and their host-countries has given birth to a plethora of novel approaches. The idea is to reconcile the host-countries’ geo-economic interests with the needs of the displaced populations. This is also the case in some countries that are not signatories to the 1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol, such as Nigeria, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia. These countries have tried to integrate displaced populations in their national agendas, albeit with little input from the beneficiaries of such programs. As a non-signatory of the 1951 Refugee Convention, Saudi Arabia developed an alternative approach to the integration of displaced Syrians. It has demonstrated a wide area of coverage and adaptability, covering legal status, education, healthcare, employment, and social integration. This article provides an analysis of the government refugee programs, juxtaposed to topic modelling of semi-structured interviews conducted with displaced Syrians (n=21) within the Kingdom. The findings illustrate that, despite the comprehensive nature of the Saudi approach, which ensures socio-economic independence for displaced Syrians, the integration process from the viewpoint of the displaced populations suggest that integration remains a highly subjective and personal process.

scholarly journals The League of Nations and the Position of Russian Emigrants in Poland in the 20–30s of the ХХ Century

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Board Of Trustees ◽  
League Of Nations ◽  
Agricultural Work ◽  
Diplomatic Protection ◽  
Legal Situation ◽  
High Commissioner ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Government

Thousands of undocumented refugees appeared on the territory of European states. The most tragic of their situation was that they were deprived of any international and diplomatic protection. In this situation, only the League of Nations was able to become the guarantor of the rights and freedoms of stateless persons. In August 1921, F. Nansen was appointed High Commissioner for Russian and Armenian Refugees. The result of his work was the creation of “Nansen passports” in 1922 in which there was no column on citizenship at all. Russian refugees were solely controlled by the Polish authorities in Warsaw - the government commissioner, and in the provinces - governors and elders. Thanks to the efforts of the representative of the League of Nations, Charpanier, an agreement was concluded between the Polish authorities and Russian emigrant organizations to create a special legal situation for Russian emigrants. All of them were divided into two categories: refugees and emigrants. The authorities headed for the expulsion of refugees from the country. With the financial support of the League of Nations, the Russian Board of Trustees opened 14 legal aid points in 1923. The legal status of emigrants influenced their employment. The League of Nations allocated funds for the creation of 55 labor cooperatives located in Belovezhskaya Pushcha and Augustow. In connection with the massive unemployment in Poland, with the support of the League of Nations, about 2 thousand refugees in 1924-1926. went to work in France. During the global crisis of 1929-1933 About 500 emigrants left for agricultural work in France, with the support of representatives of the League of Nations in Warsaw. Having arrived in Poland, Russian emigrants were deprived of the help of the embassy and consulates; there were no special state bodies providing assistance to refugees.

Leading through Chaos in a Neocolonial Context

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-42
Author(s):  
Laura Colket
Keyword(s):  
International Community ◽  
International Agencies ◽  
Personal Stories ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Foreign Governments ◽  
The Government ◽  
Post Disaster

Academic and public discourses often oversimplify the complex historical, social, and discursive forces that have created the current realities in Haiti. These discourses ignore or distort the role that foreign governments and international agencies have played and continue to play in the creation of the Haitian state. They portray the Haitian government as singular and static, corrupt and incapable, and fail to acknowledge changes in leadership and the diversity of individuals who exist within the government. This “single story” about Haiti privileges the international community and overlooks the stories from Haitians who are working to rebuild and reimagine their own country. This article examines the personal stories of Haitians in order to better understand the nature of Haitian leadership in a neocolonial, post-disaster context.

The Museum Istiqlal The Case of an Indonesian Islamic Museum

SUHUF ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 341-357
Author(s):  
Jonathan Zilberg
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
The State ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
Significant Potential ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Government

This article describes the conflicted genesis of the Museum Istiqlal, the history of  the creation of the collection, and the state of the institution relative to other Indonesian museums. It emphasizes both  positive developments underway and the historical problems facing the institution. Above all, it focuses on the role the museum was originally intended to serve for the Indonesian Muslim public sphere and the significant potential the museum has to better serve that mission in the national and international sphere. In short, the article emphasizes that in the context of the Government of Indonesia’s current four year plan to revive the museum sector, the problems and opportunities presented at the Museum Istiqlal are symptomatic of endemic national challenges for both the museum and the education sector.

The abolition of the liturgical chorēgia and the creation of the agōnothesia in Athens: new considerations on a debated issue

2020 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 34-68
Author(s):  
Delphine Ackermann ◽  
Clément Sarrazanas
Keyword(s):  
Fourth Century ◽  
Democratic Government ◽  
Ancient Source ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Government ◽  
First Time ◽  
New Look

Abstract:No ancient source indicates when the agōnothesia, attested for the first time in 307/6 BC, was introduced in Athens. Scholars have long attributed its creation, along with the abolition of the liturgical chorēgia, to the government of Demetrius of Phalerum (317–307 BC), motivated by oligarchic ideology and a desire to preserve the wealth of rich citizens. This traditional thesis has recently been challenged, with some scholars attributing the creation of the agōnothesia to the restored democratic government of 307 BC and others to the government of Phocion (322–318 BC). A new look at epigraphical and literary documents hitherto neglected or imperfectly understood (especially from the Attic demes) allows the authors to establish that the liturgical chorēgia disappeared at the beginning of the government of Demetrius of Phalerum, around 316 BC. The institution of the agōnothesia had a precedent (hitherto overlooked) in Lycurgan Athens with the new festival of the Amphiaraia of 331 BC. Both measures were in fact consensual and must not be interpreted as strictly oligarchic in inspiration. The creation of the agōnothesia was above all a pragmatic response on Athens’ part to the major changes that occurred in the agonistic world in the late fourth century.

Soviet Specialist Baiting: The Case of N. A. Dobrosmyslov

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-22
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Competence ◽  
The State ◽  
Archival Research ◽  
High Salary ◽  
Soviet State ◽  
State Apparatus ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Government ◽  
Continued Employment ◽  
The Revolution

AbstractFor many communists working in the Soviet state apparatus during the 1920s, the state's continued employment of so-called “bourgeois specialists” (spetsy) was an ideological affront and an obstacle to proletarian advancement. In their eyes, until the spetsy were removed and workers staffed the institutions of the state, the revolution would be neither secure nor its promises fulfilled. Based on archival research, this article traces rank-and-file communists' attempts to remove one such specialist, N. A. Dobrosmyslov, from his position in the Tax Department (Gosnalog) of the People's Commissariat of Finances (Narkomfin). Dobrosmyslov had been a long-time official in the tsarist tax bureaucracy and had also worked for the Provisional Government in 1917. Communist opposition to him took the form of a denunciation campaign that focused on his alleged anti-Sovietism, his professional competence, his arrogant manner, his high salary, and his attempt to obtain a large pension from the government. The documents related to the case reveal the atmosphere of suspicion and often open hostility that surrounded the spetsy. They provide evidence of the contrasting evaluations of the spetsy made by leading communist administrators and by the lower-level communists who worked closely with them. They also show how important the issue of material compensation was for this latter group. Finally, the case provides an example of how biography could be interpreted and manipulated to serve particular ends, especially in the context of political and personal denunciation.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS ENTREPRENEUR: THE INFLUENCES OF PERSONALITY AND COMPETENCIES TO THE NEW E

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-100
Author(s):  
AHMAD FIRDAUSE MD FADZIL ◽  
MOHD RAFI YAACOB ◽  
FAUZILAH SALLEH ◽  
AHMAD SHUKRI YAZID ◽  
ZAINUDIN AWANG
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
New Ventures ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Business Decision ◽  
Tolerance Of Ambiguity ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Entrepreneurial Competencies ◽  
The Government ◽  
Complementary Study

A number of intensive studies on entrepreneurs which consider entrepreneurship as one of the mostimportant elements in business have been conducted within the past few years. An entrepreneur isresponsible for every aspect of a new venture’s creation considering that they are usually the lead personin every business decision. To date, researchers have tended to ignore the issues related to the qualitiesof entrepreneurs in the creation of new e-commerce ventures. While entrepreneurial competencies havebecome extremely important recently, as a complementary study, the personality traits of the entrepreneurcould also be studied. Much uncertainty still exists; hence, this study set out to determine the role ofpersonality and entrepreneurial competencies in the creation of new e-commerce ventures in Malaysia.This research uses a case studies approach in which data was collected by interviewing twelve e-commerceentrepreneurs from May 2013 until December 2014. The fi ndings have identifi ed that seven personalitytraits are most prevalent; namely, creativity, risk taking, inspiration, need for autonomy and freedom,tolerance of ambiguity, a hardworking and persistent attitude, and optimism, all of which vigorously havecontributed to new e-commerce venture creation in Malaysia. In the case of entrepreneurial competencies,it was deemed crucial for entrepreneurs to be equipped with both computer and communication skills tofacilitate the creation of new ventures. Therefore, it is best for the government to promote entrepreneurialactivity by highlighting the elements of entrepreneurs in terms of personality traits and entrepreneurialcompetency aspects. Finally, through a better understanding of our entrepreneurs, we will amplify theemergence of new ventures to strengthen the economic progress of the country.   Kajian lepas secara intensif telah melihat keusahawanan adalah sesuatu elemen yang penting dalamperniagaan sejak kebelakangan ini. Usahawan adalah bertanggungjawab terhadap segala aspekkeputusan dalam perniagaan yang dijalankan. Para penyelidik kini telah cenderung mengabaikan isuisu yang berkaitan dengan kualiti dimiliki usahawan terutamanya dalam konteks peniagaan e-dagangyang diketahui telah memberikan sumbangan besar terhadap nilai ekonomi kepada negara. Walaupunelemen kompetensi dimiliki usahawan menjadi kajian yang penting, sebagai pelengkap, personalitiusahawan turut menjadi keutamaan untuk dikaji oleh para penyelidik. Dengan ketidakpastian yangmasih wujud; objektif kajian ini adalah melihat peranan personaliti dan kompetensi usahawan terhadapproses penciptaan perniagaan baharu e-dagang di Malaysia. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan secarakajian kes iaitu seramai dua belas usahawan e-dagang telah ditemubual bermula Mei 2013 sehinggaDisember 2014. Penemuan kajian ini telah mengenal pasti terdapat tujuh ciri-ciri personaliti; iaitu kreativiti,mengambil risiko, inspirasi, keperluan autonomi dan kebebasan, toleransi terhadap kekaburan, sikapyang rajin dan cekal, dan optimistik adalah menyumbang kepada proses penciptaan perniagaan baharu e-dagang di Malaysia. Dalam konteks kompetensi, ia dianggap penting bagi usahawan untuk dilengkapidengan kemahiran komputer dan kemahiran berkomunikasi bagi memudahkan mereka semasa prosespenciptaan perniagaan baharu tersebut. Oleh itu, adalah terbaik bagi kerajaan mempromosikan aktivitikeusahawanan dengan menonjolkan espek personaliti dan kompetensi diri perlu dimiliki oleh usahawan.Akhirnya, penerapan pemahaman yang lebih baik berkenaan keusahawanan akan mengukuhkan nilaiekonomi di sesebuah negara melalui peningkatan KDNK, penciptaan peluang pekerjaan, dan nilai tambahmelalui kemunculan perniagaan baharu. 

Comparative analysis of normative legal acts on the execution of criminal penalties in the initial stage of the formation of the Russian state for the implementation of equality principle before the law

2021 ◽  
pp. 752-765
Author(s):  
Nikolai S. Kovalev
Keyword(s):  
Legal Status ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Soviet State ◽  
Labor Legislation ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Russian State ◽  
General Scientific ◽  
The Law

The object of the study is the implementation of equality principle before the law by fixing equal rights and obligations of prisoners in the normative legal acts of the Soviet state. The subject of research: provisions of normative legal acts of the Provisional Government, departmental normative acts of the People’s Commissariat of Justice of the RSFSR and People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs of the RSFSR. As a methodological basis for cognition, general scientific methods of analysis, synthesis, induction, de-duction are used, which allow us to investigate aspects of legal reality directly related to the implementation of the principles of penal enforcement (correctional labor) legislation, to formulate reasonable conclusions. Private scientific methods: formal-legal and comparative-legal – allow us to identify differences in the legal regulation of the legal status of prisoners in the pre-war period. As a result of the conducted research, we make a reasonable conclusion that the principle of equality before the law, although it was not enshrined in specific norms regulating the procedure for the execution and serving of imprisonment, however, was manifested in the provisions regulating the legal status of persons deprived of liberty. The notions of equality before the law of both citizens in general and prisoners in particular were not the fundamental basis of the legislation of the Soviet State. Prisoners were differentiated on the basis of social affiliation, due to: 1) the principle of class approach proclaimed by the Constitution of the RSFSR; 2) the functioning of two systems of places of deprivation of liberty for prisoners with different social status; 3) regulating the execution (serving) of sentences in the form of deprivation of liberty by various regulatory legal acts.

Nation-Building in Kurdistan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hawraman Karim ◽  
Murad Mzori
Keyword(s):  
Collective Identity ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Common Language ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
National Unity ◽  
Building Process ◽  
The Government ◽  
Constituent Elements

We define nation-building as a process which leads to the formation of countries in which the citizens feel a sufficient amount of commonality of interests, goals and preferences so that they do not wish to separate from each other. It can also be said that nation-building is a process in which the government, the state or a group of elites act with the aim of creating national unity and reducing divisions in society. In this regard, groups and ethnicities come together to form a national identity. Nation and nation-building are two modern phenomena and the elements of the nation-building process, which are patriotic unity, citizenship, collective identity, equal opportunities for all citizens and a common language, are the foundations of the formation of a modern state. In this research and theoretically, the concept of nation-building and its constituent elements and the importance of this process for the Kurdistan region are discussed. The main question in this research is the question of the national existence of the Kurd. Is there a nation in the Kurdistan region? If so, how? If not, why not? Should nation-building or state-building be a priority for the Kurds in the Kurdistan region?

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