Anna TIkhonovaHow Russia is acquiring new cultural and territorial borders: does this interfere with EU’s…The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart. Mahatma GandhiSep 21, 2015Sep 21, 2015
Anna TIkhonovaThe role of education in making Russia a world power.In its traditional meaning, ‘hard’ power is usually seen as an ability to influence the actions of other actors due to availability of…Jan 12, 2015Jan 12, 2015
Anna TIkhonovaThe future of Immigration ReformAs is known, American nation is nation of immigrants. After welcoming the Pilgrims, the first pioneers, America welcomed millions of…Jan 12, 2015Jan 12, 2015
Anna TIkhonovaDemocratic Institutions of Russia. To Reform, or Not to Reform.Russia has lived through a series of transformations of both the regime type and governmental structure, with the most recent one…Nov 28, 2014Nov 28, 2014
Anna TIkhonovaRussia Today: Transitioning to Democracy?By 1861, the year when slavery was outlawed in Russia, Alexis de Tocqueville had already praised American democracy coming from a wide…Oct 10, 2014Oct 10, 2014
Anna TIkhonovaSanctions? No, never heard of them!The clash over Ukraine was predicted long ago. Far back in the 1830s Alexis de Tocqueville envisioned the division of the world into the…Sep 29, 2014Sep 29, 2014