Search results

The annexation of Crimea and the Ukraine crisis have enabled Vladimir Putin once again to put on a display of Russian dominance, uniting the nation around core conservative values. Tension is rising within Russia's political system as it defines itself in opposition to the rest of the world. The economy is in crisis, but the general population has been relatively spared. The danger for the regime is not so much the formation of a political opposition, but rather the deterioration of the economic situation, particularly in rural areas. Adapted from the source document.

In 2003, Russia joined the Bologna process, which aims to create common European higher education space. This process, although not in the strict European Union framework, is an interface with Russia in educational matters, but also illustrates the contradictions of the relations between Europe and Russia. In this field as in others, Russia is torn between the awareness of sharing a common future with Europe and the attachment of its political elite to the them of "national specificity.". Adapted from the source document.