... A third group (and Delcev was, for a time, among them) wanted a federation of all states Balkan with an equal standing for a Macedonian polity (au... ...hema. The Serbs and Hungarians aspired to ethnically and culturally homogenous states and were willing to apply violence towards the achievemen... ...n the throes of its own transformation. With Tito's demise and the implosion of the Soviet Bloc, the Communists lacked both compass and leader. His ... ...in battle, took over from the LDK as the US favourite. At the behest of the United States, KLA representatives not only were present, but headed th... ...cepted the terms of the agreement with a sombre Rugova in tow. These public acts of statesmanship: negotiating, bargaining and, finally, accepting g... ... vengeful master. Michael: I also aim to draw a parallel between the now defunct Soviet Union and the Arab states, as an illustration of the orig... ...y with these movements, because of the ease with which they were manipulated by the Soviet secret services. It was an open secret in the USSR that t... ...ormers were at all levels of society. As a result of a contemptuous expenditure of Soviet soldiers' lives during WWII, women made up the majority ... ...ife expectancy. As a result of this tragic and brutal history, people living in the Soviet society developed a range of maladaptive and enduring pat...

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