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Africa — Russia — EU: Opportunities for Interpersonal Interaction and Civil Society Development

... schools were trained in the Soviet Union for free, on the basis of interstate treaties and agreements, and all of them were provided with accommodation at dormitories, scholarships (higher than those of Soviet students) and winter wear. The number of African students at Russian higher educational establishments drastically reduced after the breakup of the Soviet Union (approximately to 4,000), primarily for economic reasons (most foreign students had to pay for their education), yet a slow growth started afterwards to 7,100 students ...

08.07.2020

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Russia’s Policy in a Dynamic Africa: Searching for a Strategy

... difficult to rely on its Soviet legacy. This is especially true of educational contacts. In Soviet times, the future elites of African countries (political functionaries, military officers, production managers, engineers and doctors) received their education in the USSR. Today, however, African graduates of Russian universities are not guaranteed employment. Russia’s current relations with Africa are for the most part very similar to the way they were in the final years of Soviet rule: just like in 1992, only three African heads of the state received an ...

09.10.2019

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Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)