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Posted on May 29, 2009 - in Media Development
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The wide-ranging impacts of the financial crisis have been felt around the world. As citizens and businesses suffer, so too do the media who cover them.

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Muskie fellow Anna Andrianova

Youth who are incarcerated are more likely to be incarcerated as adults.*

Posted on April 1, 2009 - in Civil Society Strengthening, Youth
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In recent years, the Republic of Buryatiya has seen a sharp increase in the number of at-risk families and children without parental support. 

Posted on March 31, 2009 - in International Education, Education, Youth
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Alumni of the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship (Muskie) Program and the Global Undergraduate Exchange (UGrad) Program in Russia recently participated in a Virtual Career Fair organized by...

Posted on March 5, 2009 - in Civil Society Strengthening, Youth
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From September through December 2008, IREX conducted 56 Conflict Management and Civic Education (CM/CE) trainings for 107 youth between the ages of 17 and 24 representing five North Caucasus...

Posted on January 12, 2009 - in International Education, Education
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Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program

An update on how six Muskie alumni have been connecting with and contributing to their communities.

Posted on January 3, 2009 - in Civil Society Strengthening, Youth
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Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia was devastated by poverty and social instability, resulting in a sharp increase in child abandonment. Rising alcohol and drug addiction rates...

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During the recent military conflict between Georgia and Russia, hundreds of Georgian nationals became isolated from the rest of the world and were unable to contact their family members and...

Posted on November 12, 2008 - in Civil Society Strengthening, Youth
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Residents of Volgograd, Russia (formerly Stalingrad) are proud of their city’s pivotal role in World War II, but teens there want to make their hometown known for something else: positive...

Posted on November 3, 2008 - in International Education, Education
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Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program

Elena Khodunova, a 2008 Business fellow from Russia, took part in the eighth annual CRE (Center for Retailing Excellence) Conference, an event meant to incorporate academics and the retail...