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From Velvet to Jasmine: Contextualizing Media Development between Eastern Europe and the Middle East

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One year ago, Tunisian president Zine el Abidine ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia, resigned his position, and Tunisia embarked upon its transition to a new political structure. The “Arab Spring,” as it came to be called, has inspired many academics, development professionals, and others to draw comparisons to the events in Eastern Europe that roughly 20 years ago resulted in the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

One year ago, Tunisian president Zine el Abidine ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia, resigned his position, and Tunisia embarked upon its transition to a new political structure. The “Arab Spring,” as it came to be called, has inspired many academics, development professionals, and others to draw comparisons to the events in Eastern Europe that roughly 20 years ago resulted in the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

International Education Week: 3 Things I learned as an American Student in the USSR

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This year marks the 20th anniversary of my first trip to the Soviet Union. Actually it was my first trip anywhere across the Atlantic or Pacific oceans for that matter.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of my first trip to the Soviet Union. Actually it was my first trip anywhere across the Atlantic or Pacific oceans for that matter. I had been fortunate to attend a public high school in New York with a Russian language program which later inspired me to major in Russian studies in college. I came from a family of modest financial means, but realized early on if I wanted to make a go of Russian, I would need to spend some time on the ground. So, I sacked away all my summer job funds to join a study abroad program.

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