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Russia-Belarus Unification. Chosen Problems and perspectives of Union State (1999-2008)
Osipova, Kristina ; Zilynskyj, Bohdan (advisor) ; Svoboda, Karel (referee)
Russo-Belarus Unification. Chosen Problems and perspectives of Union State (1999-2008). The main subject of the diploma thesis is cooperation between Russia and Belarus within the Union State of Russia and Belarus, which was established in 1999. After the break up of the USSR, cooperation between the newly independent states was largely defined by their membership in CIS. However, during the first five years an integration core emerged, consisting of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. These states were mainly cooperating in economic sphere, which finally emerged into international organization (Eurasian Economic Community). Belarus is one of the former Soviet republics, which kept and is still keeping very close relations with Russian Federation. Their bilateral integration begins after the breakup of USSR and culminates in 1999, when treaty of establishing Union State of Russia and Belarus is signed. During the almost 10 year period between 1999 and 2008, however, the cooperation did not move forward as was originally planned. In my opinion, the main topics which delay effective Russo-Belarus integration are as follows: prices for energetic commodities (oil and gas) for Belarus; implementation of common currency - Russian ruble; and ratification of Constitutional Act of Union State....
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The role of integrative processes in Russian policy towards Post-Soviet space in the years 2000-2010
Krpec, Petr ; Litera, Bohuslav (advisor) ; Svoboda, Karel (referee)
Diploma thesis Role integračních procesů v ruské politice vůči postsovětskému prostoru v letech 2000 - 2010 deals with phenomenon of interstate integration in the Post-soviet with focus on Russian position. It's main goal is to reveal and define function of Post-soviet integrative processes within Russian foreign policy aimed to the region, which is in long-term period designated as primary area of Russian interests. Diploma thesis uses combination of descriptive and analytical method to achieve its purpose. Thus the first chapters are aimed at presentation of theoretical aspects of integration (Chapter 1), evolution of Russian approach to the region and basic trends of post-soviet integration in the 90's (Chapter 2), the same topic and its changes after 2000 (Chapter 3) and particular examples of the Post-soviet integrative projects (Chapter 4). This empirical data are then analyzed in the last chapter and answer to the question, what is the role of Post-soviet integrative processes in Russian policy in the region.
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Sects, new religious movements and identity i Russia in the nineties of 20th century in the context of overall societal changes
Holmerová, Terezie ; Svoboda, Karel (advisor) ; Zilynskyj, Bohdan (referee)
Diploma thesis "Sects, new religious movements and identity in Russia in the nineties of 20th century in the context of overall societal changes" deals with the problem of minority religions in Russia after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Terminological part explains the difference between the termin "sect" and "new religious movement", introductory historical overview outlines the role of sects in the history of Russia. The hub of the study lays in three large chapters. The first deals with the dynamics of the religious situation in relation to sects in the first half of the 90s, classifies them and names the main representants. The second part deals with concrete manifestations of changes in the middle of the decade, for example the process Yakunin versus Dvorkin or the change of legislation in 1997. The third part seeks answer to the question what was the underlying cause of changes in social and legal position of sects and finds the anspher in the sphere of national identity.
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Coping strategies of people with HIV
Svoboda, Karel ; Loneková, Katarína (referee) ; Weiss, Petr (advisor)
Facing a traumatic event, such as being diagnosed with HIV, require developing of coping mechanism. The purpose of this study in the theoretical part was to give a review of psychological aspects of HIV and inform about research of coping strategies among people with HIV/AIDS. The second purpose of this study was to show typical coping strategies of people with HIV in Czech Republic. Five asymptomatic participants were interviewed, the time since diagnosis was 3-14 years (mean age 7,6), the age in the sample was from 31 to 44 years, (mean age 36,0 years) It seems, that the way of reaction to diagnosis differ from the way they cope now, so the strategies can possibly change in the future. Our participants develop these strategies of coping: rational problem solving, self-appraisal, hedonism and religiosity/search for meaning
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Influence of the 1998 Financial Crisis on the Russian Banking Sector
Petružálek, Jan ; Litera, Bohuslav (advisor) ; Svoboda, Karel (referee)
Resumé For my master work I chose a topic from the Russian ekonomie sphere: The Influence of the 1998 Financial Crisis on the Russian Banking Sector. In 2006 the Russian banking sector celebrated the 15th anniversary of its existence. During that relative short interval experienced events that banking systems of other countries need decades to live through. I divided my master work into three parts - Banking sector in 1987-1997, Russian banking in critical year 1998 and New period (late 1998-2006). I also set the thesis that Russian financial crisis had a positive impact on banking in sense of its further stabilisation. First part is dedicated to events during interval 1987-1997. At the beginning of mentioned era was made a clue reform of Soviet banking and the two-tier banking system arose for the first time in the history. Since that we could speak about historical tradition of modem banking. In the opening part I dealed with turbulent development of banking system, which evolved in unfavourable ekonomie conditions. I mention banking legislative, huge growth of credit organisations, its illegal operations like money laundering or capital flight and I also describe the rise of banking financial-industrial groups headed by powerful Russian oligarchs. Oligarchs like Chodorkovsky, Potanin or Vinogradov...
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Human trafficking in Russia in European and international context
Pojman, Petr ; Svoboda, Karel (advisor) ; Dluhoš, Marek (referee)
The diploma thesis focuses on the description of human trafficking in Russia and countries of destination in Europe. Russian Federation is a diverse state with a widely developed organized crime. Trafficking in human beings is described in the context of modernization of organized crime in Russia. Trafficking is described in the context of other criminal activities in Russia and Europe too. Russia is simultaneously country of destination, source and transit. I focused mainly on the international trafficking in women for forced prostitution. Ways of fight on human trafficking I describe from the perspective of one of the most important destination areas, namely the EU. I is also aware of the specifics of certain territories of surveyed regions (Baltic, Kaliningrad, Belarus, Scandinavia, etc.) In conclusion, there are also outlined ways to combat this type of organized crime. It is also aware of the problems that the fight against trafficking is complicated by. Related recommendations are included in the conclusion of my work.
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Russia and the Kaliningrad Region: A Solution to the exclave problems in the years 2000-2009
Kadlec, Vladimír ; Švec, Luboš (advisor) ; Svoboda, Karel (referee)
Diploma thesis "Russia and the Kaliningrad Region: A Solution to the Exclave Problems in the Years 2000 - 2009" deals with the exclave problems of the Kaliningrad oblast, a Russian exlave on the Baltic Sea coast, and how they were solved at the beginning of the 21st century. The thesis first presents a brief outline of the historical development of the examined region - East Prussia and Kaliningrad Oblast until 1991. Subsequently, it deals with exclave problems in the 1990s. The main part of this work examines in detail exclave problems after the year 2000. It firstly deals with an economic issues. Subsequenntly it focuses on the discussion regarding a possible change of the status of the Kaliningrad Region within the Russian Federation. The work also shows how the issue of transit through the territory of the European Union was solved. Eventually it will address the military issues. This thesis uses the theory of enclaves, as prepared by Russian economist Yevgeny Vinokurov. This theory determines problems that are common to most enclaves and exclaves.
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The Falklands war on the pages of Rudé právo
Svoboda, Karel ; Šoltys, Otakar (referee) ; Končelík, Jakub (advisor)
Bachelor thesis "The Falklands War on the Pages of Rudé právo" is about the attitude of the Czech media, particularly Rudé právo. The Falklands' war between Argentina and Great Britain occurred in mid 1982. This thesis will try to tackle some of the unanswered questions on how much space had been dedicated to this conflict by Rudé právo's pages and how it was interpreted to its readers. Above all is this an ideology of unanswered questions or is it an opposition leaning towards either side of the conflict and if so, whether and how they manifested their sympathy to justify their pages. The first part of this work is characterized by a brief historical context of the early eighties of the twentieth century, the second part is orderly devoted to practical analytical work.
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"The Politicization of Russian Energy Exports based on the Example of Natural Gas"
Lipavský, Jan ; Svoboda, Karel (advisor) ; Horák, Slavomír (referee)
The topic of this thesis is the politicization of energy supplies to Europe. The introduction deals with the characterization of European dependency on the import of energy. At the same time, the introductory part analyzes the structure of Russian import, including the transport channels and its geopolitical consequences. The main body of the thesis is devoted to research on Gazprom. It traces the origins of this company's affiliation with Russian government and its subsequent emergence as the main international player on the field of energy. Two case studies are used to demonstrate Gazprom's ambiguous relationship with, first of all, countries through which the transport routes pass - Ukraine and Belarus, and, secondly, the relationship with the producing state, in this case Turkmenistan (for its substantial natural gas resources). The outcome of the analysis is the identification of three main factors that are most influential in Gazprom's foreign policy. First being Gazprom's attempts to raise the prices for the CIS states to equate those of the rest of Europe. The second factor is Gazprom's effort to secure its proceeds through massive expansion to foreign market. Finally, Gazprom is working on securing its control of the reserves of natural resources in the Caspian region.
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