Contests, Russia

Vladimir M. Egorov was born in Odintsovo-10, Moscow Region, Russia, in 1982. He received his MS in chemistry from Moscow State University in 2005. The subject of his diploma thesis was to develop a method of analytical reagents immobilization on cellulose matrix by dissolution or reconstitution using ionic liquids. Currently, he is a postgraduate student at the MSU Chemistry Department. His research interests include (but not limited to) application and synthesis of novel ionic liquids and computational chemistry. He has been a prize-winner of numerous contests in chemistry, mathematics, and biology. 

As incidents such as these illustrate, dachas have served both as symbolic mediums for political currents and as practical sites for the enactment of political activities. More than just providing a living commentary on the rise and fall of Russia s political and financial elite, however, dachas are powerful symbols and vehicles for Russia s democratic transition as it is being experienced and contested by Russians from all walks of life. In very real and compelling ways, dachas serve a dual purpose as both channels and sites of political activity. 

There is new movement in the discussion about self-determination and statehood. The contested declaration of independence by Kosovo will soon be subjected to review by the International Court of Justice. Russia s recognition of the purported independence of Abkhasia and South Ossetia has caused additional controversy. These developments may well put an end to the attempt by governments to keep in place the highly restricted doctrine of self-determination that has only been made available in the colonial context. 

Contested Property Claims Israel/Palestine, post apartheid South Africa, post USSR (in Russia and East Europe former European colonies... 

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