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MOSCOW, April 4 /PRNewswire/ – Russia is poised to become the next global leader in outsourcing as dramatic industry growth and a groundbreaking government initiative put the IT industry on an accelerated development track. The initiative will systematically leverage Russia’s historical technical superiority to become the main destination for global IT giants.
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A clash of interests between Russia and the Western powers over the Ottoman Empire led to the Crimean War (1854–56), which revealed the inner weakness of Russia. Alexander II (reigned 1855–81), who acceded one year before the war ended, passed important liberal reforms during the first decade of his reign, after which time he became increasingly conservative. Just as he seemed to be entering another liberal phase, Alexander was assassinated in 1881. Among his reforms, the liberation (1861) of the serfs (see Emancipation, Edict of) was the most far-reaching, but significant changes were ... made in local government, the judicial system, and education.
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Last year, a new Jewish group, the Federation of Jewish Communities, was founded; it is headed by Rabbi Berl Lazar of the ultra-Orthodox Habad movement, which has been active in Russia. The federation drew declarations of support from government officials at its first meeting in November. Some in the Jewish community see it as an effort to draw support away from the group Gusinsky leads.
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