Developments in Russian higher education: Legislative and policy reform within a Central and East European context

Minerva

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-146

  Tomusk, Voldemar ^a  

^a Open Society Institute   (Hungary)

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EID: 0007326667     PISSN: 00264695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004387802106     Document Type: Article

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