Let me begin by saying thank you for your attention.  If you have made it this far into the project, then I assume you were not bored to tears and hopefully found some pertinent information to add to your knowledge.  I was fascinated by Russia as an undergraduate Political Science major at the University of New Hampshire in the early 90's.  With the fall of the Evil Empire, the enigmatic Soviet Union was finally opening to the western world.  I continued my study of Russia after my undergraduate studies as a linguist in the US Navy.  I completed the extremely demanding Defense Language Institute in the Russian language and worked for Naval Intelligence and the National Security Agency (NSA).  Although this work was interesting, I felt the opportunities in the private sector afforded much greater potential as the NIS began to open up to world markets.  It seemed logical to continue my career pursuits by returning to school.  I am currently an MBA student at the Kogod School of Business Administration at American University and will complete the degree in May of 2001.  My concentrations for this degree are in International Business and Global Information Technology.  Obviously, this project was a perfect assignment to merge the disciplines of Russian business and technology with those of its society and economy.  I hope you have found it useful and
somewhat interesting.  If you would like to contact me to ask any questions, give comments, tell me you think I'm wrong in my analysis or anything else, then please contact me via e-mail at thclinton@hotmail.com.
 
 

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