THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST: EMPIRE & NATION 1884-1914

FINAL ESSAY
“How did Tsarist Russia transform the Far East
from imperial periphery into national territory in the years 1884-1914?”

AUDIO FILES
Podcast in English based on Paul’s essay
Podcast in Russian based on Paul’s essay

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OVERVIEW OF LANGUAGES

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LIST OF ALL SECTIONS

ARCHI-TEXTURES –
ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS

2017 MY IDEAL HOUSE
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2018 OSTRO-TOWER
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2019 THE TERRITORY
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2020 PALLADIAN PALACE
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2021 STOWE ARCHES
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2022 ROTUNDA
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TOPOGRAFFITIS –
URBAN PLANNING PROJECTS

MOSCOW
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GRAND PARIS
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CITY-DESIGN
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RUSSIAN NEO-RENAISSANCE
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THE RUSSIAN REGIONS
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OSABURG
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RECOMMENDATION LETTER
To read Recommendation Letter of Paul’s Architecture tutor press here

SELECTED WORKS
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LIST OF ALL COMPONENTS

A NEW LAND: OSTROCO
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THE OSTROCO MONARCHS
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FLAGS & COAT OF ARMS
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THE MILITARIES
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THE CITIES
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THE BATTLES
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THE REGIONS
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BANK & CURRENCY
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THE CHANGING BORDERS
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ART, SCIENCE & CIVILISATION OF OSTROCO
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THE BIG MAP OF OSTROCO
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CHILDREN’S BOOK: FORGOTTEN TALES AND LOST LEGENDS OF OSTROCO
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RECOMMENDATION LETTER
To read Recommendation Letter of Paul’s private Geography tutor press here

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TOPOGRAFFITIS

For the complete Urban Planning portfolio (41 pages) press here
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ARCHI-TEXTURES

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SELECTED ART WORKS

to see my shortened 30 page GCSE portfolio press here

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CHILDREN’S BOOK: FORGOTTEN TALES AND LOST LEGENDS OF OSTROCO

Read a Chapter of “Forgotten Tales and Lost Legends of Ostroco”.

Browse the entire Historico-Geographic portfolio.

Video of the published book.

Check out the Genesis of the illustrations for the First Chapter.

Audio of the introduction chapter read by the author.

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LIST OF ALL PUBLICATIONS

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LIST OF ALL THE ESSAYS

2021 Stowe School’s admission entry Headmaster’s essay, 45 minutes (1 page):
“Describe your best childhood memory”


2022 In Classics (3 pages):
“‘Athens was a model for democracy’ To what extent do you agree? Consider both sides of the question.”


2022 In Political Philosophy (4 pages):
“Democracy is the best form of government even when it produces bad outcomes.”


2023 In Philosophy (3 pages):
“Is Tax Theft?”


2023 In Bioethics (3 pages):
“Case Study: Against A Physician-Assisted Death” (Using Principlism to Evaluate the Morality of PAS)


2023 In Mechatronics (30 pages):
LAB REPORT: Fire Alarm Reliability and Satisfaction


2024 In Art History graded school work (3 pages):
“To what extent do you agree that beauty has no place in contemporary art?””


2024 In History for A-level EPQ (5000 words, 24 pages):
“How significant was the role of the papacy in the establishment of the Norman kingdom of Sicily?”


2025 In Art History (3000 words, 14 pages):
“Exploring the ideology of Nikolay Lvov’s Palladian church architecture and its influence on the identity formation of the Russian élite during the reign of Empress Catherine II.”


2025 In History graded school work (3 pages):
“How accurate is it to say that it was French intervention in the War of American Independence that determined the British defeat by 1783?”


2025 in History for Julia Wood (4000 words, 21 pages):
“How did Tsarist Russia transform the Far East from imperial periphery into national territory in the years 1884-1914?”


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