Russia and Europe: from mental images to business practices : Papers from the VII International Conference of Finnish Russian and East European Studies and other writings
Journal: Theseus (Ammattikorkeakoulujen)
Year: 2010

The Seventh symposium for Russian and East European Studies (VIEPÄ) was organized in March 2008 at the University of Applied Studies, Kouvola. The idea of the symposium was to facilitate discussion on “logistics” of cooperation between Russia and Europe. The term logistics has its etymological roots in Ancient Greece and ‘Logistikas’ of Roman empire that were special war envoys in charge of mobility and services of the army. In the modern times the concept has acquired a new meaning in the conte