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Bolshevik Revolution Essays and Term Papers
Joseph Stalin BiographyJoseph Stalin was born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili in the village of Gori in Russia on Dec. 21, 1879. His father was a shoemaker with a weakness for alcohol, who left Gori when Stalin was young. Joseph's mother, Yekaterina, raised him until he was old enough to attend the Tiflis ...
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Communism - From Marx To ZeminCommunism has long been heralded in capitalist countries as the root of all evil. However, as with all phobias, this intrinsic fear of communism comes from a lack of knowledge rather than sound reasoning. It is that same fear that gave the world the Cold War and McCarthy's Red Scare. The purpose ...
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The Rise And Fall Of American CommunismDuring the twentieth century, the popularity of the American Communist party was fueled less by its beliefs, than by the Government’s ever-more-antagonistic attitude toward foreign influences in America. After the armistice of World War I, disillusioned by the political and social turmoil ...
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Life On The FarmWhat if the animals ran the world? George Orwell tried to answer this question on a smaller scale in his 1945 novel, Animal Farm. Animal Farm is a satire on Stalinism and the Russian revolution. Orwell wrote this novel at a time when communism was on the rise and Joseph Stalin ruled with an ...
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GulagMany prison systems around the world serve primarily to isolate the criminals from the society and to deprive them of certain freedoms. However the Gulag, the prison camp system of the Soviet Union, served primarily to gain control over the entire population, rather than punish criminal acts. The ...
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The Life Story Of Nikita KhrushchevHis story is something like a fairy tale. A humble young peasant boy,
born to a world of famine and poverty with 100 million peasants just like
him, works and fights his way up the political ladder of Russia to one day
become its most powerful force, simultaneously holding the offices of
Premier ...
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Women In Post-Revolutionary Russia: The Opportunities And ObstaclesThe last Tsar of Russia abdicated the throne in February of 1917. With the fall of the old regime, many old gender barriers fell, as well. The period after the Bolsheviks rose to power was a time of many changes for all Russians, but none were more affected than the women of the time. Lenin, ...
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From Stalinism To LeninismThe question of whether or not Stalinism was a logical continuation of Leninism is a difficult one. Stalinism did take significantly more drastic measures than Leninism did. There were differences in policy. But in spite of these, Stalinism still found its basis in Leninism. Even Trotsky, a ...
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Arthur Koestler Darkness At NoArthur Koestler: ‘Darkness at Noon’
Revolutionary and political ethics
‘Darkness at Noon’ is the second novel of a trilogy, which revolves around the central theme of revolutionary ethics, and of political ethics in general: the problem whether, or to what extent, a noble ...
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US HistoryAP US History Review 2009 Session #4 Progressivism-Truman
Includes the following chapters from The American Pageant (12th edition):
Ch 29-37
Ch 29 Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912
Progressivism:
The "real heart" of the progressive movement was effort by reformers to
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Communism East EuropeTITLE: Why did communism collapse in Eastern Europe?
SUBJECT: European Studies B EDUCATION: First year university GRADE: first
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Russian And French RevolutionsBoth the French and Russian revolutions occurred because of two
main reasons. Both of these revolutions were the direct results of
bad leadership and a bad economy. These two reasons along with other
factors caused both of these revolutions. Although they were both
similar, they also had ...
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Lenis, VladimirVladimir Lenin and his Rise to Power
Eventually, empires and nations all collapse. The end can be brought about by many causes. Whether through becoming too large for their own good, being ruled by a series of out of touch men, falling behind technologically, having too many enemies, succumbing ...
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Communism East EuropeTITLE: Why did communism collapse in Eastern Europe?
SUBJECT: European Studies B EDUCATION: First year university GRADE: first
honour AUTHOR'S COMMENTS: I liked it. Interested to hear other people's
comments. TUTOR'S COMMENTS: Well done!! Extremely informative. Well
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A Comparison Of The French And Russian RevolutionsBoth the French and Russian revolutions occurred because of two main reasons. Both of these revolutions were the direct results of bad leadership and a bad economy. These two reasons along with other factors caused both of these revolutions. Although they were both similar, they also had ...
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Origins Of The Cold WarThe Cold War can be summed up as a lengthy period of high tension and rivalry between the two world dominating superpowers, the USA and USSR, although which never involved direct conflict between the forces of the two powers. Starting around 1950, the Cold War kept all mankind and society on the ...
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Czar NicholasIntroduction to the current situation in Russia in 1914-1917
The world war had started and Tsar was forcefully pushing Russia into the war, but Russia wasn’t prepared for the strain of war. The army wasn’t properly led and was poorly equipped. The army had suffered huge defeats at Tannenburg ...
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Joesph Stalin, originally Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, is one of the most hated man in history because of his Communist rule over Russia and his massacre of millions of people.
Stalins life began on December 21, 1879 in Gori, Georgia. His family was very poor shoemaker who drank heavily and beat Stalin ...
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Animal Farm: Political SatireGeorge Orwell's Animal Farm is a political satire of a totalitarian society ruled by a mighty dictatorship, in all probability an allegory for the events surrounding the Russian Revolution of 1917. The animals of "Manor Farm" overthrow their human master after a long history of mistreatment. ...
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