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Soviet Communist Party Standard Of Living
1,549 wordsThe Reasons for the fall of Socialism/Communism and the Troubles of Starting the New Democratic System in the Russian Federation "Let's not talk about Communism. Communism was just an idea, just pie in the sky. " Boris Yeltsin (b. 1931), Russian politician, president. Remark during a visit to the U. S. Quoted in: Independent (London, 13 Sept. The fall of the Communist regime in the Soviet Union was more than a political event. The powerful bond between economics and politics that was the integra...
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One Of The Most Important Central Committee
1,770 wordsNikita Khrushchev is undoubtedly one of the most important and interesting political figures of the twentieth century. Rising from a background of extreme poverty, he became an early supporter of the November 1917 bolshevik revolution. During the inter war years he joined the Communist Party, and rose steadily through its ranks; by the outbreak of World War II, he was firmly entrenched as one of the most important Soviet politicians and statesmen. He continued on in this capacity throughout the ...
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The Soviet German War
1,925 wordsThe Soviet-German War is the most brutal episode of the most vicious war that mankind has ever seen (Clark 1). During the Great Patriotic War, as Joseph Stalin coins it, the Soviet Union emerges through pure tenacity as one of the worlds great superpowers. Although Stalin and the USSR emerge victorious, the sacrifices made are enormous (Clark 446). Estimates show between 20 - 25 million Soviets die from 1941 - 1945. Only 7 - 8 million Germans die during this same period (Encarta). Many of these ...
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Von Laue Bolshevik Revolution
1,174 words... had Trotsky murdered. Stalin also rid the Soviet regime of all Trotsky's followers. Stalin proceeded to remove Trotsky from all Soviet history records, referring to him only as "Judas" Trotsky. The irony is that a supposedly atheist leader used a biblical traitor as a reference to his rival. One of Stalin's main strategies to attain power was his allegiance to Lennon. He issued an address to the II All-Union Congress of Soviets. This became known as "The Vow to Lennon." He said, "We Communis...
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Kim Il Sung Truman Doctrine
945 wordsWhile both North and South Koreans may have thought they were fighting against each other in a civil war to re-unite all of Korea under a single government and ideology, the Korean War was in fact dominated by the influential power of the USSR and to a lesser extent the Unites States. The Korean War or episode as part of the more substantial Cold War, was in fact a front used by the USA and the USSR to oppose each other without causing a direct confrontation which would have lead to MAD (Mutuall...
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Rise To Power Group Of People
1,511 words... g Communism from its roots. Revolts broke out against the Communist governments in Poland and Hungary, and the USSR spent money to thwart these disturbances which might have helped to bolster Capitalism in the nearby areas. Now that the scene has been established, we shall look deeper to find possible reasons for why Destalinazation started and the impact that it had on Khrushchev and the nation. Joseph Stalin was probably one of the smartest leaders in keeping his people under an iron fist....
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Russian Social Democratic Social Democratic Party
1,457 wordster> Modern Russia and The Soviet Union: Stalin's character was the main reason for his rise to power Stalin was born as Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili on December 21, 1879 in Gori, Georgia. He grew up in a mountain town of about 5, 000 people. He was the third and only surviving child of Vissarion Dzhugashvili and Catherine Geladze. His father used to drink and beat him and his mother; this made Stalin very cold hearted. A friend commented on his behaviour, Those undeserved and fea...
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Shows Stalin Army Officers
1,918 wordsH 2 >Do these sources give similar or different impressions of Stalin? These sources give different impressions of Stalin, however there are some similarities. Source A is a cartoon published in Paris in the 1930 s. It shows Stalin and the results of his policies according to the artist. The cartoon features Stalin showing three pyramids of skulls as if he was a tour guide. The caption under reads, Visit LURSS ses pyramids! This translates to, Visit the pyramids of the USSR! This source ...
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Stalin Man Or Monster
1,923 words... y leading figures were purged by confessing to being traitors and were executed. The purges were aimed at Party members to begin with, 500, 000 were arrested and executed or sent to labour camps. After the trails the purges were extended. By 1937 estimations show that 18 million people from all backgrounds, had been sent to labour camps. Source I shows the courtroom at Stalin's show trails. It shows Stalin as the judge and the defendants appear to be Yagoda, Zinoviev, Kamenev and Bukharin. T...
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Five Year Plan Coal Mines
732 wordsNo other nation has developed at a more fast and alarming rate than Russia under the control of Comrade Joseph Stalin. The Stalinization of Communist Russia may have seemed brutal and unjust, however, many historians agree that many of Stalin's actions were completely necessary for Russias industrialization. Some of the actions taken included the Five Year Plan for Industry, Five Year Plan for Agriculture, and rapid urbanization. These are the three most important aspects of transforming The Sov...
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Russian Literature Of Anna Akhmatova
875 wordsDuring Joseph Stalin's rule in Russia, many voices were silenced. If there was a piece of literature, news, or other such document that Stalin did not view appropriate to publish, it was not published. Stalin ran a totalitarian government in which he oversaw all public affairs. Since he had final say as to what the public was exposed to, nothing negative regarding him was published. Stalin also imprisoned many people for speaking out against him. He also sentenced several millions to death. One ...
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The Fall Of Communism In Russia Soviet Union
1,345 wordsCommunism in the USSR was doomed from the onset. Communism was condemned due to lack of support from other nations, condemned due to corruption within its leadership, condemned due to the moral weakness of humanity, making what is perfect on paper, ineffective in the real world. The end of this system was very violent. It left one of the two most powerful nations in the world fearful of what was to come. Communism can either be called a concept or system of society. In a society that follows the...
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Joseph Stalin Big Brother
1,021 wordsIn George Orwell's 1984, the strategies used by Oceania's "Party" to achieve total control over the population are similar to the ones employed by Joseph Stalin during his reign. Indeed, the tactics used by Oceania's "Party" truly depicts the brutal totalitarian society of Stalin's Russia. In making a connection between Stalin's Russia and Big Brothers' Oceania, each party implements a psychological and physical manipulation over society by controlling the information and the language with the h...
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Tele Screen Secret Police
1,044 words... ending well back... being able to remain outside the range of the tele screen" trying to avoid being seen writing in the diary even though "nothing was illegal since there were no longer any laws." Winston thinks about how dangerous it is to allow your thoughts to wander when you are in public or facing the tele screen. Your facial expressions are watched closely and the wrong expression can have dire consequences. For example, looking disbelieving when a victory is announced would be face c...
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Comparison Of Russian Films On The Stalin Period
1,032 wordsComparison of Russian films on the Stalin period. (1) The movie Burnt by the Sun was released in 1994. Films director Nikita Mikhalkov is known throughout the Russia for his active political stance, as well as for his artistic work. Burnt by the Sun takes place in a rural Russia in 1936, where revolutionary hero Sergei Kotov (played by Mikhalkov himself) spends some leisurely time with his family. Their idyllic existence is interrupted by a stranger, who is later revealed as Dimitri an old frien...
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Order To Achieve Central Committee
1,477 wordsStalin's rise to power was a combination of his ability to manipulate situations and the failure of others to prevent him from taking power, especially Leon Trotsky. Trotsky did not take advantage of several opportunities which would have helped him to crush Stalin politically. When he failed to take advantage of these opportunities, Stalin maneuvered himself into a stronger position within the party by allying with Zinoviev and Kamenev. He manipulated them into crushing Trotsky, thus eliminatin...
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Soviet Union Civil War
1,453 wordsSocial Science 201 16. 10. 2000 A great luck for Russia was that at the times of hardships she was headed by such a genius and talented commander as Joseph Stalin. Stalin was a man of extraordinary energy, erudition and a powerful will. Him even I, a person taught by the Parliament, could not counter. W. Churchill Stalin is the Lenin of today, said a popular propaganda slogan of the thirties and the forties. The situation has changed drastically since that time; peoples opinion of Stalin has cha...
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Russian Civil War Men And Women
2,389 wordsThe civil strife and chaos that had torn Russia limb from limb in the early 20 th Century, although brutally devastating, did not hail the end of the stability and power that had characterized the massive country for so much of history. The continuing strength of what was now the Soviet Union lay in the newly formed support structure provided by Socialist Realism, a force that directed the awareness of, and the arts produced by, the Soviet people. The ideals of Socialist Realism deified Lenin an...
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Russian Social Democratic Social Democratic Party
2,045 wordsStalin and Trotsky: Patrons of world domination One of the most well known countries in the world is Russia. Since the Paleolithic Period, Russia has faced misfortune and difficulties through its brutal leaders. Every change that has made this country more inclusive has been won with toil, tears, and blood. The year of 1879 was the beginning of another great new chapter (Flachmann p. 357) in Russias history. It was the year two patrons of world domination were born. These patrons were Joseph Sta...
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Five Year Plan People And Animals
1,839 wordsJoseph Stalin, leader of Russia (1928 - 1953), created a Five-Year Plan that included methods and goals which were detrimental to Russian agriculture in 1928. Stalin wanted to transform individual farms into large collective farms because he saw that the government was losing money to private traders. This required that the majority of farmers would have to work and live together on large state-run farms. Through these farms Stalin hoped to increase agricultural productivity, to create grain res...
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