Ideological Separation: The U.S., the U.S.S.R., the Cold War
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A 5 page discussion of the ideological separation which exists between the U.S. and the former U.S.S.R. The author contends that this separation can be traced to World War II and the subsequent Cold War. Examples from Afghanistan and Vietnam are employed to illustrate these separations. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Impact of the Russian Revolution
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A 3 page research paper that examines the impact of the Russian Revolution of 1917. The writer argues that it is not an understatement to say that any other political upheaval, before or since, has not rocked the world as severely for as long a period of time. An examination of the history of this period demonstrates why the impact of the Russian Revolution on international politics was so large. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Industrial Development In Russia / 1689 Through 1917
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A 16 page paper discussing the industrial revolution in Russia throughout the rule of the Romanov dynasty. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Islam in Russia : Before and After
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This 10 page paper examines how Muslims have fared through the break up of the Soviet Union. How things have changed, and what the fall of the Berlin Wall has meant to Russians who want to practice their religion, are explored. An overview of how Muslims have been treated under communist rule is also included. Bibliography lists 8 sources
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Ivan the Terrible.
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(6 pp). Ivan IV or Ivan the Terrible,1530-84, grand duke of Moscow (1533-84), was the first Russian ruler to assume formally the title of czar. Ivan the Terrible, the most famous tsar before Peter the Great and the most brutal ruler of Russia before Stalin, inherited the throne as a three-year-old boy on the death of his father, Vasily III, in 1533. Officially the new tsar became Ivan IV; he was awarded the title of Terrible (in Russian, ???????, "threatening" "inspiring awe or fear") by later historians. Ivan IV enjoyed the longest reign in Russian history--to the distress of his people. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Jacques Levesque's Enigma of 1989 (Book Review)
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the book Enigma of 1989 and critiques it. Several reviews are cited in an evaluation of this work on the fall of the USSR. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Josef Stalin 1879-1953
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A 24 page paper. Josef Stalin was born Ioseb Dzhugashvili in 1879. He died under vague circumstance in 1953. He ruled the Soviet Union for almost a quarter of a century. Tens of millions died under his rule. This essay presents a biography of Stalin and includes an introduction, his early years, including his education, his beginning involvement in revolutionary activities, his rise to power, his activities after he succeeded Lenin, the purges he ordered, participation in World War II, his last years and an analysis. There is also a short comparison of Stalin, Hitler and Mao Tse-tung. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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Justifying the Russian War in Chechnya
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This 8 page report discusses the Russian war in Chechnya. As with so many of the battles going on around the world, the Russian war in the province of Chechnya is one that is difficult to understand and appears to change on an almost daily basis. Numerous issues are at stake in the confrontation, not the least of which is the determination of the Russian Federation to maintain what it sees as its cohesiveness and territorial integrity. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Karl Marx and Change
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( 5 pp) "The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it." Does that sound like a bad idea to you? Life is about change, we are told so therefore that quote would seem to be a very logical one. However, since it is one that is often listed as being form the lips of Karl Marx. We are reluctant in a capitalistic society to give it much credence. This paper will examine those ideas of Karl Marx, which may deserve another look Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Klyuchevsky's 'Peter the Great'
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A 5 page paper discussing the book 'Peter the Great,' by Klyuchevsky. The author, while at times vague and stinted in his writings, is able to illustrate one of the most influential men in history. Without Peter the Great Russia would not have been what it was, or was to become. Klyuchevsky's book illustrates this very well and appears to achieve this alluded goal. No additional sources cited.
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Koestler's Darkness At Noon
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Authur Koestler's book, Darkness At Noon, provides a view of a specific time and incident in history that has been interpreted by someone who was decidedly opposed to the political leadership that brought the event to fruition. This 7 page paper explores the meaning of the Moscow trials as well as totalitarianism, the historical reference to Stalin and the hope for a communist utopia. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Lenin’s Leadership and Stalin’s Dictatorship: The Differences in the Two Regimes Based on Suny’s “The Soviet Experiment”
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This is a 6 page paper discussing the different regimes in Russia under Lenin and Stalin. The leadership styles of Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin are considered to be somewhat different considering they both started out being part of the same Bolshevik party during the revolution in Russia in 1917. Lenin was established as the leader after the revolution and quickly began to establish policies based on the socialist writings of Marx including the abolishment of all class distinctions between the nobility, the merchants, the peasants and the working classes and turning the property in the country over to the peasants. Despite his good intentions however, the Bolsheviks who later became known as the Communists, were known for their strong handed methods and the slow removal of opposing forces. Stalin took over as the virtual leader in 1924 when Lenin died and his policies were more militant in their protection of Soviet Russia and by 1930 he had managed to remove all opposing forces to his government and established a one party government with himself as the leader. Stalin used this leadership and the forces within his power to maintain control of the country and any who opposed him were handled by his military forces and special police. Lenin was considered a hero and the instigator of Marxism Leninism although he did not wish to be worshipped. Stalin, on the other hand, believed that his power and the power of his government went hand in hand and his methods were condemned after his death. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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