History of Russia

How did the Russo-Japanese War affect Russia? Explain the state of Russia’s economy and government between 1894-1914. (At least three paragraphs). (9 PTS) In 1904, the Russo-Japanese War occurred due to a conflict over which country would control Korea, Manchuria, and Port Arthur. The conflict began with Russia forming an alliance with China over Japan, thus controlling a part of the Manchurian territory. This territory stretched from the Trans-Siberian Railroad to the Chinese controlled area…

Realism and the End of the Cold War by William C. Wohlforth argues that Modern realism began in a reaction to the breakdown in the post-World War One international order. Wohlforth’s main ideology is realism and states how the rise and fall of realism has taken place, but stresses that international world events cannot weaken or destroy the realist ideology. The collapse of the great power cooperation helped emerge realism to be a dominant position in international relations. The central…

unfailingly led to detrimental outcomes. Communism in Russia through the wrath of the soldiers, the disintegration of French-English relations as a result of the Canadian Conscription Crisis, and the rise of Nazism in Germany were all directly caused by the conscripts forced to battle in World War One. Conscription was the pathway to the mass destruction of nations around the world. The Bolshevik Revolution, which gave rise to oppressive communism in Russia, was caused by austere and…

There has been many times throughout history the United States government has decided to intervene in foreign matters. From the Spanish-American War, the Bay of Pigs, Vietnam, and the War on Terror among others, the United States has played some sort of role in foreign affairs, making their mark upon the world and history. Many people are not educated upon the Allied intervention in the Russian Revolution and the Civil War that was commencing in the years after World War One. Very few people…

God and his saints; to the bloody hammer and sickle designed to strike fear into the enemies of the USSR; Russia and its close neighbors are a land decadent in history and culture. Eastern Europe has had a mighty place in the history of the world. It has seen the origins of the Turkish Empire, the Russian royalty of the Dark Ages, the Byzantine Empire, the United Socialist States of Russia. Its current nation-states include: Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Croatia, Lithuania,…

The Life of Josef Stalin It is the middle of the 1910’s and World War One is ravaging Europe. Germany is on the brink, and they need a way to take Russia out of the war. They load a weapon on a train that’s headed to Moscow. His name is Josef Stalin. Josef Stalin, one of the best dictators of all time; and it all started December, 1878. Josef Vissarionovich Djugashvili was born on December 18, 1878 in the small village of Gori, Georgia. At the age of seven Josef contracted the smallpox disease…

faced a difficult transition into stability and tensions between Russia and Ukraine live on because of the history between the two countries, North Atlantic Trade Organization (NATO)-Ukraine relations and the conflict between the two countries over Crimea. Both Russia and Ukraine are regional powers and conflict has arisen because of their power struggle as well. Though the power hegemony is important in the area, particularly to Russia, the countries depend on one another and cooperation is…

1984. In these books, Orwell makes it very clear what point he is trying to convey. Orwell is stating his opinion on Russia under communist rule during the Stalin era. Animal Farm was published in 1945 and 1984 was published in 1849. During this time in Russia, Stalin was in power and had carved Russia in his image. Orwell bases Animal Farm and 1984 in the image of Stalin’s Russia and the shows the repercussions of communism. Orwell’s Animal Farm is a political fairy tale about Manor Farm ran…

for the overall story and place in history. Before the revolution, Russia has a great history with the church. According to a 2007 article, many years before the war, the church was in a state of flourishment in the lands of Russia. The Kievan Monastery, the spiritual center that the time, shows importance because it provided religious and historical writings as well as literary writings. It was also the theological and spiritual center for church life in Russia for centuries (Hopko and…

The French Revolution, which is often described as the beginning of Modern Europe, represents the beginning of the 19th century. The political change brought by the Revolution was so immense that it caused other European powers to intervene to prevent its ideas from entering the conscious of their subjects. Ideals outlined by the Declarations of the Right of Man such as “Men are born and remain free and equal in rights” and “As all persons are held innocent until they shall have been declared…