Russia

summed up in these words: “The triumph of one man turned into the tragedy of an entire nation” - Dmitri Volkogonov (“Joseph Stalin”). Joseph Stalin, one of Russia’s worst and most tragic dictators, along with the help of Leon Trotsky certainly changed Russia during the time of the Russian Revolution. They were responsible for many major events, such as the Revolution From Above and taking leadership of the Red Army, that occurred during this time because of their actions and perspective on the…

Asian countries, and might become new social and economic development center in the Pacific Rim in the foreseeable future. The regional GRP rate has a constant growth and takes one of the leading positions in the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. The dynamics of the GRP point to the positive development for the last 5 years, with the slowdown of the economy in 2012 due to the cumulative effect of the economic crisis, which is common for major part of the Russian regions in 2012 – 2013…

scarce, and the economy was backwards. Back then Russia was rule by a czar. The government was corrupt. Clearly, all of this put together caused unrest. So, people decided that they'd had enough, and after two revolutions, Russia became the Soviet Union, which, in case you haven't already figured out, is not ruled by a czar. February Revolution The February Revolution started on March 8, or February 23 using the Julian calendar, which Russia did. On March 8, demonstrators stopped…

During the Cold War, two countries, the United States (US) and Russia had a meeting in Paris to deal with global problems. These two countries had a bad alliance, but for the sake of dealing with worldwide issues, they tried to be better acquaintances. Unfortunately, on May 1, 1960, the Soviets shot down an American U-2 spy plane, known as the U-2 Crisis. Ultimately, the U-2 Crisis worsened the relationship between the United States and Russia, as it escalated the intensity of the Cold War.…

the rest of Europe. From its beginnings in Lenin to the end of it when the Soviet Union fell and Boris Yeltsin became the government leader in Russia, the Red Scare ran throughout not only Europe but the whole world. Lenin was the first to come up with the Communist party, and it was enhanced by Stalin. Stalin became a totalitarian dictator of Russia, and used fear and terror in the Communist Party to enforce their ophilisoihpies. After Stalin’s death, many leaders of the Soviet Union…

good, most not so good. There was a “war” that included Russia, or the USSR, it’s also known as The Cold War. It was a basically a series of proxy wars in different countries to prove who’s government would fall first and who was the true global superpower. Next we transition to the 1940’s and the 1910’s with both World War I and World War II. To make it as simple as possible, WWI was America and Great Britain vs Germany, and WWII was Russia plus Great Britain, with America coming in later, vs…

Russia Francis Fukuyama and Samuel Huntington were both well known political scientists that had two very different views about the future of the nations of the globe. Fukuyama, in his essay The End of History and Man, argued that with economic growth countries would begin to focus on free market policies and democracy. This move to free markets and democracy would inevitable cause the nations to become so similar, his convergence theory. Samuel Huntington argued, in The Clash of…

individuals possessed no liberties and were in no way diverse. Because of this, Americans felt it was imperative for the United States to prevent the spread of communism, for it threatened their idea of freedom and the “free society”. 3. Do you think Russia 's movements in Crimea and Syria reflect a 'new cold war”? Are you concerned at all about what will happen in the near future with our relationship with…

intervention in the Russian Revolution and the Civil War that was commencing in the years after World War One. Very few people know about the Polar Bear Expedition, the American force from Michigan that fought against Bolshevik forces in Northern Russia during this Civil War. This intervention and event played a significant role in American Politics for years to come. It shaped…

The introduction of industrialism into Russia was not a wise move for the survival of the Tsardom because it eventually led to the end of the tsar, but it was a wise move for Russia. Alexander II, the Russian Tsar from 1855 to 1881, introduced the beginnings of industrialization into Russia. Although the reforms that Alexander made were small, they will spark the rise of the third greatest industrial power in the World. This was a great move for bettering Russia, but will lead to the downfall…