despite the fact that Bashar al-Assad disobeyed the wishes of Russia used chemical weapons. In fact it is specifically this disobedience that lead Russia to support Assad. It seems that the acts of Russia are fairly transparent. He is waging his bets on the fact that he can regain the full cooperation of a waning ally. Russia has made the move to keep Syria as an ally even if that means supporting Assad despite their disloyalty. Russia was once a large power with supporters all over the globe. Currently
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Russian History 1881 – 1914 What was Russia like in 1881? • 82% of the population were illiterate peasant farmers. • No technology was used on farms – subsistence farming. • Largest standing army in Europe. • No political parties and the press was heavily censored. • Fierce loyalty to the Tsar – often enforced by brutal secret police. • Royalty owned most of the land – Tsar’s estate was larger than some countries. • 1861 – Tsar Alexander II freed
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C/C Essay Economically‚ both China and Russia were burdened by taxes that the Mongols inflicted upon them; however‚ their political systems were different because China’s government was ruled by Mongols and foreigners‚ whereas Russia kept their local rulers. China and Russia are similar in that the Mongols taxed their people a great deal when they took control. Mongols were typically very destructive when taking over a civilization‚ but when a civilization surrendered to their rule‚ they were spared
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During 1750-1900 Russia and Japan both getting a late start to industrialization face similar as well as complete differences due to the process. Compared to Russia‚ Japan was able to seperate themselves from Asian persuasian ans survive as a strong independent nation‚ and still lock down raw materials from Korea. Russia had been able to control a warm-water port and actually expand into Asia and Europe. Both nations had developed so that they were able to avoid dominaion by the west. One similarity
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Why was Russia difficult to govern? There are many reasons why Russia was difficult to govern‚ such as the size and diversity of the country and many differences in opinions contributed to the resentment of the government which in turn made the country very difficult to govern. One reason Russia was difficult to govern was because of the size and diversity of it. As the country was so large‚ and covered almost 23 million square kilometres in 1900‚ this made it very difficult to govern as it made
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2014 Conflict Among Russia‚ Ukraine‚ and the United States Following the Ukrainian Revolution in February of 2014‚ which ultimately led to the impeachment of President Viktor Yanukovych‚ an interim government and president was put into place in Ukraine and was recognized by both the United States and the European Union. Because of this‚ the Crimean Peninsula‚ a piece of land located along the coast of the Black Sea in Ukraine‚ has become an area of great interest to Russia. The Crimean Peninsula
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How did Industrialisation Benefit Russia? What Is Industrialisation? Industrialisation is a process of social and economic change where a human society is transformed from pre-industrial to industrial. This social and economic change is closely entwined with technological improvement‚ particularly the development of large-scale energy production. What were Stalin’s industrial policies? GOSPLAN The GOSPLAN was an organisation that was set up to control what had to be achieved. GOSPLAN
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The Mongolian rule had a very direct impact on the states of Russia and China. The Mongols impacted them both politically and economically. In China and Russia‚ the Mongol era brought a great change in political power. The Khans‚ or “Great Leaders” ruled both places and destroyed cities and killed government officials. This was not just an example of the Mongols ruthlessness but it was a form of tactics that brought fear into the opposing people so they would never revolt. Also‚ in China
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though this did not come easily to them. To be able to control the amount of land they did‚ they had to conquer many places like China and Russia and did so using a strong and well trained army along with many allies‚ and good tactics. The Mongols had a large influence on both the political and economic systems of Russia and China for a period of time‚ though in Russia‚ the Mongols ruled from afar and the original rulers still had control of their land and were left to govern themselves to an extent whereas
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the Soviet Union‚ Russia has faced many privations. One of these hardships was to surmount the collapse of the Soviet’s way of operating by the public sector. After the collapse‚ Russia tried to quickly move towards the private sector/market economy‚ they ended the governmental control over economic activity. The shift between having a communist system to having a capitalist system was a struggle; there were many challenges faced in trying to switch to a market economy. Russia took two major actions
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