In collaboration with other agencies‚ Lillian began focusing on population characteristics that overcame international borders. Lillian toured the world in 1910 and addressed public health issues in Russia in 1924. The Commissar of Health of Soviet Russia extended an invitation to her at this time to discuss issues with children’s health there. In addition‚ she also served on the committee‚ Society Friends of Russians Freedom. Lillian had a global influence on public health
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of the Bolshevik party. However‚ Stalin was arrested once again and exiled to Siberia in 1917 where he would remain until the Czar was overthrown. After the Bolshevik revolution in 1917‚ Lenin became the new ruler of Russia and named Stalin the Commissar of Nationalities. Over the years‚ however‚ Lenin’s health began to deteriorate. In 1924‚ Lenin died and the party now known as the All-Union Communist Party was headed collectively by several of Lenin’s cabinet members. Like Hitler‚ Stalin was a
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George Orwell’s essay ‘Why I Write?’ is a detailed account of his way towards becoming a writer. He takes the reader on a journey from his first poems and stories to the pieces of writing that make him famous to finally explain the four reasons of writing. Orwell experiments with ‘a mere description of what I was doing and the things I saw’ and naturalistic books before he becomes a political writer. Why a political writer? Well‚ it is the age he lives in that forces him into it. His working
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The policy of “Russification” (1899-1905 and 1908-1918) refers to the growing political oppression that the Grand Duchy of Finland experienced at the hands of the Russian empire‚ aimed at ending its political autonomy and dismantling its cultural identity. In the following‚ firstly I am going to examine the causes and the consequences that led to the first Russification campaign. Secondly‚ I will briefly analyze how Finland’s internal divisions contributed to the emergence of a second era of oppression
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How far do you agree that the struggle for power following Lenin’s death in 1924 was caused by the ideological differences between the contenders for power? The 5 contenders to become leader all had different ideologies which I agree to some extent was an important factor in the struggle for power after Lenin’s death. However‚ there were also 3 other reasons that could have led to a struggle‚ for example‚ the fact that they all had different personalities which meant that they connected with Lenin
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Who Lost China? Chiang Kai-shek Testifies Author(s): Lloyd E. Eastman Reviewed work(s): Source: The China Quarterly‚ No. 88 (Dec.‚ 1981)‚ pp. 658-668 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the School of Oriental and African Studies Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/653752 . Accessed: 20/04/2012 05:29 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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List of English words of Russian origin Many languages‚ including English‚ contain words most likely borrowed from the Russian language. Not all of the words are truly fluent Russian or Slavic origin. Some of them co-exist in other Slavic languages and it is difficult to decide whether they made English from Russian or‚ say‚ from Polish. Some other words are borrowed or constructed from the classical ancient languages‚ such as Latin or Greek. Still others are themselves borrowed from indigenous peoples
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the political ranks of the communist Bolshevik Party‚ gaining respect for doing many of the dirty jobs that no-one else wanted such as robbing banks to fund the Bolshevik Party . Between 1917 and 1922‚ Lenin gave Stalin three key jobs‚ People’s Commissar for Nationalities‚ Head of Workers’ and Peasants’ Inspectorate‚ and Liaison Officer which gave him a position of some importance amongst the
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Why did the Provisional Government fail‚ and the Bolsheviks succeed‚ in 1917? During 1917 the political system of Russia‚ and the political opinions of its public‚ began to change. The First World War was deeply taking its toll‚ with the casualties running into millions‚ and food shortages were reaching crisis levels across Russia. Presided over by the Provisional Government‚ who had little support and even less real power‚ the people of Russia became restless. In October‚ the animosity between
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“To what extent did the Bolsheviks succeed in the October Revolution and the Civil War due to weakness in opposition?” The Bolsheviks were not a majority party in Russia‚ and it is therefore quite an achievement that they not only managed to gain power‚ but that they held on to it. On paper‚ you would not have thought the Bolsheviks would have been able to seize power or maintain it if faced with any substantial opposition‚ so does this mean that their success was dependant on the weakness of
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