Chelsea Harden Miss French Period 3 03/06/11 Life under Stalin Joseph Stalin was able to establish a strong dictatorship over the Soviet Union by being a good organizer and being able to make many people appeal to him and his ideas of a communist society. Although his ideas were misleading‚ he managed to gain believers and kill off any of those who disagreed with any of his sayings or teachings. Much of the credit goes to his army who helped commit many of these murders that went on
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Joseph Stalin‚ and Peter the Great: Two Great Leaders If someone asks about the Great Leaders of Russian History‚ there will be the two leaders‚ Stalin and peter the great. Stalin is the Dictator of the Soviet Union‚ the 19th century of Russia that industrialize the Soviet Union. Whereas the Peter the Great‚ the 17th century dictator of Russian Empire that modernize and westernize the Russia during early Russian history. Both leaders are considered whom impacted the Russia‚ by westernization‚ and
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as having had major impact on the world. Joseph Stalin‚ Benito Mussolini and Adolph Hitler were three of these leaders. Even though they assumed power legally‚ they where totalitarian leaders.They had positive and negative reflects during their rule. Russia‚ Italy‚ and Germany were just some of the countries that were affected. Joseph Stalin took over leadership after Lenin. His rise was of terror and brutality since he was right under Lenin when he took over. For twenty years he continued
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Vladimir Lenin was a cruel tyrant. He was a cruel tyrant because he killed thousands of people every year and he also created the Cheka. Vladimir Lenin used extreme brutality and fear in his instigation of the “Red Terror‚” which made him a cruel tyrant. Lenin killed thousands of people and instigated the “Red Terror;” he also had no regard for human life. In the article “History vs. Lenin” the author wrote‚ “Under Lenin’s rule‚ there were 28‚000 executions every year. Consider that number for a
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Understanding the Tito-Stalin Split Introduction The split between Josip Broz Tito‚ leader of Yugoslavia‚ and Joseph Stalin‚ head of the Soviet Union‚ is arguably one of the most watershed moments in Soviet history. It was a sign of a rising and powerful Yugoslavia‚ the first break in the Eastern bloc‚ and inspired a shift in Soviet policy and political thought. Focusing on the timespan from 1941 to 1948‚ I claim that‚ though the break between the two leaders was caused by a variety of factors
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I. Quote a. “We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good distance in ten years. Either we do it‚ or they crush us.” b. This quote from the excerpt of Joseph Stalin‚ “On Soviet Industrialization Speech to Industrial Managers‚” February 1931 is significant because Stalin talks about how they will not have the chance of rising to the top and keeping their independence if they lower their tempo at all. He states that they are extremely behind other countries that
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Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was an impactful political leader in Russia during the twentieth century. He was a famous figure and left a huge impact on the Russian/Soviet Union Empire for many decades to follow. What he may be known for best‚ Lenin created and brought up the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics along with helping with the introduction of communism. He applied that communism concept to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics government that he was running. As the political leader in the Union
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Stalin was the leader of the Communist Party after the death of Lenin and later became the leader of the Soviet Union. During Stalin’s leadership women were given education and jobs; the system of transportation was improved through the whole country. Nevertheless‚ Joseph Stalin was a ruthless leader; he got rid of those who were against him or were a threat immediately. While he was the leader lots of people were killed‚ tortured or sent to exile to Siberia. Stalin was a villainous
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the Kauffman Foundation‚ explain in a interview with the author: “The single most important contributor to a nation’s economic growth is the number of startups that grow to a billion dollars in revenue within 20 years.” The statement made by Carl Schramm suggested that the increase of start ups‚ is the most important contributor to a nation economic growth. (Karlgraard‚2010) Economic growth is an increase in of the Real Gross Domestic Product (Real GDP). And it is mainly cause by two factors‚ an
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Lenin was one of the most powerful leaders in Russia to ever exist. Lenin used attractive ideology‚ the April Theses‚ effective propaganda‚ good leadership skills‚ and the help of others led him to become the leader of Russia. The April Theses laid the basis for the October Revolution which would not have been successful without the leadership of Lenin. The ten points confirmed the inability of capitalism to take society forward and therefore the need to move to the stage of the proletarian revolution
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