When Peter the Great came to power in the 1700s‚ the era of darkness that had shadowed Russia since Ivan the Terrible left it in shambles lifted. Under Peter‚ a new Russia emerged‚ propulsed by his modern policies and western ideologies. Although Peter the Great was famous for his excessive cruelty‚ ultimately the drastically reformed society and its institutions to strengthen Russia’s position in Europe. He established Russia as a military force‚ westernized the sciences‚ arts‚ and culture‚ and
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Mechanisms of Control In George Orwell’s 1984‚ the strategies used by Oceania’s "Party" to achieve total control over the population are similar to the ones emplaced by Joseph Stalin during his reign. Indeed‚ the tactics used by Oceania’s "Party" truly depicts the brutal totalitarian society of Stalin’s Russia. In making a connection between Stalin’s Russia and Big Brothers’ Oceania‚ each party implements a psychological and physical manipulation over society by controlling the information and the
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Peter the Great was the absolute monarch of Russia from 1682 to 1725. His goal was to turn Russia into a better country by “modernizing” it or becoming more westernized (European ).In General Alexander Gordon’s History of Peter The Great ‚ he states ‘He was at little or no expense about his person and by living like a private gentleman than a prince he saved wholly that great expense which other monarchs..support their courts”. This statement
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Peter the Great was one of Russia’s greatest reformers‚ statesmen‚ organizers‚ and leaders. Russia was less developed than other European countries at that time because Russia had rejected Westernization. To rectify this‚ he went to many ways to modernize and westernize Russia. He founded St. Petersburg as a major Russian port city in the west. He also established it as the new capital‚ based on trade with the rest of Europe. New buildings and institutions were built there to modernize Russia‚ before
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A primary factor that led to the rise of Stalin was due to the weakness of Leon Trotsky‚ who was one of the strongest competitors that Stalin faced in succeeding Lenin as leader of the Communist Party. However‚ there are actions taken by Trotsky that weakened himself as an opposition. For example‚ Trotsky believed in permanent revolution‚ and he sought to promote and incite revolutions all over the world. However‚ he failed to convince his fellow Party members of his idea of world revolution. In
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plot against the king.Peter on the other hand tortured and murdered any nobles he suspected of disloyalty.The main difference between the two was that Louis was ruling a cultural advanced‚modern state - Russia under Peter was still very backward compared to major European states‚so Peter worked hard to modernize Russia.Finally‚both built up strong armies and used them for territorial expansion‚ thus increasing the prestige of their countries. Firstly‚they were both autocrats‚in that all decisions
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Compare and contrast the economic policies of Lenin and Stalin and evaluate their success. Comparing Lenin and Stalin one finds that both were following a communist ideal but what is the communist ideal? The main principal is to share a country’s wealth amongst its people. This is the theoretical side of the communist idea; the practical side requires a careful planning of the country’s economy and also a system that makes sure that everybody is treated equally. When Lenin and the communist party
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Bel Camus Prof. Slivanare HIST359 30 Jan 2014 The Roots of the Great Turn The death of Lenin on 21 January 1924 heralded the beginning of a new era in the history of the Soviet Union. The changes did not come immediately‚ but the power struggle initiated by Lenin’s death‚ accompanied by the recurring economic and international crises of the fledgling state‚ would soon lead the country into what essentially amounted to another revolution. By the end of the decade the Soviet Union had an entirely
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Khrushchev had very complicated reasons for ordering the Cuban missiles onto the island. First of all‚ gathering nuclear weaponries could effectively boost the Soviet Union’s power‚ while in the same time‚ this action could threaten the U.S. with nuclear attack from the Caribbean. Khrushchev had gathered indisputable evidence that the U.S. held an overwhelming advantage over the Soviets in deliverable nuclear weapons. The Soviet Union felt uneasy and threatened as America’s strategic superiority
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How far was Stalins personality responsive for the great purges? By researching Stalin we can see he had a very different personality. He started of life as the son of a poor family. He was strong willed and managed to weave his way to the top of the soviet government all because of his sneaky personality. But saying his personality was responsible for the great purges are a debatable question. Some historians believe he did it just because he thought it was the right action for power in soviet
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