James Hilton’s novel Goodbye‚ Mr. Chips is the story of an English schoolmaster who dedicated his entire adult life teaching young boys. He was a somewhat shy person. Nevertheless he was a competent school teacher‚ professional and attractive in many different ways. Although his first teaching experience was not successful‚ he was determined to become a good schoolmaster. After coming to Brookfield‚ he began to warm up to his students. But more important he brought discipline to his school which
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Churchill "Stalin is the Lenin of today‚" said a popular propaganda slogan of the thirties and the forties. The situation has changed drastically since that time; people ’s opinion of Stalin has changed in light of the new facts that came out during the course of history. One of such influencing factors was the "secret" speech given by Khrushchev during the Twentieth Congress of KPSS. This speech‚ however‚ does not give a real picture of either Stalin or Lenin: Khrushchev denounces the idolization
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what the world would be like if he had not been there. If Vladimir Lenin had not been born‚ there would be no Cold War‚ no Soviet Union and Russia might still be ruled by a Tsar. However‚ Lenin was not simply a catalyst in the many changes Russia faced; he was a most volatile reactant in the chemistry of Russian and world politics. Breaking the barrier between attaining both economic success and political achievement‚ Vladimir Lenin almost singlehandedly ended the Tsardom and brought the socialist
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Vladimir Lenin was a communist leader and a politician. Lenin rose to power in 1917 and was the premier of the newly formed USSR from 1922 to 1924. He was a profound follower of the Karl Marx and his own contributions to Marxism led to the formation of a new ideology that was later labeled as Marxism-Leninism. Lenin was credited for ending the rule of the tsar in Russia as Imperial Russia was drowned in a bloody Bolshevik revolution of 1917. Lenin is also referred to as the father figure; a man who
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Throughout the various films we watched‚ from Der Untertan to Goodbye Lenin‚ the films ranged in time period as well‚ from pre-WWI to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Out of all of the presented eras in German history‚ I believe that the time frame of Goodbye Lenin would be the best choice to live for me. This period is one of great prosperity‚ monumental change‚ spreading ideas‚ growing freedom‚ and unity among the people. We saw many differences throughout the films as they portrayed various struggling
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capable of taking power and controlling it in such a form as Machiavelli prescribed it. Vladimir Ilich Lenin was this man‚ he became the first leader of one of the most Machiavellian governments ever in existence‚ the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Lenin represented the key principles of the Machiavellian idea. When the Communist government finally started to function properly‚ Lenin managed to be both loved and feared as the head of the new state. Furthermore‚ he also managed to be greatly
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In April 1917‚ a month after the Romanov Dynasty in Russia effectively ended with the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II‚ Vladimir Ilich Lenin returned to Russia from exile with a formidable revolutionary mentality. The Tsar’s abdication prompted a period of dual power between select members of the defunct fourth Duma‚ now termed the Provisional Government‚ and the newly formed Petrograd Soviet. This arrangement offered a sense of political stability‚ a stability that was detrimental to Lenin’s quest
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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov‚ or Vladimir Lenin as he is more popularly known‚ was a well-known communist revolutionary in Russia who went on to be one of the most dominant revolutionary leaders. Many historians agree that Lenin is one of the most influential political leaders in history. The disagreement among historians is most likely to concern just how Lenin became as influential as he did. Some will argue it was his upbringing‚ others believe it is the tragedies he faced in his early life and some
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[pic] A Plan of Investigation To What Extent Was Vladimir Lenin Responsible for the Downfall of the Tsarist Regime‚ and Subsequently the Provisional Government? The aim of this investigation is to determine the reasons that Vladimir “Lenin” Ulyanov was responsible for the downfall of the Tsarist Regime‚ and subsequently the provisional government in 1917. The investigation focuses on Lenin’s newspaper‚ The Pravda‚ Lenin’s eloquent speaking in St.
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Lenin was the founder of the Russian Communist Party‚ the leader of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution‚ as well as the architect‚ builder‚ and first head of the Soviet Union. In 1904 Russia went to war with Japan. Russia had a number of defeats and it put damage
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