The Best of the Worst How is evil measured? One of the most discussed topics of the century has been the contrast between the command of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. Both leaders have had a massive impact not only in their country’s history‚ but also in society itself. Hitler and Stalin wanted to obtain the well-being of their country and people‚ but it is their attempt to achieve this victory is what truly made history. Their tactics ranged from concentration camps to mass murders and wars
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Soliloquies Reveal His Personality "To be or not to bethat is the question (Hamlet‚ III‚ i‚ 64)" The previous quotation is the opening line from Hamlet’s most famous soliloquy in which he is contemplating suicide as an end to all of his adversities. "Hamlet’s world is bleak and cold because almost no one and nothing can be trusted ("Folger Shakespeare Library")." Hamlet allows his words to exhibit his emotions through the soliloquies in the play. While dealing with the sudden loss of his father‚ Hamlet
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and their intolerance of each other. A tradition of revolutionary activity was established by the Populists and their appeal to the peasants‚ though they were weakened by the assassination of Alexander II and the repression established by Alexander III. The Social Revolutionaries tried to gain support among both peasants and townspeople‚ but were divided between anarchists and revolutionaries. The Social Democrats split into Bolsheviks and Mensheviks at the 1903 Congress‚ while the Liberals did not
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The Tsar had made an enemy of his people while simultaneously entangling Russia in a war that they were unequipped to handle. World War 1 appeared to be a complete disaster for Russia in 1917. The Great Retreat of 1915 brought the Austrian-Hungarian Army to Russia’s doorstep and Nicholas II decides to abandon the home front to command the Russian army in the borderlands. This left the unpopular Tsarina in charge of the country contributing to the anger and discontent of the autocracy. 1916 brought
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How significant is the challenge posed by political Islam? ‘Political Islam is no longer a geostrategic factor; it is at most a societal phenomenon...I believe that the Islamist moment closed a door: that of revolution and the Islamic state. Only the rhetoric remains.’ (Olivier Roy) Introduction This essay focuses on the implications of political Islam on the international system since the mid 1970s and assesses the military and ideological challenges posed by political Islam on the Middle-East
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he symbolises Joseph Stalin‚ second chairman of The Soviet Union and in in most eyes‚ including Orwell’s‚ a ruthless dictator who destroys the revolutionary ideals. He uses excessive force (Dogs‚ representing Stalin’s secret police and the KGB) and propaganda to strengthen his rule. The pigs led by Napoleon start increasingly resemble humans‚ signifying Stalin’s similarity to fascists. He later changes the 7 commandments of Animalism‚ like Stalin did with Marxism-Leninism. His treatment of Snowball
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plans were to quickly industrialize to make them a significant power in the world. His plans included collectivising farms to produce more food for the russian people and building factories to produce goods such as weapons‚ and clothes. It provided jobs for many people and made russia an important power in WWII and the cold war. All this development was at the cost of its citizens. Tens of thousands of people were put in fear of their government and forced labor camps called the gulags. Stalin had
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switches his title of “first consul” or “consul for life”‚ or basically as the dictator‚ the only ruler of France. And at first no one complained. As long as there was peace and order to the country‚ they thought all was well. So‚ Napoleon goes on more wars to fulfill his dream of conquest. Some successful examples are the French defeating and capturing 50‚000 Austrian troops at Ulm (558). And other time was when it was: “At Austerlitz on December 2‚ 1805‚ Napoleon tricked his opponents into an attack
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Lenin‚ a Red Tsar? It is widely accepted that Lenin was to be the next Tsar of the time‚ The Red Tsar in fact. With his views gradually growing more radical‚ this can be seen to be true in a lot of instances. Lenin was a key figure in European history. Lenin led the Bolsheviks to overthrow the Russian Tsar‚ and to bring socialism to Russia. Lenin introduced Communism to Russia. This changed the history for Russia as well as the rest of Europe‚ and to this day has had a huge effect on the Russian
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Both Hitler and Stalin made use of propaganda in all forms of media‚ however they each focused on different areas‚ Hitler strongly trying to influence the youth populations while Stalin controlled visual media‚ altering photos and paintings. To make strong use of propaganda in Nazi Germany‚ Hitler appointed Joseph Goebbels as the Minister of Propaganda. Goebbels “had control of all branches of the media and the arts”. He remained Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 1945‚ throughout the war‚ even
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