LENIN Lenin was one of the leading political figures and revolutionary thinkers of the 20th century‚ who masterminded the Bolshevik take-over of power in Russia in 1917‚ and was the architect and first head of the USSR. Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov was born in Simbirsk on the Volga River on 22 April 1870 into a well-educated family. He excelled at school and went on to study law. At university‚ he was exposed to radical thinking‚ and his views were also influenced by the execution of his elder brother
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elucidation of the context in the Soviet Union from 1917-1945. Orwell’s attitude and political view towards Russia is evident in his representation of the farm animals on Communist Party leaders: Napoleon and Snowball‚ for example‚ are figurations of Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky‚ respectively. He expresses the anthropomorphic characters of farm animals‚ and major events in Animal Farm such as the Rebellion and the construction of the windmill‚ reminiscent of the Russian Revolution and the “Five-Year Plans”
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Joseph Brant was born in 1742 and his Indian name was Thayendanegea. Thayendanegea meaning he who places two bets. Joseph’s father was a sachem of the Iroquois Confederacy‚ which was to where the Mohawks belonged. Whereas Brant’s mother was not a Mohawk like his father. Brant did become a war chief but never rose to the rank of sachem. His parents were said to live at the Canajoharie castle in New York. Even though his family would have been a consideration and he was the grandson of one of the
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should have. Stalin started the Great Purges and used gulags as fear tactics to keep control‚ and his militancy cost money that could have been used elsewhere. These fear tactics left Russian politics paralyzed‚ even after the mass industrialization and urbanization of the country. Additionally‚ the money coming in from industrializing only went to further Stalin’s military exploits and even more industrialization. This industrialization could have aided the economy‚ but because Stalin focused so much
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Joseph Stalin The Twentieth century was a very important time for the whole world. Empires rose and fell and the modern world was shaped. One of the most influential men of the century‚ if not the most‚ was Joseph Stalin. His legacy continues to frighten and inspire even 60 years after his death. Joseph Stalin was born on December 18th‚ 1879. Surprisingly‚ Stalin wasn’t Russian but was actually born in a small town in Georgia and born with the name Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvilizaq. As a child
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The murders of innocent victims‚ or purges‚ with which Josef Stalin eliminated any potential threats and demanded his political title find expression in Animal Farm when the forced confessions and executions of animals‚ such as other pigs‚ sheep‚ and hens whom Napoleon finds distrustful following the collapse of the windmill. Though thought to have been merely out of fear‚ the confessions were previously coerced and forced by Stalin. In fact‚ the fear was instilled in Napoleon who warned the other
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Explain the effects of the Purges? Introduction The Great Purge was a campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Joseph Stalin from 1934 to 1939. It involved a large-scale purge of the Communist Party and government officials‚ repression of peasants and the Red Army leadership‚ and widespread police surveillance‚ suspicion of "saboteurs"‚ imprisonment‚ and arbitrary executions. 1st Para Scientists‚ Doctors and Engineers‚ were heavily targeted‚ imprisoned and killed.
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Context When Joseph Stalin died on March 5th 1953‚ cold war tensions were at their worst. Meaningful diplomatic negotiations between the communist and capitalist adversaries had long since ended‚ and the nuclear arms race was entering a new and more dangerous phase. An atmosphere of hysteria and suspicion gripped the world’s two superpowers. In Moscow‚ ageing Stalin had spent his last days laying plans for murderous purges‚ while in Washington McCarthy continued his pursuit of communism. Soviet-American
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unskillful and over-reacted actions. Both have responsibility in causing the Cold War rather than solely blaming Stalin. By the way‚ the responsibility of Stalin is greater than the others. 2. Violation of promises by the USSR First of all‚ the first action obviously offending the others‚ greatly violating the wills of the others‚ & destroying the trusts and alliance was produced by Stalin‚ which broke the agreements about benefits division they made together at the Yalta Conference & was easily
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Bolsheviks up until his death‚ and his successor‚ Joseph Stalin‚ kept the idea of rapid change by implementing five-year plans. The
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