The Russian Empire under the rule of the Romanov Dynasty for almost 300 years grew and cemented itself as a major global power. From its ambiguous beginnings in 1613‚ the Romanov dynasty was born from the boyar nobles of feudal Russia‚ evolving to become the historically significant head of a modern empire. Yet‚ almost as soon as it was born‚ the Romanov family fell to the rigours of a changing world. Long and short term influences alike converged to topple the ailing autocracy‚ yet perhaps the most
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The Cold War was a shocking and controversial event‚ which is still being discussed today. It is necessary to search the many reasons why it started and how. While the ’why’ or ‘what happened’ is still being argued out over time the ’what’ is very clear. One of the main reasons of the Cold War was that there were huge differences in the way that the East and West were led and as many know disagreements usually lead to conflict. The Truman Doctrine of 1947 is believed to be the start of the Cold
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The History of Ballet The first experience of watching a ballet‚ for me or any little girl‚ can be fascinating and exhilarating. Wondering how a dancer can be so steady on her toes as she spins in circles and leaps through the air. Watching a ballet‚ there is a feeling of wanting to be graceful‚ as well as the warm sensation felt by a little girl as she slips into dream land. My mom had taken me to my first ballet when I was 11 years old. When we returned home home‚ she signed me up for classes
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What brand of clothing are you wearing right now? Where was your shirt made? Do you know what went into the making of your clothes? It could be the blood of a child‚ the sweat of a child‚ the tears of a child‚ or simply the life of a child. India is a major home to child labor. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO)‚ an estimated 120 million children from the ages of five to fourteen work fulltime or more; of these‚ India is responsible for about 44 million. (International Labor
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Vietnam Wars. The Cold War came to a turning point during the 1980s. At the time the United States was led by Ronald Reagan and the Soviet Union was led by Mikhail Gorbachev. Both leaders came into power with foreign policy ideas that radically changed the Cold War. Reagan used the Strategic Defense Initiative and Gorbachev use Glasnost. MIkhail Gorbachev took power in 1985 but previously had strong ties and a high position within the communist party. He was elected the first ever president of
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was young as well as he really in love with his wife. He believes that she does not love Serebrakov. Therefore‚ it seems to be their love is impossible because Yelena didn’t love him. Chekhov‚ Mikhail. “Anton Chekhov: A Brother’s Memoir”. New York : Palgrave Macmillan‚ 2010 The author of this book is Mikhail Chekhov who is a Anton Chekhov’s younger brother. He begins the book with a memoir of his older brother and his uncle‚ Mitrofan‚ who is inspired him and Anton to become a writer. hHe quoted that
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There have been many different opinions on why the once powerful Soviet Union fell including a stagnant economy‚ new reform policies‚ or general dismissal of communist ideology. Many of the issues that were either unresolved or worsened stem from Mikhail Gorbachev reign as General Secretary from 1985 until the collapse in 1991. While there were a plethora of issues surrounding the Soviet Union‚ Gorbachev seemed to be the focal point of where things went from bad to worse. Though Gorbachev had the
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The economy of the Soviet Union was based on a system of state ownership of the means of production‚ collective farming‚ industrial manufacturing and centralized administrative planning. Starting in 1924‚ with Stalin rising to power‚ the period of the centralized economy made the central government of Russia formulate all economic decisions. The command economy was one of the key features of the Soviet society‚ however‚ it came with benefits and setbacks. For example‚ an advantage would be low levels
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and dancer Kevin O’Day‚ the redheaded dancer so familiar to us from his distinguished tenure with the company of Twyla Tharp (he toiled there eight long years)‚ his duties as soloist with American Ballet Theatre‚ and his current membership in Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project‚ has made a bravura leap into the tenuous‚ difficult world of choreography and emerged a winner.(makes me realise that choreography
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HISTORICAL INVESTIGATION To what extent did Gorbachev’s reform movement lead to the fall of the Berlin wall in East Germany? Anupriy Kanti Candidate Number – 001425-027 Dhirubhai Ambani International School Word count: 1913 Anupriy Kanti Candidate Number – 001425‐027 IB Historical Investigation Page Contents A. Planning of the Investigation .......................................................................................................
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