bring an end to Solidarity. The movement simply went underground‚ and the rebellious Poles organized their own civil society‚ separate from the Communist government and its edicts. In 1985‚ the assumption of power in the Soviet Union by a reformer‚ Mikhail Gorbachev‚ paved the way for political and economic reforms in East Central Europe. Gorbachev abandoned the “Brezhnev Doctrine” — the Soviet Union’s policy of intervening with military force‚ if necessary‚ to preserve Communist rule in the region
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in the creation or destruction of the wall; politically or in a more clandestine way; such as‚ George C. Marshall (founder of “The Marshall Plan”)‚ -Presidents- Eisenhower‚ Truman‚ Reagan‚ and Kennedy‚ Nikita Khrushchev –the Soviet premier- ‚ and Mikhail Gorbachev among others. They all played a role in –either- creation or destruction of the Berliner Mauer (German name for Berlin Wall). The building of the Berlin wall in August of 1961 separated families and communities between what was the capital
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20th century that was called “Russo-American era”. Dance scholar and author Lincoln Kirstein coined the term because touring Russian dance artist made a huge impact on American audience and dances. The Russian influence was because of Anna Pavlova‚ Mikhail Mordkin‚ and Serge Diaghilev. They showed the American audience what a legitimate ballet looked like. Serge Diaghilev was the founder of Ballets Russes. Serge grew up in Russia‚ and was interested in all arts as a child. He originally went to school
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Vietnam War vs. Soviet Afghan War Vietnam War vs. Soviet-Afghan War The Vietnam War was a long and costly armed conflict between the communist regime of North Vietnam who joined forces with its southern allies‚ also know as the Viet Cong‚ and South Vietnam and their principle ally‚ know as the United States of America. The War began in the year 1954‚ after the accession to power of Ho Chi Minh and his communist Viet Minh party in North Vietnam. This continued against
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Demand for Mohs Micrographic Surgery in British Columbia In this discussion‚ I will be analyzing the demand for Mohs micrographic surgery in British Columbia. Mohs micrographic surgery is named after its inventor‚ Dr. Frederic Mohs‚ who first described the technique in 1941 (Alai‚ 2006). It is a unique surgical procedure that removes skin cancer‚ one tissue layer at a time‚ using local anaesthesia. Once a cancerous tissue layer is removed from the patient‚ its edges are marked with colored dyes
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Topic: How the Cold War began‚ ended‚ and Canada’s involvement in the Cold War. In October 1962‚ U.S. planes spotted that the USSR was installing nuclear missile bases in Cuba. These images showed that the threat of a nuclear war could be coming true‚ and the United States would be vulnerable to get attacked within minutes. The world sank into panic until the Soviet Premier agreed to dismantle the missiles. How close it was the whole world could have been set on fire and destroyed! The ideological
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billion roubles previously announced for the nine months of 2013. The meeting also re-elected the current Board of Directors of URLACHEM OJSC. The board includes Dmitry Mazepin‚ Dmitry Tatianin‚ Dmitry Konyaev‚ Julia Orlovskaya‚ Andrey Pakhomenkov‚ Mikhail Genkin and independent director Petr Krupnov. The shareholders’ approved the new edition of the articles of association of the company‚ which brings it into line with changes in legislation and specifies the responsibilities of the CEO and the
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experienced it. Thatcher listened intently to others. She respected and recorded insights from people across the spectrum‚ which helped define her own philosophy and thinking some she would agree with others vehemently not. Welcoming then-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to London‚ she extended a hand and said‚ “To make sure there is no misunderstanding between us – I hate Communism.” Still she would use her shrewd insights to guide nations. Colin Powell has observed that Thatcher’s measure of Gorbachev
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HOW MUCH LAND DOES A MAN NEED Leo Tolstoy by Mikhail Nesterov‚ 1906 | Author | Leo Tolstoy | Original title | "Много ли человеку земли нужно?" | Country | Russia | Language | Russian | Genre(s) | Short Story | Publication date | 1886 | "How Much Land Does a Man Require?" is an 1886 short story by Leo Tolstoy about a man who‚ in his lust for land‚ forfeits everything. ------------------------------------------------- Synopsis The protagonist of the story is a peasant named
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China had stunning economic growth and prosperity‚ while the USSR ended government censorship of culture and democratization and free elections prevailed. Mikhail Gorbachev became general secretary in the mid-1980s and instituted reforms that led to massive industrialization. Russia also saw improvement in the economic system while preventing a mass inflation by keep the cost low and the process efficient.
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