Soviet Constructivist Architecture …and its influences The Russian architectural profession was relatively intact after the revolution in October 1917‚ at least compared to the other arts in this unstable time. Foreign architects worked freely in the larger cities and the demand for private building was relatively high. This period was short lived as civil war wreaked havoc with the economy and infrastructure of the country. A major turning point for the profession‚ and the Russian people as
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Hồ Chí Minh (Vietnamese pronunciation: [hô̤ tɕǐmɪŋ] ( listen)‚ Chữ Nôm: 胡志明)‚ born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc (19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969) was a Vietnamese Marxist revolutionary leader who was prime minister (1945–1955) and president (1945–1969) of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). He formed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and led the Việt cộng during the Vietnam War until his death. Hồ led the Việt Minh independence movement from 1941 onward‚ establishing
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presidentship back in his hands as soon as possible. Looking to the future‚ the paper highlights two main trends. First‚ the continuation of Russia’s tradition of civic and political activism‚ seen most dramatically in the mass demonstrations in Moscow and other cities. Second‚ the major steps made by CSOs and local government in
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Autocracy a system of government in which a supreme political power is concentrated in the hands of one person 55. Ivan III(the Great) and Ivan IV(the Terrible) a Grand Prince of Moscow‚ was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 until his death 56. Peter the Great ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire 57. Catherine the Great longest-ruling female leader of Russia 58. Serfdom the status of peasants under feudalism 59
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society was to be created‚ a new human being was to emerge. But the New Men and Women lived in paralysing fear and the consequences were devastating. For Nikolai Bukharin‚ himself condemned and shot during the last of the three show trials held in Moscow‚ the worst aspect of the collectivisation of agriculture was not the privations suffered by the peasants but "the profound psychological change in those communists who took part in the campaign. Instead of going mad‚ they accepted terror as a normal
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for Ikea: writes British design magazine Icon‚ ’most people would have no access to affordable contemporary design.’ The magazine even voted Ikea’s founder Ingvar Kamprad the most influential taste maker in the world today. As long as consumers from Moscow to Beijing and beyond keep striving to enter the middle class‚ there will be a need for Ikea. Think about it: What mass-market retailer has had more success globally? Not Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT)‚which despite vast strengths has stumbled in Brazil
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The USSR and Stalin 1924-53 How successful was Stalin in solving Russia’s economic problems? What were Russia’s economic problems? Stalin believe rapid expansion of heavy industry was essential to deal with evident attach from west Industrial workers were the communists; greatest allies Peasants: enemies of socialism Industrial: Peasant ration Greater it was‚ greater communist state would be The Five Year Plans for industry Stalin = no economic experience Plans designed to overcome
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Many critics talked highly of the Soviet Union when the Olympic games were to be held in Moscow for the 1980 games. Saying that the Soviet Union “is a beacon of peace‚ democracy‚ and social progress.” (Doc 6) But when it came to what they Americans thought‚ it was far from that. Bob Matthias form the United States‚ once said “You just loved
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S. faced off against the best hockey team ever‚ The Soviet Union‚ in a time when these two countries did not get along. Days before the U.S. won this game President Jimmy Carter announced the U.S. boycott of the Summer Olympic Games that year in Moscow. The Soviets dominated the competition with approximately sixty countries not being represented. This outraged the athletes of America as they felt they had been stripped of a medal. Later on in 1984 the Soviet Union decided not to participate
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