The “Reds” The Soviet threat The Cold War was a (mostly) peaceful conflict lasting from 1947 to 1990‚ “fought” between two superpowers‚ each supporting their own ideology; in the West‚ there were the United States of America with its capitalism‚ while in the East the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) lurked with its communism. Having started soon after the Second World War‚ and ending with the fall of the Berlin wall in 1990‚ the Cold War spanned 43 years. Coinciding with this “war”
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Assess the significance of the short term consequences of the Emancipation Edict from 1861 to 1881 The Emancipation Edict issued by Alexander II was of greatest significance to the effects on the people of Russia socially. Although the social effects of the edict were of the greatest significance‚ the economic impact on the country and the political effect on the Tsarist regime cannot be overlooked. Kropotkin suggests that Emancipation had positive social consequences for the Russian people in source
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Report Greatest threats to the environment in Russia Russia has major environmental problems left from the Soviet Union. Those ills have been developing for years and years. Air‚ water and soil are equally polluted. Air quality Russia’s air is among the most polluted in the world. According to the estimate only tiny percentage of urban population breathes the air that is not harmful. Level of air pollution is dangerous‚ especially for the inhabitants of large industrial cities such as
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Between 1800 and 1939 Russia underwent through a severe regime change. The people of Russia were in a state of great economic disparity‚ and the lower class faced hunger‚ poverty‚ etc. The lower class had very little of the grain‚ land‚ and fiscal control that was available in Russia‚ such pretext of large income disparity gaps and unbalanced control of GDP were the pre-requisites se in place for the takeover of socialism. And such is what happened. Within this time period Russia went through a proletariat
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How stable was the Russian state in the period from 1906-1914? Following the Revolution of 1905‚ the stability of Russia appeared to increase‚ as policies and changes were made in order to put an end to the unrest of the Russian citizens. Although this was a good idea‚ the Tsar failed to pursue many of his promises‚ and so many aspects of Tsarist Russia remained untouched and‚ displeasingly to a large amount of people‚ very much as disappointing as before. Some change can be seen economically
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Bolsheviks brought about dramatic changes in Russian society following the 1917 Revolution. They took advantage of the unique time and place and once they had gained control of Russia they were willing to go to any lengths to ensure they remained in power and their Socialist ideals were put into action. The social organisation in Russia was an unjust system of autocracy‚ resulting in a majority of discontent. Russian society consisted of large amounts of peasants who owned a small amount of the land but
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Why was opposition to the Nazis so ineffective? Ever since Hitler rose to power in January 1931‚ up to 1932‚ he built his power base and managed as well to make it impossible for him to be legally removed from power. He managed to do so‚ mainly; by making sure that every powerful group that could have indeed removed him from power remained idle or was annihilated. These were‚ at the time‚ trade unions‚ his political opponents‚ church leaders and army officers‚ and they were dealt with differently
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Russian and United States both have in common their education systems such as their academic path‚ curriculum‚ and code of conduct. However‚ their cultures are different‚ students in Russia start their education at ages seven trough fifteen. After their Middle school‚ and High school they decide whether to go on with vocational school or apply for jobs. They also have the option to stay in high school in order to obtain a diploma. They also have the option to continue a higher education. On the other
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in the legal and medical fields by the Russian government. In order to have a complete understanding of female prostitutes at the turn of that century‚ it is important to have a general understanding of womyn’s legal standings in Russia during this time period. Russia underwent legal transitions to eliminate the distinction between classes of people in the courts. Peasants were granted more rights under
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Why did Revolution break out in Russia in 1905? In 1905‚ thousands of people gathered outside the Winter Palace‚ demanding change and immediate reform. Although their revolt was ultimately unsuccessful‚ it is important to wonder why many people were disgruntled with the Tsarist regime. It can be argued that 1905 revolution resulted in both long-term and crucial short term factors: the long-term factors which will be discussed are peasant land-hunger‚ the declining economy and the exploitation of
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