5-6. � Ward‚ Chris‚ Stalin ’s Russia (Oxford: Oxford University Press‚ 1993)‚ p. 83. � Wood‚ Alan‚ Stalin and Stalinism (Routledge: New York‚ 1990)‚ p.29. � McCauley M.‚ Stalin and Stalinism (London: Longman‚ 1995)‚ pp.17-39 � Lenin‚ Vladimir Ilyich‚ ’Lenin ’s Testament ’ in Fitzpatrick‚ Shelia‚ The Russian Revolution (New York: Oxford University Press‚ 2008)‚ p.120. � Harris‚ James‚ Stalin: A New History (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press‚ 1995)‚ 89. � Birt‚ Raymond‚ ’Personality and
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The formal jazz concert was held at New England Conservatory- Jordan Hall Thursday‚ November 29‚ 2012. The New England Conservatory is well known for its contemporary improvisation program. The program was founded in 1972 by musical visionaries Gunther Schuller and Ran Blake‚ trains musicians to develop their composing‚ performing‚ and improvising skills. Several concerts have been held at N.E.C(New England Conservatory)‚ but the main theme of this specific one is "Rebirth of the Third Stream". "The
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are capable of doing whatever they wish‚ and the only thing that holds them back are their fears. Because of this Raskolnikov wonders what man’s greatest fear is‚ and with that comes the one thing that no man is capable of doing. 2. " for though Pyotr Petrovitch has been so kind as to undertake part of the expenses of the journey‚ that is to say‚ he has taken upon himself the conveyance of our bags and big trunks." -Pulcheria Alexandrovna Raskolnikov This is a passage from the letter that Rodion’s
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Published in August 25th‚ 2013‚ America’s Orchestras are in Crisis is an interesting article claiming that it is the popularity of Orchestras in America that makes itself trapped in such a tough situation‚ just as what Philip Kennicott said in the subtitle that “How an effort to popularize classical music undermines what makes orchestras great”. The article largely crystallized the problems about the American classical music and several topics that are familiar for people who care about America’s
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Assess the reasons why tsar Nicholas II was able to survive the 1905 revolution. In October of 1905‚ a united resistance was formed in affiliation with the ambition to overthrow Nicholas II‚ Tsar of Russia. This united opposition‚ which still stands as one of the biggest anarchistic events in Romanov history‚ transpired shortly after the events of the ‘bloody Sunday’ massacre. Nicholas managed to retain his thrown throughout the revolution; many factors assisted in this sustainment‚ including
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I walked into Saenger theatre‚ unsure of what to expect from the program as it was my first concert. I must say‚ I was well pleased by how the ladies at the front desk attended to us and everyone else when we went to purchase our tickets (I was there with two friends). Anyway‚ the attendants showed us to our seats. We couldn’t see everything from where we were seated‚ but we had a great view nevertheless. The building was well lighted and everything else was neatly organized‚ it was pretty. The
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There was a variety of causes that allowed the Bolsheviks to take control in October 1917‚ such as not allowing any of their members to join the provisional government‚ or the fact that the were lead by Lenin and Trotsky‚ two of the most intelligent men in Russia at the time. But the main factor that gave the Bolsheviks the most powerful argument against both the Tsarist System and the Provisional Government was the fact that the Russian people were crying out for an end to the war‚ and this is what
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The Failure of Reconstruction In 1863‚ the Emancipation Proclamation gave freedom to all of the blacks. However‚ the road to freedom for the blacks was still going to be a long one and would not start until after the end of the Civil War. The Reconstruction definitely failed in bringing social and economic equality to the blacks because of; the failure of the Freedman’s Bureau‚ the blacks were kept from voting‚ and they were treated unfairly. To start with‚ the Freedman’s Bureau failed. At the
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have been in a previous life‚ we all seem to like day dreaming about the possibilities of being someone famous or a great leader. • You were right‚ I was listening to classical music‚ and on sunday night I played the SACD I bought the other week‚ Tchaikovsky violin concerto in D op 53‚ played by the Russian national orchestra with lead violin by Julia Fischer‚ conducted by Yakov Kreizberg‚ it is a very good recording‚ glad I bought it‚ I know Julia Fischer’s playing already‚ I have a CD of Bach violin
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Every year‚ almost every ballet company in the country puts on a performance of the Nutcracker written by Peter Tchaikovsky. You can clearly see the hard work that was put into the production to make the Sugarplum Fairy look like she’s actually flying or Snow Queen resemble all of the snowflakes you see falling outside your back window during the winter. But‚ what cannot be seen in how all of those people have become stronger physically and mentally from the countless rehearsals that have shaped
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