George orwell’s book 1984 had many similarities to communist russia. I believe that his book was a future reflection on what communist russia would have been like if there was no revolution to shut down the government and stop the from controlling the people in every aspect of their life. It’s clear that Orwell was influenced by the totalitarian regimes of the time‚ specifically‚ Hitler’s Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Communist Russia. Both regimes glorified and almost deified their leaders‚ practically
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A Threat to a Nation Communism is a dangerous system which will ultimately result in an oppressive regime. To demonstrate this is the country of Russia. During the time frame of 1917-1991‚ the country of Russia had a communist based economic system. Thus‚ meaning that its government possessed “the” full “control of” its “industry and of all the branches of production” done by its many businesses‚ and/or affiliates‚ even if they were not huge‚ and/or name branded (Document 3‚ #1). While
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stimulus source titled “Chapter XVI: The Life of the Peasants.” The source deals with sexism and gender roles in a society where social classes determine the life of individuals. Throughout the passage‚ the struggles of peasants in mediaeval times is mentioned; however‚ women are not mentioned for most of the article‚ which implies that they were not as important. In the case that they were‚ women were referred to as just the wife of the peasants and not
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Amy Stirling Russia Essay - High Grade C ‚ nearly B - use for revision There was more change than continuity in the ways in which Russia was ruled in the period 1855 to 1964? To what extent do you agree with this view? While in theory ‚ the manner in which Russia was ruled undertook a considerable overhaul following the 1917 revolution . In reality the Country was governed with the Tsar and general security remaining as the ultimate authority with no real development occurring. Methods of oppression
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Russia in 1894 Politically backward Repression – the okhrana Extremism – denial of free speech led to extremism Most of Russia’s population were peasants – over 80% Decline in agriculture Large army = cost a lot more money The early reign of Nicholas II‚ 1894-1905 Came to throne in 1894 Russification – Russian was declared to be the official first language; all legal proceedings such as trials had to be conducted in Russian. Restricted the influence of the non-Russian national minorities
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History Russia before 1881 The rulers of Russia before 1855 were regarded as reactionary autocrats‚ unwilling to consider any political or social change. The rulers in Russia: 1855-1881 Tsar Alexander II Absolute Monarchy 1881-1894 Tsar Alexander III Tsar Alexander II received the title ‘Tsar Liberator” because he instituted important liberal changes such as the emancipation of the
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Socially‚ Russia was under the state of hierarchy‚ where it was divided into social classes. At this point in Russia’s history‚ Russia was ruled under the Tsarist Autocracy where the Tsar‚ only governed Russia and made all the decisions. Under him came the “civil servants”. At the top were ministers in charge of the government departments‚ and the bottom was made up of the minor ministers like customs inspectors and office clerks. They were usually underpaid‚ therefore‚ took constant bribes. All
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The process of industrialising a country is usually a long and drawn out one‚ but during the late 20’s Staling saw a need for a rapid industrialisation of Russia in order to bring it up to par with the remainder of Europe and the world. Although speeded up‚ the process took over 10 years‚ with the death of many. It began at the 15th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in December 1927‚ Joseph Stalin attacked the left by expelling Trotsky and his supporters from the party and then
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collectivisation to consolidate his power in the 1930s? Stalin used both collectivisation and industrialisation to consolidate power in Russia during the 1930s. Both policies allowed him to gain control over the economy‚ and to discredit or eliminate his rivals within the Communist Party. Without these programs‚ there could have been no totalitarian rule in Russia. Even before launching his economic program in 1929‚ Stalin used the industrialisation debate of the 1920s to gain ascendancy over
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Why were the Bolsheviks able to seize power in Russia in 1917? The Bolshevik’s were able to seize power in Russian in 1917 mainly due to the exceptional leadership of Lenin and the organisational skills of Trotsky‚ the Red Guard army that was formed on May 11th 1917 and then re-organised on the 4th of November and the problems that the Provisional government had. The Bolshevik revolution took place with an armed rebellion in Petrograd. The October revolution led by the Bolshevik party and Lenin
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