Russian Gulags Russian gulags were labor camps that were founded from the 1920’s to the 1950’s by Chief Administration of Corrective Labor Camps for political prisoners and criminals of the Soviet Union. The term “GULAG” is an acronym for the Soviet bureaucratic institution‚ Glavnoe Upravlenie ispravitel’no-trudovykh LAGerei (Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps)‚ that operated the Soviet system of forced labor camps in the Stalin era After Stalin’s death in 1953‚ Soviet authorities
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Russian Leadership The history of Russian has survived a long journey with differentiated leadership and control. At the conclusion of the civil war fight between the Bolsheviks‚ or Reds‚ and anti-Bolsheviks‚ or Whites of 1918‚ was a Soviet Union constitution based on dictatorship. After Vladimir Lenin dies of a stroke in 1924‚ historic Russian leader Joseph Stalin replaces him. Joseph Stalin has an enormous impact on the Soviet Union and implemented many stipulation policies for economic rise
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trade and handicrafts on the caravan routes to Europe and East Asia‚ When it was captured by the Russians in 1865‚ it was a walled city of some 70‚000 inhabitants and already a leading centre of trade with Russia. In 1867 it was made the administrative centre of the new governorate-general of Turkistan‚ and a new European city grew up beside the old native one. Soviet rule was established by Russian colonists in November 1917 after an armed uprising. Tashkent remained the capital of the new republic
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the rapid industrialization and collectivization of the cities and countryside pushed the Soviets into the modern world. The Soviets were slower than most of the world in respect to industrialization due to World War I and the following October Revolution. However‚ with the money gained from the surplus of materials harvested by Gulag prisoners‚ the Soviets were able to push the Union into a period of rapid economic growth. The Gulag inmates mined coal‚ gold‚ and other minerals‚ farmed‚ cut down
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outcomes? Compare and contrast the perspectives on Russian political culture and democratization by Pipes‚ Colton/McFaul and Rose/coauthors‚ Treisman‚ and Fish. What is Political Culture? Political Culture -- “a people’s predominant beliefs‚ attitudes‚ values‚ ideals‚ sentiments‚ and evaluations about the political system of their country and the role of the self in that system.” How Does Culture Affect Politics? Four Competing Arguments on Russian Political Culture and Public Opinion 1. Russia
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RUSSIA - CULTURE - EDUCATION 1. Russian children begin school when they are 6 years old. Elementary school consists of the first 4 grades‚ middle school consists of 5 grades and high school is 2 grades. It is only required that children attend the first 9 grades. After that a child can go to work or do work/study. If a child wants to go to the University‚ however‚ he or she must complete all 11 grades. There are approximately 25-30 students in each class. All students learn at least one foreign
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Russian Revolution Czar Nicholas and wife Alexandra Unprepared for Czar-hood Peasant Life in Russia Apartments were about 12 sq. ft. Basically living in 1700’s conditions Bloody Sunday: January 22‚ 1905 Protest from the people Czar’s men killed 300 men Forces Czar to make changes Rasputin “Mad Monk” Thought he was sleeping with the Czarina and so people disliked him Helped Czarevich who was a Hemophiliac Blood doesn’t easily clot Trusted by Nicholas and Alexandra implicitly
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The Russian Mafia Protectionism in the New Capitalist Russia The Russian Mafia has always exercised an important role in the Russian economy. The contemporary Mafiosi are descendents of the seventeenth Century highwaymen and Cossack robbers. These men occasionally murdered families prior to raids preventing them from being captured. The Russia Mafiosi made a point to remain aloof from the state. Mob men were actually spurned when returning home from fighting in the Great Patriotic War. The gangs
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Russian Crisis 1988 Introduction The Russian Financial crisis(also called “RUBLE” crisis) hit Russia on 17 August 1998. It was triggered by the Asian Financial crisis‚ which started in July 1997. During the ensuing decline in world commodity prices‚ countries heavily dependent on the export of raw material where among those most severely hit. Petroleum‚ natural gas‚ metals and timber accounted for more than 80% of Russian exports‚ leaving the country vulnerable to swings in world’s prices. Oil
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Russian formalism. A school of literary theory and analysis that emerged in Russia around 1915‚ devoting itself to the study of literariness‚ i.e. the sum of ’devices’ that distinguish literary language from ordinary language. In reaction against the vagueness of previous literary theories‚ it attempted a scientific description of literature (especially poetry) as a special use of language with observable features. This meant deliberately disregarding the contents of literary works‚ and thus inviting
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