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    The Bronze Horseman. The Bronze Horseman tells the tale of Evgenii and how he ends up going mad and getting killed by the statue of Peter. This shows nationalism in the fact that in the introduction of the poem‚ he talks about the founding of St. Petersburg and how great Russia is. Artist also had many works that portrayed nationalistic ideals. One piece of art that without a doubt showed nationalism was La Liberté guidant le peuple by Eugène Delacroix. This painting depicts “Mother France” leading

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    In Crime and Punishment‚ problems like murder‚ poverty‚ drug abuse‚ and prostitution are common. St. Petersburg‚ Russia was overrun with sin and corruption in the 1860’s. Sonya is associate intriguing figure as a result of she is at the same time a prostitute associated an emblem of virtue. She is wedged by social expectations‚ family wants‚ and private values. Laden with social and moral conundrums‚ Crime and Punishment challenges readers to think about the external forces the surrounding characters’

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    Modern History Research Essay: The Russian Revolution (Task 1) Assess the role of the Bolsheviks for the decline and fall of the Romanov dynasty. The beginning of the 20th century brought radical changes to the social and political structure of autocratic Russia. It was a period of regression‚ reform‚ revolution and eradication. Eradication of a blood line that had remained in rule for over 300 years; the Romanov Dynasty. The central figure of this eradication was Tsar Nicholas II‚ often described

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    pursuit of this love that is the most interesting. It is not only a love of its own‚ but it has parallels with Svidrigailov and his pursuit for Dounia. Svidrigailov is a despicable man who is a child predator‚ murderer‚ and womanizer. He comes to St. Petersburg with aims to gain Dounia’s love. He pursues what he cannot have since he cannot experience such a feeling. Dounia represents to Svidrigailov what he can never have and this drives him into thinking that he loves her. The guilt of his crimes have

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    Office Visible. White Nights‚ GUS Russia St. Petersburg 300 Years Old Venice Of The North Gate From General Staff Building To The Big Square With Alexander Columne Built In 1834 By Architect Auguste Montferrand N White Nights‚ GUS Russia St. Petersburg 300 Years Old Venice Of The North Gate From General Staff Building To The Big Square With Alexander Columne Built In 1834 By Architect Auguste Montferrand N White Nights‚ GUS Russia St. Petersburg 300 Years Old Venice Of The

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    Bibliography: Ascher‚ Abraham‚ The Revolution of 1905: a short history‚ (Stanford‚ Stanford University Press‚ 2004). Bonnell‚ Victoria‚ Roots of Rebellion workers’ politics and organisation in St Petersburg and Moscow 1900-1914‚ (Los Angeles‚ California University Press‚ 1983). Flannery‚ Edward‚ The anguish of the Jews: twenty-three centuries of anti-Semitism‚ (New Jersey‚ Paulist Press‚ 1985). Galai‚ Shmuel‚ The Liberation Movement in Russia 1900-1905

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    readers and critics recognized that‚ artistically and socially‚ Crime and Punishment was one of the most important novels of its time‚ and it was widely discussed. On the surface‚ Crime and Punishment is the story of a murder‚ set in the city of St. Petersburg‚ then the Russian capital. It is not‚ however‚ a murder mystery: we know the murderer’s identity from the very beginning. Moreover‚ although Dostoyevsky depicts the crime and the environment in which it takes place with great realism‚ he is more

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    Inflitrators Hello‚ I have no name. I am just a part of the masses that overthrew the corrupt Provisional Government. Me and hundreds more have been pushed into a stinky French-style taxi. In the taxis transporting us‚ we saw an enraged Petrograd (St. Petersburg). There were soldiers everywhere and slogans such as “Mir‚ Khleb i Zemlya!” (Peace‚ Bread and Land) on blood red flags donned the apartment blocks and buildings. When I stepped off at the meeting point near St. Isaac’s Cathedral‚ and the taxis went

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    the fact that there had been a lot of riots in the past in Russia the peasants and workers had developed some organising abilities‚ the strikers created soviets which were worker’s councils which would direct the strike‚ the first strike was in St Petersburg then it moved to Moscow and then to other industrial centres. This was the first general strike which was the most throughout and successful in Russian history as due to their actions the whole of Russia became paralysed and as the railway workers

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    such because of Russia’s use of the Julian calendar until February 1918) began on March 8‚ 1917 (or February 23 on the Julian calendar)‚ when protesters clamoring for bread took to the streets in the Russian capital of Petrograd (now called St. Petersburg). Supported by huge crowds of striking industrial workers‚ the protesters clashed with police but refused to leave the streets. On March 10‚ the strike spread among all of Petrograd’s workers‚ and furious mobs destroyed police stations. Several

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