Баскетбол-это также популярный и зрелищный вид спорта. Многие американцы смотреть баскетбол игры на аренах и на телевидении баскетбол-это очень увлекательные игры‚ в которые можно играть официально‚ в Лиге‚ или случайно‚ просто для удовольствия. 2. St Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It was founded by Peter the First in 1703. It is situated on 42 islands. The nver Neva runs through the from the lake of Ladoga into the Baltic city. It runs Sea. At night the bridges are raised
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Between 1861 and 1917‚ Russian society had undergone many changes. It is safe to say that every aspect of that society had been some how modified. These changes led up to the Bolshevik revolution in November of 1917. Given the nature of Russian society‚ was the Bolshevik revolution unavoidable? <br> <br>Among the changes Russian society had undergone‚ one starts off the whole chain of events. This was the emancipation of the serfs‚ in 1861‚ by Czar Alexander. The emancipation freed 44 million peasants
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Born Vladimir Ilich Ulanov in 1870‚ Lenin was the founder of the Russian Communist Party‚ leader of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution‚ and the architect‚ builder‚ and first head of the Soviet Union. Lenin spent the years leading up to the 1917 revolution in exile‚ within Russia and abroad. The Bolshevik’s quickly consolidated power; privatizing all aspects of the Soviet economy‚ cracking down on dissent through the Cheka‚ or secret police and instituting the Red Terror‚ aimed at destroying monarchist
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Bolor-Erdene Tseren WRI 1200 10/14/2012 The Amber Room Three hundred years ago‚ there was a great treasure‚ which was built by human hands. It is called the Amber Room. Art experts from Germany said it should be the 8th wonder of world due to its beauty. History‚ when recorded‚ is evidence that shows that the past actually happened. However‚ the Amber Room did not have the fate to stay in a physical form and became one of the interesting mysteries of the century. Many researchers are interested
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Russia in the nineteenth century Government & Society: * Autocracy (a system of government with one person with total power) was a system that was on going in 19th century Russia. It was led by the Tsar. * Beneath the Tsar were The Court‚ who were leading landowners and members of the government. * Below them were a small group of businessmen and traders. * The majority of the population were Serfs who were servants attached to land owned by a lord. They were required to
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Nicholas II abdicated the throne in 1917 up until then‚ the Russian Royal family had ruled for over three hundred years. Throughout this period‚ they faced many problems and uneasy predicaments‚ a lot of these centering on Nicholas II as Tsar. A combination of long and short-term problems led to the decline and eventual fall of the Romanov dynasty. Tsar Nicholas II ignored these issues‚ staying true to his coronation vow to uphold Autocracy‚ and therefore played a critical role in the plummet of
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reformers‚ statesmen‚ organizers‚ and leaders. Russia was less developed than other European countries at that time because Russia had rejected Westernization. To rectify this‚ he went to many ways to modernize and westernize Russia. He founded St. Petersburg as a major Russian port city in the west. He also established it as the new capital‚ based on trade with the rest of Europe. New buildings and institutions were built there to modernize Russia‚ before that city was a Swedish swamp. He got experts
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would stabilize Russia. He would apply Western principles to his armies and the Russian Cossacks would expand throughout Eurasia. Peter also introduced radical reforms that discouraged the ancient traditions of the Boyars and in establishing St. Petersburg would create a model European city. His great changes would revolutionize Russia and establish the nation as a formidable power in Europe. It was during Peter the Great’s reign that a large standing army of over 200‚000 troops was instituted. This
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How significant was the First World War in bringing about the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II in March 1917? The abdication of the Tsar in 1917 is still talked about today; the reasons are still disputed to this day. There are three main views; the optimist view which states that Russia was on the right path but the First World War slipped Russia into revolution. This view is supported by A.Gerschenkron who says‚ “That in the absence of war‚ Russia could have continued in the road of progressive
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What were the causes of the 1905 Revolution? Why did the Revolution fail to overthrow the Tsarist Regime? The Revolution of 1905 was the first time the Tsar had faced open opposition from so many groups in Russian society at the same time. It involved peasant disturbances‚ strikes‚ naval mutinies‚ nationalist uprisings and assassinations. This essay aims to examine the different causes of the Revolution of 1905. Short and long-term causes will be considered‚ and economic‚ political‚ military
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