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    their though‚ it even attracted Ivan Valberkh. Ivan was the first famous native ballet master to be taught at St. Petersburg Academy (1766-1819). This meant that the dance form of Russian ballet was expanding further and overseeing horizons. In 1909 Sergei and Diaghilev created the Ballets Russes and it was phenomenal. The company started with strong Russian formal tradition and attitude. In addition‚ in the 19th century a lot started to get even more interesting. For example in 1913‚ Nijinsky‚ a choreographer

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    Romanov Dynasty Revision Tutorial Social Structure of 20th Century Russia  Largest country‚ land is quite useless (only 5% could be used for farming)  Russia was ruled by an autocrat who had absolute power  Serfdom and slavery was entrenched in Russian society  By 1914‚ 125 million people lived in Russia and of these only 55700 000 were Great Russians. What problems did this create??? Alexander I‚ Nicholas I and Alexander II • Contact with other European nations came under the reign of Alexander

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    THE ROLE OF PROPEGANDA AND TERROR IN HITLER & STALIN Propaganda was considered vital in maintaining control and favour. The dictators who implemented terror and propaganda to their tyrannical regimes were Stalin & Hitler. Propaganda is the organized and controlled spreading of information to influence and control the views of people and how they think. This then leads them to behave in a certain way. This was a large part of both Stalin’s USSR and Hitler’s Third Reich. A wide range of

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    Marketing plan for coffee shop. I would like to propose a marketing plan for opening a coffee shop in the city of Moscow. Over the past two or three years‚ a coffee shop in Russia managed to grow in a socio-cultural phenomenon: at once there was like a house of cards‚ the Soviet culture of consumption of coffee. The drink was no longer just a utilitarian morning stimulant and has a satellite pastime very European style: the windows from floor to ceiling‚ special atmosphere‚ soft music‚ dozens

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    Stalin’s Great Purges of 1932-1939 "Can Stalin be linked to the Purges beyond doubt?" Abstract For my Extended Essay‚ my research question is‚ Can Stalin be linked to the Great Purges beyond doubt?". There is a lot of evidence supporting that he was responsible for the purges. By using several different sources I investigated each purge individually. The three purges include the chitska‚ the show trials‚ and the overall mass terror. For each purge I explain how he was related to them‚ his

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    however‚ the music he did compose was so invigorating and memorable. He brought jazz to the concert hall and syphonies to Broadway. His concert works was said to “revel the influence of many composers – Hindmith‚ Britten‚ Shostakovich‚ Brahms‚ and Rachmaninoff‚ to name a few – almost everyone would agree that there is a characteristic and unmistakable “Bernstein sound” rhythmic

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    Motion Pictures between Old Time and Modern Ahmed M. Alsadiq History of Motion Pictures Instructor 03/12/2013 Outline Thesis: This paper seeks to trace the inception of movies and highlight its development in history I. History of Motion Pictures II. Issues Related to Movies III. Motion Pictures between Old Time and Modern Motion Pictures between Old Time and Modern Ever since the invention of motion pictures‚ movie industry

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    Anna Karenina Context Lev (Leo) Nikolaevich Tolstoy was born into a large and wealthy Russian landowning family in 1828‚ on the family estate of Yasnaya Polyana. Tolstoy’s mother died when he was only two years old‚ and he idealized her memory throughout his life. Some critics speculate that the early loss of his mother colors Tolstoy’s portrayal of the young Seryozha in Anna Karenina. When Tolstoy was nine‚ the family moved to Moscow. Shortly afterward his father died‚ murdered while traveling

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    18 March 2011 Pakistan’s Food and Water Crisis: ‘More Detrimental to Security than Extremism’ Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe FDI Senior Analyst Summary Over the coming years and decades‚ Pakistan will face the real prospect of serious food and water shortages if the challenges posed by climate change and the overexploitation of natural resources are not effectively and comprehensively managed. In this context‚ the manifold challenges that face Pakistan require not only a concerted strategy

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    The year is 1917 and the Russian Revolution had just taken place the Czars were overthrown and the Communist party takes over. At this time‚ it puts into power Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin is the leader of the Communist party creating the USSR. When Lenin dies in 1924 Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky are fighting for power Stalin spreads lies about Trotsky causing him to flee to Moscow‚ thus giving Stalin control of the USSR in the year 1929. The book Animal Farm by George Orwell shows in an allegory

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