was the most developed of the formed nations. However‚ its internal state has deteriorated‚ causing tremendous socio-economic change in the new nation. The focus of this investigation is to inquire about the extent to which the collapse of the Soviet Union impacted the socio-economic disintegration of the Russian Federation during its formation in the early 1990’s. Both aspects are closely intertwined together along with the anthropological development of the nation. In order to research the economic
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The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact was a strategic agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union. On August 14‚ 1939‚ Soviet Foreign Minister‚ Vyacheslav Molotov met with the Nazi foreign minister‚ Joachim von Ribbentrop in Moscow to discuss and arrange this pact. Nine days later the Nazi Soviet Non-Aggression Pact was signed. Briefly‚ the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact stated that both countries would not attack one another neither individually or in collaboration with other powers and that
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Soviet economy First‚ let’s see what conditions the Soviet economy had at its launch. It is known that Tsarist Russia was at one of the last places among the capitalist countries to produce industrial products per capita. In the middle of the 20th century‚ far ahead of Russia in terms of industrial production were the United States‚ Britain‚ Germany‚ and France. In tsarist Russia‚ cars‚ tractors‚ combines‚ powerful steam and gas turbines‚ diesel locomotives‚ electric locomotives‚ equipment for various
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A Comparison of the Nazi and Soviet Governments of World War II Despite being on opposing sides during World War II‚ the governments of the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany had many similarities. The two regimes were infamous for their corrupt militaristic governments and their use of propaganda and censorship to secure the loyalty and cooperation of their citizens. Most importantly‚ the policies towards minorities in Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia were the cause of mass violence and millions of deaths
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8. Promoting Literacy In the early days of the Soviet Revolution (that is in the first two decades of the 20th century)‚ it is estimated that the literacy rate among the Russian population was only around 25% in the countryside‚ with much higher percentages reported for St. Petersburg and Moscow (when most Western nations had in those days a literacy rate of 80-85%). The Soviets realized that to promote efficiently the radical new communist ideas‚ posters or meetings where masses were progressively
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As mentioned in the opening paragraph Stalin’s reputation is often stained with false information from western propagandists and his enemies within the party. As such‚ his impact on the Union is often blotted out‚ so what are his achievements exactly? Stalin implanted a successful system of collectivization in the agricultural which lead to the modernization of the sector. Collectivization is a policy in which instead of many small farms run by rich peasants‚ they are collectivised into huge farms
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The Soviet Regime’s Effect On the Musical Career of Mstislav Rostropovich Subject: History Word Count: 3‚860 May 2009 Abstract Mstislav Rostropovich was one of the most famous cellists in world history and a very famous conductor. He popularized the cello to a level it had never reached before‚ expanding the cello repertoire more than any other cellist has ever done. This investigation will be focusing on the effect that the Soviet Union’s regime had on the musical career of Rostropovich
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intervene decisively. Unfortunately‚ the Council excluded great powers like Germany on the basis of it being the loser in the First World War‚ the Soviet Union because of its communist government and the United States whorefused to join. The composition of the Council was also criticized as a victors’ club in Germany‚ a capitalist club by the Soviet Union and a European club by others in the world. It did not help that the Council’s permanent members were given the responsibility to govern the former
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Joseph Stalin was the leader of Soviet Russia from the mid-1920s to his death in 1953. Though Hitler and Stalin never met or even spoke on the telephone‚ their lives and fates were inextricably linked. Though each loathed and feared the other‚ there was much Hitler and Stalin had in common. Both were born into humble backgrounds‚ their early lives shaped by destitution and impoverishment. As young men‚ both were drawn to radical political movements. Both became revolutionaries and unlikely national
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Did the Bolshevik Revolution Improve the Lives of the Soviet Women? Introduction This argumentative paper presents clashing views on controversial issues in Western Civilization. The particular issue under consideration is the Bolshevik Revolution. Two authors‚ Richard Stites‚ and Françoise Navailh argue out the issue; Stites argues that the Bolshevik Revolution improved the lives of Soviet women while Navailh’s argument suggests otherwise. In summary‚ Stites attributes women emancipation to the
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