Joseph Stalin or Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin (Russian: Ио́сиф Виссарио́нович Ста́лин‚ pronounced [ˈjosʲɪf vʲɪsɐˈrʲonəvʲɪt͡ɕ ˈstalʲɪn]; born Ioseb Besarionis Dze Jugashvili‚ Georgian: იოსებ ბესარიონის ძე ჯუღაშვილი‚ pronounced [iɔsɛb bɛsariɔnis d͡ze d͡ʒuɣaʃvili]; 18 December 1878[1] – 5 March 1953)‚ was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. Among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who took part in the Russian Revolution of 1917‚ Stalin was appointed general secretary
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words to describe the revolution. All Chinese I spoke to were either direct or indirectly affected by the revolution‚ and often negatively. This arose questions to me: why was there the Cultural Revolution? And why was it so violent? Why did chairman Mao gave free way to the ruining of thousands of years of ancient Chinese culture and history? In this essay I will try to give an answer to the first two questions including my own perception of the matter. The great leap forward For a better understanding
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Alyssa Franco 11/28/12 Mao Zedong is considered to be one of the most controversial political leaders of the twentieth century. He has been known both as a savior and a tyrant to the Chinese people. From his strategic success of the Long March‚ to his humiliating failure of the Great Leap Forward‚ to the Cultural Revolution that shocked the country and took countless lives‚ Mao has significantly influenced the result of what China is today. From humble origins‚ Mao Zedong rose to absolute power
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Mao Zedong Readings Response Paper Being one of the most well-known characters of Chinese modern history‚ Mao Zedong has been constantly debated in both Western and Eastern worlds. Like all historic figures‚ Mao Zedong has been seen in different light: sometimes under glorification and reverence‚ and sometimes as a devil that dragged China into one of its darkest eras. These contradicting opinions can be easily seen in the assigned readings of this course. While Mao Zedong is generally praised
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Paper 1: Mao Zedong 1. A) According to source A‚ Mao Zedong along with the Party Central Committee were able to efficiently construct a socialist system in China‚ within a very short period of time. Mao and the PCC were able to analyze the economy of China and develop a system called the Great Leap Forward‚ which would fix the problems that they had discovered. That system quickly transformed China into a self-sufficient country‚ which were able to function under a socialist system. B)
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Mao Zedong was born to a peasant family in Hunan‚ Southern China on December 1893. By the age of six‚ he already started toiling in the farm. Mao lacked adequate education‚ but he loved to read and had a strong sense of adventure. At the age of fourteen‚ Mao’s father set him up with a wife‚ but he did not want this. He was extremely close with his mother than his father. Later on in 1919‚ he moved to Beijing and found a job as a librarian; there he learned about the Communist revolution and much
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I enjoyed reading Chairman Mao is a Rotten Egg because it shows the relationship between parents and children and parents and the government under Mao Tse-tung. The mother in the story was very concerned with what she thought her child said because it had potential to jeopardize her relationship or right standing with the government. If her child‚ Ching-Ching‚ was a counterrevolutionary‚ there was a possibility that he would have been killed or at the least had his statement on record for the rest
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Vladimir Lenin’s health‚ Joseph Stalin stepped into the position of the general secretary of the Russian communist party in 1922 (Stock). This was the very beginning stage of Joseph Stalin’s enormous impact on the communist party‚ as well as the rest of the world. Although Stalin’s rule is sometimes considered extreme‚ Stalin had an enormous impression on Russian history as well as the collective history of the world. One of the most important things Joseph Stalin did was develop and enforce the
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A: Plan of the Investigation How were the Purges of 1934-1938 successful in helping Stalin maintain his autocratic power? The aim of this investigation is to assess how the purges of 1934-38 helped Stalin preserve his power in the Soviet Union. In order to evaluate this‚ the investigation assesses Stalin’s role in relation to the purges‚ as well as their purpose. An analysis of this should indicate the extent to which the purges were successful‚ and their contribution to Stalin’s power. In
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The USSR and Stalin 1924-53 How successful was Stalin in solving Russia’s economic problems? What were Russia’s economic problems? Stalin believe rapid expansion of heavy industry was essential to deal with evident attach from west Industrial workers were the communists; greatest allies Peasants: enemies of socialism Industrial: Peasant ration Greater it was‚ greater communist state would be The Five Year Plans for industry Stalin = no economic experience Plans designed to overcome
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