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    reign. Widely regarded as a tyrant‚ Stalin was responsible for massive repression of his people. However Russians remember Stalin for his leadership‚ advances in technologies‚ and victory in World War II. His usage of powerful leadership attributes created fear and promoted a tense paranoid feeling during his dictatorship. Under his leadership‚ Russia experienced a return to pre-revolutionary nationalism‚ while ancient themes and symbols were brought back.[1] Stalin‚ as a result‚ led by creating his

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    intelligently satirized animals in a farm to the events that occurred during the Russian Revolution and the events surrounding the Russian Revolution. Through the character Napoleon and his use of terror and propaganda on the citizens of the Animal Farm‚ George Orwell castigates mad dictator Joseph Stalin and his reign on Russia. The main character in Animal Farm‚ Napoleon‚ had many interesting traits but as the story progresses he evolves into a different character. In the beginning of the novel

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    Stalin and Hitler: Similarities and Differences Stalin and Hitler emerged when political and economic instability had crippled the USSR and Germany in the 1920s. They began making improvements which encouraged their people to believe that prosperity awaited them. This notion was unfortunately a delusion as both figures would eventually rule by decree. Despite treading on different paths of dictatorship‚ both figures still find some commonalities. Two prominent differences would certainly come

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    Introduction Ever since World War Two‚ when the dictators Hitler and Stalin rose to power‚ a new form of government has become ever more prevalent‚ both in popular culture and real life (Arendt). Through a singular ideology and extensive propaganda campaigns‚ totalitarian governments control the populace as completely as they are able‚ discouraging individual thought and criticism of their regime (Laqueur). Although relatively young in conception‚ the idea of a controlling‚ near-omnipotent government

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    come to power in Russia. Commonly known as Josef Stalin‚ a name that translates to mean the man of steel. Stalin‚ along with Hitler‚ was one of the most brutal men in recorded history. In relation to the criteria on ethical leadership constructed by Lino and myself‚ we believe that Stalin was a very unethical leader. According to his actions‚ it is clear‚ that Stalin failed in all aspects of our criteria. Born Iosef Vassarionovich Dzugashvili‚ Stalin had no respect for human rights and made decisions

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    International Relations Fall 2010 Moder political History – PS 120 Mark Wheeler/ Maja Savic STALIN – man of steel: fanatical revolutionary and energetic statesman or only a psychopath and a dictator? AMINA ŠARIĆ Decembar‚ 2010. Stalin – man of steel: fanatical revolutionary and energetic statesman oronly a psychopath and a dictator? I. Introduction Joseph Visarionovich Stalin is one of the most complex figures of 20th century . The man who was able to concentrate all the

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    Terrorists‚ by definition‚ fight an entirely different type of war. Acts of terrorism are not perpetrated by soldiers‚ they are carried out by individuals‚ or groups of individuals‚ who have no other recourse but to lash out at the nations that they perceive as their oppressors with whatever tools they have available. They strap bombs on their backs‚ walk into areas crowded with people‚ and strike a blow for the cause. Car bombs‚ snipers‚ hijacked airplanes‚ it makes no difference how the terrorist

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    Night terrors are horrific nightmares that may cause you to act them out in real life. Some motions can even simulate a panic attack or a seizure. They have a tendency to move and talk as if they were conscious. This type of behavior will continue until something drastic‚ such as walking into a door or falling out of bed‚ will wake them up. Most of the time when someone experiences a night terror‚ they think that it is just another nightmare.

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    Was Stalin a Progressive or a Conservative? Although Stalin was a progressive in the economic aspect that he implemented the First and Second Five-Year Plans‚ which developed industry in Russia‚ as well as in the social aspect that he put forth a new education system‚ Stalin more so portrayed elements of conservatism. Stalin’s social‚ economic‚ and political policies and actions that conserved parts of Lenin’s regime including the NKVD secret police that executed and exiled opposition to Stalin

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    Napoleon and Stalin both rise their power amongst their people‚ simply by using the devious propaganda (squealer) to manipulate the less intelligent public‚ and strategically utilize the secret police (the dogs) to create a sense of terror amongst their people or the animals. Napoleon intentionally uses squealer to make the animals believe that Snowball is “nothing more than a criminal‚” in which he is not. As a result of this misleading comment‚ the animals are left with no other choice‚ but to

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