The Gulags of the Soviet Union have been compared to the concentration camps of Nazi Germany‚ but in reality they were worse. The Gulags were isolated prison camps peppered across Siberia. Death‚ torture‚ and disease raged within their walls‚ while endless work went on outside. Gulag personnel were cruel and unfeeling‚ using terrible punishment methods and playing senseless games that cost prisoners their lives. Political enemies of the Bolshevik party made up a significant portion of the prisoner
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PERSONAL STATEMENT To whom it may concern‚ My name is Nguyen Minh Thuy‚ a former student majoring in Natural Resources Management in Hanoi University of Science – Vietnam National University. I am writing to express my interest in the post-graduate program in Sustainable Resources Management which is offered by Technical University of Munich. The dynamic relationship between humans and the Earth has always captivated me. My passion and interest in environmental issues stems from my imaginary
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The Russian Revolution of 1917 was certainly a turning point in Russian history. Many events led to the revolution‚ which actually consisted of two revolutions‚ the March Revolution and the November Revolution. By the end of the revolution‚ it was deemed successful. The Bolsheviks had successfully taken over Petrograd and within a short time controlled Russia. “Power had passed from the moderates to a small band of dedicated extremists with a vision of an entirely changed society.” (Findley-Rothney
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The Russian Mafia Protectionism in the New Capitalist Russia The Russian Mafia has always exercised an important role in the Russian economy. The contemporary Mafiosi are descendents of the seventeenth Century highwaymen and Cossack robbers. These men occasionally murdered families prior to raids preventing them from being captured. The Russia Mafiosi made a point to remain aloof from the state. Mob men were actually spurned when returning home from fighting in the Great Patriotic War. The gangs
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people ( especially peasants ) 1918 -1918 march the Bolshevik accepts the peace of Brest litovsk‚ ending WWI with Germany. -Lenin wanted to concentration on affairs in Russia. 1919-1920 -Although Lenin and the Bolsheviks are in control of the Russian government they are challenged by the menchevicks and royalists. -The menchevicks and royalists form the white army. -Bolshevik are finally able to defeat the white armies. Rule of Lenin 1920-1924 -Redistribute land from large land owners to
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communism and worried about Russian leader Joseph Stalin’s totalitarian rule the country. At the same time‚ the Soviets disliked the Americans’ drawn out refusal to treat Russia as an acknowledged force of the international community. They were also upset at the United States’ delayed entry into World War II‚ resulting in over ten million Russian deaths. Post war‚ these complaints helped to form the basis of an overwhelming sense of mutual distrust and animosity. Russian expansion efforts raised American
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(ADN1245B) Susann Brown 17 Nov 2012 The Russian Thistle The “Russian Thistle” or tumbleweed has been an icon for the west for many‚ many years. Just think about those old western movies we see with the wind blowin the lone tumbleweed across a deserted street. I have always wondered what they were and how they came to be. According to ehow.com‚ A tumbleweed or salsola tragus‚ was introduced to the western United States in the late 1800’s. Russian thistle is bushy‚ and as it grows it becomes
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Russian Leadership The history of Russian has survived a long journey with differentiated leadership and control. At the conclusion of the civil war fight between the Bolsheviks‚ or Reds‚ and anti-Bolsheviks‚ or Whites of 1918‚ was a Soviet Union constitution based on dictatorship. After Vladimir Lenin dies of a stroke in 1924‚ historic Russian leader Joseph Stalin replaces him. Joseph Stalin has an enormous impact on the Soviet Union and implemented many stipulation policies for economic rise
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Armenian genocide in the First World War‚ the situation of the Kurdish minority in the country or the treatment of the freedom of speech in general. Nevertheless there are other reasons‚ which are not directly related to politics and the official statements of EU-representatives. The historical memory of many EU-countries and a common occident based EU-identity make the entry of Turkey difficult. In this essay I explain the functioning of groups and supranational identities in general. Furthermore
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Red Terror‚ in which it intended to root out and kill the “internal enemy” of anti-Communism. Thousands of people‚ many of whom were only suspected of being anti-Communist‚ were slaughtered in unthinkably cruel ways. That conflict turned into the Russian Civil War‚ which lasted until 1921 and terrorized Russia’s citizenry. Lenin saw the Civil War
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