Christina Kiaer has described the main aim of the constructivist movement as ‘to mass produce transparent utilitarian things for use in everyday life’. How adequate is this description? Constructivism is primarily an art movement that was based in Russia in the early 20th century. It had a considerable link to the Russian Communist Revolution. They merged the arts with modern technological rationalism for political and ideological uses‚ being essentially a form of Soviet propaganda. The theory
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chronic food shortages‚ erupted into open revolt‚ forcing the abdication of Nicholas II (1868-1918)‚ the last Russian czar. Just months later‚ the newly installed provisional government was itself overthrown by the more radical Bolsheviks‚ led by Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924). By 1917‚ most Russians had lost faith in the leadership ability of Czar Nicholas II. Government corruption was rampart‚ the Russian economy remained backward‚ and Nicholas repeatedly dissolved the Duma‚ the Russian parliament
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1. Russian Populism The Populist movement resulted from Alexander II’s Great Reforms. The purpose of the reforms was to take Russia into the future. 2. Lenin’s Imperialism: the Highest State of Capitalism describes the function of financial capital in generating profits from imperial colonialism‚ as the final stage of capitalist development to ensure greater profits 3. People’s Will (Narodnaia Volia) a newspaper published by the People’s Will revolutionary
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assumed the leading role in Soviet politics after Vladimir Lenin’s death in 1924‚ and gradually marginalized his opponents until he had become the unchallenged leader of the Soviet Union. Stalin was son of a cobbler‚ he studied at a seminary but was expelled for revolutionary activity in 1899. He joined an underground revolutionary group and sided with the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party in 1903. A disciple of Vladimir Lenin‚ he served in minor party posts and was appointed
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Communist Party: Lenin‚ Stalin and the Tsar. The influence of the party came in two main forms‚ political and public‚ which all three leaders changed in different ways. The most important individual in bringing about the change in influence is Vladimir Lenin‚ who brought about a sudden sharp rise in the party’s popularity. Following the 1917 October Revolution‚ Lenin became the leader of the Communist Party and greatly increased the party’s political influence with his ‘one party state’. Lenin’s
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this investigation is: “To what extent was Leon trotsky more valuable to the Bolsheviks and the Russian Revolution‚ rather than Vladimir Lenin‚ his superior?” The Russian Revolution was a key turning point in Russian history and in many ways is responsible for shaping the country into what it stands as now. At the helm of the revolutionary group‚ the Bolsheviks‚ was Vladimir Lenin and directly beneath him stood Leon Trotsky. It is important to make the distinction between the importance of rankings
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reader himself not the author. What one reader deems rational may be the complete opposite of another. Chernyshevsky’s tale of triumph was littered with revolutionary undertones that prompted many of Russia’s high profile political leaders‚ namely Vladimir Lenin‚ to push for a new regime. Chernyshevsky did garner support from many Russian revolutionaries‚ but his book was also heavily criticized for its stylistic failures and ability to propagate radicalism within
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During the19th century‚ the Russian Tsar‚ Nicholas II abdicated from his throne due to outgrowing discontent of the Russian masses. Vladimir Lenin and his compatriots become glad about this so called abdication of the Tsar. They have now started their campaigns by gaining the support of the Russian masses. The Provisional Government which is still ruling the state during that time was overthrown by the so called October Revolution. The Soviets used this opportunity to declared themselves as rulers
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http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/30/world/europe/russia-ukraine-cadet-school/index.html?iid=article_sidebar Why NATO is such a thorn in Russia’s side By Diana Magnay‚ CNN updated 10:36 AM EDT‚ Wed May 7‚ 2014 Moscow (CNN) -- In a telephone call Monday between Russia’s Defense Minister General Sergei Shoigu and the U.S. Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel‚ Shoigu described the activity of U.S. and NATO troops near Russia’s border as "unprecedented." According to the official Russian version of the call‚
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Bolsheviks (Russian communist party) successfully over threw the Provisional Government (a unpopular temporary government put in place after the fall of the Tsar). The Constructivists where able to support the Bolsheviks in their running of Russia. Vladimir Ilyich Ulianov‚ commonly known as Lenin was the new leader of the Russian SFSR and he
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