FACULTY OF ARTS DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY NAME: TENDAI MUVADI REG NUMBER: R115008B MODE OF ENTRY: CONVENTIONAL LEVEL: 4:2 MODULE CODE: 423 MODULE NAME:WORLD AFFAIRS SINCE 1945 LECTURER: DR V. NYAWO-SHAVA ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: Explain the origins and progression of the Russian
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Affluent government bodies of both our past and present have undeservingly thrived off of the hard work of the general working-class. Russia’s population during the start of the 20th century consisted mainly of poor laborers and peasants. Despite being the majority‚ they were given minimal attention from the government. By narrating the unjust experiences of the animals in the novel‚ Animal Farm‚ Orwell was able to accurately depict the harsh conditions undergone by the Russian proletariat; this
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power and provisional government were created these were known as the “whites”. Soon after the “whites” gained power‚ the people started feeling that they didn’t serve their interests. This opened up for more extremist political views‚ and in 1917‚ Vladimir Lenin returned from exile in Switzerland‚ and his party‚ the Bolsheviks‚ started growing faster. Lenin was providing the idealism (Marxism-Leninism) and motivation‚
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Introduction Jerzy Grotowski (August 11‚ 1933 - January 14‚ 1999) was a Polish theatre director and a leading figure of theatrical avant garde of the 20th century (Kumiega 1987: 4). In his lifespan of living up to the age of 66‚ he left behind a great foundation for modern theatre to build on. Grotowski was a revolutionary in theatre because he caused a rethink of what theatre actually was and its purpose in contemporary culture. His artistic journey lasted for more than 40 years and had five
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The year is 1917 and the Russian Revolution had just taken place the Czars were overthrown and the Communist party takes over. At this time‚ it puts into power Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin is the leader of the Communist party creating the USSR. When Lenin dies in 1924 Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky are fighting for power Stalin spreads lies about Trotsky causing him to flee to Moscow‚ thus giving Stalin control of the USSR in the year 1929. The book Animal Farm by George Orwell shows in an allegory
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The command system‚ which is also described as Marxism‚ socialism‚ or communism‚ is both a political and economic philosophy. In a communist economy‚ the government owns most of the firms‚ subsequently controlling production and allocation of resources. One of the most well-known and well-documented cases of a communist government took place in the Soviet Union‚ beginning in 1917 and eventually falling in 1992. Idealistically‚ communism eliminates social classism and provides equal work for all
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puppet show‚ that most might find hard to take seriously. Clad in tattered knit masks and brightly colored dresses‚ Pussy Riot has recently caused quite a wave in Russia‚ acting out against the Russian Orthodox Church and the re-election of President Vladimir Putin. Staging improvised performances that later are uploaded as music videos to the internet‚ for the entire world to see. Currently‚ 3 members of the band are incarcerated‚ after being charged with “hooliganism” during their last performance
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religious order.he performed well there ‚ but he was expelled in 1988 for missing his exams. he was also expelled by the soviet union for reading illeagel literature and forming a Social Democratic study circle. Stalin discovered the writings of Vladimir Lenin and decided to become a Marxist revolutionary‚ eventually joining Lenin’s Bolsheviks in 1903.
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By 1917‚ most Russians had lost faith in the leadership ability of Czar Nicholas II. Government corruption was rampant‚ the Russian economy remained backward‚ and Nicholas repeatedly dissolved the Duma‚ the Russian parliament established after the 1905 revolution‚ when it opposed his will. However‚ the immediate cause of the February Revolution--the first phase of the Russian Revolution of 1917--was Russia’s disastrous involvement in World War I (1914-18). Militarily‚ imperial Russia was no match
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Bolsheviks‚ a wing of the Russian Marxist movement. By 1912‚ Stalin was one of their inner group of leaders. World War I was very harsh time for Russia. Food shortages led to riots and strikes. On March 15‚ 1917‚ the czar was forced from his throne. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin took charge. In November 1917‚ the Bolsheviks seized control of the government. During the civil war that followed‚ Stalin was appointed to the Politburo‚ the policy-making committee of the Russian Communist Party. From this position
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