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    “Peace‚ land‚ and bread” (Sokolskaya). That indeed was the supposed fulfillment made by Vladimir Lenin to the citizens of Russia‚ in order to seize power from the Tsar. Little did the people know that they might have been better off with Czar Nicholas II‚ rather than the Bolsheviks. The Russian Revolution unsuspectingly made negative impacts on society. The negative effects were the failure of the economy‚ the creation of a communist state‚ and the loss of entitled freedoms and rights. The Russian

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    drastic change in leadership and a rollercoaster economy caused the lives of many people to severely change in the Soviet Union. Russia‚ before the revolution was very behind in industrialization and politics. However‚ things began to change once Vladimir Lenin took over. During the Russian Revolution of 1917‚ complete equality for women was proclaimed. Shortly after Lenin’s rule there was a fight for power between Trotsky and Stalin. In the end‚ Stalin prevailed and earned leadership of the Soviet

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    The love he has for Lolita is purely an infatuation and will not last. Humbert Humbert believes that he truly loves this young girl and that their love will last forever‚ but ultimately‚ Lolita will grow up and move on. In the novel‚ Lolita‚ by Vladimir Nabokov‚ love between Lolita and Humbert Humbert is unattainable. To begin‚ Humbert has a hard time realizing that the past is in the past. Throughout the novel‚ he tries to recreate his childhood relationship that he had with Annabel Leigh

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    Lolita «Lolita‚ light of my life‚ fire of my loins.» This is how the very controversial book written by Vladimir Nabokov starts. Lolita‚ published for the first time in 1955 in Paris relates the story of this middle-aged literature professor‚ Humbert Humbert‚ who’s obsessed with the 12-year-old Dolores Haze‚ with whom he becomes sexually involved after he becomes her stepfather. Characterized as “pornography” by the Chicago Tribune‚ this scandalous scenario has outraged the public as much as

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    total government control. Time passed and political power became the greater influence and communism began to establish a massive threat to democracy and government institutions. Developed by German philosopher Karl Marx and Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin‚ communism was a simple political system that “seeks to combat

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    The Soviet Union was founded in 1917‚ when the Russian peasantry got fed up with the monarchy‚ presided over by the uncharismatic Czar Nicholas II. The Soviet Union was founded by a revolution led by the Bolshevik party‚ under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin. After five years of unrest and purges between 1917 and 1922‚ it finally unified‚ and was recognized by other nations around the world. The country was ruled by one party‚ the Communist Party. When Lenin died in 1924‚ he was replaced by Josef

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    after Lenin’s death was held in his alignment with the former ‘hero’ of Russia‚ as well as his ability to plan‚ manipulate and take advantage of situations and circumstances. Stalin aligned himself closely with Lenin. After the 1917 revolution‚ Vladimir Lenin was the head of the Bolshevik political part and the Russian nation. Whenever possible‚ Stalin presented himself as Lenin’s right-hand man‚ and‚ following Lenin’s death in 1924‚ he loudly defended Lenin’s legacy. Through the increased idealised

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    The characters are representations of political leaders like Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin‚ the two of whom are represented by the uncompromising Old Major‚ who sparks the revolution believing that those of his kind were being mistreated. The representation and actions of Old Major strongly correspond to Marx’s ideology of the absence

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    bringing peace and prosperity‚ we are forever in his debt. (A Russian view of Lenin written at the same time of his death in 1924) Was this an accurate assessment of Lenin and his achievements? One man with a gun can control 100 without one." Lenin‚ Vladimir Ilich 1917 Lenin was a man with principles that tried his best to get what he wanted. He had an overwhelming charisma that hypnotized the people of Russia from 1917 to 1924 when he died. As an experienced ex-revolutionary Lenin ruled a communist

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    many scientific advances. Even with many scientific advances‚ the U.S.S.R. could not avoid a fateful end. The U.S.S.R. had risen to power in 1917‚ the Soviet Union was created to overcome national differences. The first leader of The U.S.S.R. was Vladimir Lenin (April 22‚1870-January 21‚ 1924) who had lead the Bolshevik Revolution. Lenin had fallen from power and had the transition to the well known Joseph Stalin (December 18‚ 1878-March 5‚ 1953) who had led Russia in WWII from 1929 to 1953. Stalin

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