or continuing family tension or both‚the young Lermontov developed a fearful and arrogant temper‚ which he took out on the servants‚ and in vandalising his grandmother’s garden. As a small boy Lermontov listened to stories about the outlaws of the Volga region‚ about their great bravery and wild country life. When he was ten‚ Mikhail fell sick‚ and Yelizaveta Alekseyevna took him to the Caucasus because of its better climate. That was the beginning of his love for this region. School years[edit source
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The Trans-Siberian Railroad Anonymous University of Dubuque Intro to Research Writing Prof. Unknown September 27th‚ 2013 This paper is an all informative paper on the effects the Trans-Siberian Railroad had on Russia and the Soviet Union after it was completed. You will read about how the Trans-Siberian Railroad help Russia grow as a super-power because of the ability of easy transportation of goods and people. Also there were some hardships that Russia went through and some construction
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While life in the city was easier for the most part than rural life‚ there was still hunger and separation of class. After collectivization began‚ the rural meat industry crumbled and meat shortages grew more common over time. In July 1930‚ only about 9% (14 million) of urban citizens were given meat in their rations‚ and different amounts of meat were given out on a different number of days depending on one’s occupation (Osokina‚ 2001‚ pg. 47). The shops within cities also discriminated based
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In the winter and spring of 1943‚ after their terrible defeat in Stalingrad‚ clearly outnumbered and losing the initiative in the eastern front‚ Hitler and the German High Command were asking themselves what to do next‚ in the summer of 1943. The situation was bad not only in the war front. While Russian tank production increased to unbelievable levels‚ the German obsession for complex new super weapons‚ like the advanced but then immature Panther and Tiger tanks‚ largely reduced German tank production
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World War II (1939-1945) By Dudyryev Nikita The Second World War unleashed by Nazi Germany‚ was one of the most bloody and dramatic events in the history of human been. It drew into its orbit 72 states - four fifths of all inhabitants of the earth. The war claimed about 65 million lives; over 35 million people were injured. In the ruins and ashes turned into hundreds of cities and thousands of towns and villages. Nazi leadership provided for in this
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Stalingrad‚ by Antony Beevor‚ is a book on the fatal battle of Stalingrad in World War 2. The author stated in the book‚ “The idea behind this book is to show‚ within the framework of a conventional historical narrative‚ the experience of troops on both sides1‚ using a wide range of new material‚ especially from archives in Russia.” The author’s sources for the book included war diaries‚ chaplains’ reports‚ personal accounts‚ letters‚ NKVD2 interrogations of German and other prisoners‚ personal diaries
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One of the reason why Hitler wanted to invade Stalingrad was to be able to take advantage of the Caucasus Oil Field south of Stalingrad. “Firstly‚ it was a major industrial city on the Volga River -- a vital transport route between the Caspian Sea and Northern Russia. Secondly‚ its capture would secure the left flank of the German armies as they advanced into the oil-rich Caucasus region -- with a goal of cutting off fuel to Stalin’s war
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Soviet Constructivist Architecture …and its influences The Russian architectural profession was relatively intact after the revolution in October 1917‚ at least compared to the other arts in this unstable time. Foreign architects worked freely in the larger cities and the demand for private building was relatively high. This period was short lived as civil war wreaked havoc with the economy and infrastructure of the country. A major turning point for the profession‚ and the Russian people as
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majority of their economic infrastructure. Position: - The prisoners who lived in the Gulag produced mass amounts of railroads to canals working day after day with no stop. Evidence: “Gulag prisoners constructed the White Sea-Baltic Canal‚ the Moscow-Volga Canal‚ the Baikal-Amur main railroad line‚ numerous hydroelectric stations‚ and strategic roads and industrial enterprises in remote regions” (The Gulag). Discussion/Explanation: This evidence provides examples of what structures the prisoners were
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XI. Chapter 11 Industry There are many examples of US companies moving their industrial plants from the United States to China. Bicycles were built in the US for over 100 years by the year 2000 they were all built in China. The reason the price was $80 when it was built in US‚ and $40 when Bill in China. Price is more important to US consumer that where the product is manufactured. 20 years ago industry was highly clustered in a handful of areas within the MDC’s. Now industry has confused many
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