Essays Tagged: "Stalin"

Summary of Joseph Stalin in power.

When Lenin died on January 21st, 1924, Stalin did everything he could to build his own reputation. He delivered the eulogy, had Lenin's bod ... nin Museum. A photograph was created (a fake made by pasting two photos together) showing Lenin and Stalin sitting comfortably together. This picture was published in newspapers and displayed on poste ... re was published in newspapers and displayed on posters everywhere.The attack on Trotsky continued. Stalin encouraged journalists to criticize Trotsky whenever possible. According to the media, he was ...

(4 pages) 151 2 4.9 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers

George Orwell's Animal Farm, an allegory of Stalinism

Most directly one would say that Animal Farm is an allegory of Stalinism, growing out from the Russian Revolution in 1917. Because it is cast as an animal fable it ... use of the fable form helps one to examine the certain elements of human nature which can produce a Stalin and enable him to seize power. Orwell, does however, set his fable in familiar events of curr ... Snowball can now be blamed whenever problems arise. Here Orwell is paralleling the conflict between Stalin and Trotsky with Stalin the winner.Another distinguishable technique used by Napoleon to hold ...

(4 pages) 105 2 4.6 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The Russian revolution was a major event in world history

nd one social cause of the Revolution.b.Discuss Lenin's role in the Russian Revolutionc.Discuss how Stalin influenced the Russian revolutionThe differences between Lenin and the Mensheviks became shar ... war effort.Active as a politico-military leader on various fronts during the Civil War of 1918?20, Stalin also held two ministerial posts in the new Bolshevik government, being commissar for national ...

(6 pages) 216 2 3.6 May/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Social Construction of Reality: Animal Farm by George Orwell How does this book demonstrate the social construction of reality?

nd craft he has outlined, through animals living on a farm, playing respective roles, a critique of Stalin's rebellion towards communism. The end result, after the trial and error sessions of democrac ... imals themselves any richer-- except, of course, for the pigs and the dogs." This is a reference to Stalin, who murdered many of his own people in order to maintain his dictatorship of Russia.At first ...

(7 pages) 126 0 4.5 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Stalin, Did his Rule Benefit Russian Society and the Russian People?

urial PitsVII. ConclusionA. SummaryB. Final StatementIn this paper I plan to prove that even though Stalin made improvements in the Russian industrial system, his rule did not benefit Russian society ... ciety and the Russian people. In order to accomplish this, several questions must be asked. How did Stalin affect Russia's industrial power? How did Stalin try to change Russia's agricultural system? ...

(10 pages) 221 1 4.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Concept of Leadership

, Mother Theresa. Do we also include in our definition some of the infamous leaders such as Hitler, Stalin, or David Koresh? Obviously, leadership is not always or automatically good in and of itself. ...

(34 pages) 5195 8 4.5 Oct/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Who was to blame for the Cold War?

ng the Second World War. Yet many of the tensions that existed in the Cold War can be attributed to Stalin's policy of Soviet expansion. It is necessary, therefore, to examine the role of Stalin as a ... expansion. It is necessary, therefore, to examine the role of Stalin as a catalyst to the Cold War.Stalin's foreign policies contributed an enormous amount to the tensions of the Cold War. His aim, t ...

(6 pages) 268 1 4.3 Jun/1994

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War

this is an essay on how activists and graphic designers can work together

es throughout history people have utilized this power for great evil. For instance, both Hitler and Stalin used propaganda in the 1930's to bolster support and help initiate new recruits into their ca ...

(3 pages) 130 1 4.1 Jan/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Design Arts

Why did Stalin take power and not Trotsky? The power struggle between the Bolshevik after Lenin's death.

Why did Stalin take power and not Trotsky?In 1921 Lenin died and a power struggle emerged upon the top membe ... merged in the party with all the main powers in the party in the running including Leon Trotsky and Stalin.Stalin had had a very harsh upbringing in Gorgia where his often drunken father would beat hi ... had a very harsh upbringing in Gorgia where his often drunken father would beat him and his mother. Stalin was also very lucky when he was a young boy as he survived through the then deadly small pox ...

(5 pages) 69 1 5.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers

"One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

ut military movements and other things that may help. Had his fellow escapee still have been alive, Stalin's supersensitive secret police might have let him go. However, he was sent to a "special" cam ... oners at the camp such as the one Ivan was in did not exactly do anything wrong. However, under the Stalin rule, anything that was against Stalin's ways was a crime. Although this story was fiction, i ...

(5 pages) 57 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Vietnam ."

Minh's political background which obviously pointed him in the direct connection with Soviet Union Stalin's communist policy.The argument of the essay is that American intervention in Vietnam served ... th cause. However, Michael Lind believed that Ho Chi Minh a super war villain leader next to Joseph Stalin, Soviet Union and Mao Zedong, China. Ho Chi Minh had many high networks within the communist ...

(3 pages) 68 2 3.6 May/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

Fidel Castro:modern-day dictator,an evil dictator who has ruled for 44 years, when will his rule end???

d, hopefully though, this will not continue forever. Most of the worst dictators are dead now, like Stalin and Hitler, but there are still many modern day dictators who exist. One of these men is Fide ...

(3 pages) 156 5 3.8 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

Why did Stalin launch the Great Terror, 1936-38?

In 1932 things looked very good for Stalin; the First Five Year Plan was complete, the peasants had been collectivised and Stalin was th ... a little opposition in the Communist Party and a Party member called Ryutin circulated criticism of Stalin and how he ran the Party among the Central Committee arguing for his removal as General Secre ... ran the Party among the Central Committee arguing for his removal as General Secretary. Of course, Stalin was furious that someone of so little importance had the audacity to say circulate such thing ...

(6 pages) 109 3 4.7 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Course Of The Korean War And Why Did It Last Until 1953.

t in the East. A massive Communist stronghold had appeared. Furthermore, spies informed Truman that Stalin was using Cominform to help Communists win power in other parts of the world. Many believed t ... nd the resilience of the Communists at this time was the backing of China and Russia. However, when Stalin died in 1953, they had less confidence in the Russian's backing, and so an armistice was sign ...

(3 pages) 63 1 4.5 Jul/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

An analysis of Soviet foreign policy under Stalin.

Stalin scheduled his third Five-Year Plan from 1938-1941. During this time, the Soviet Union was pre ... he nation's industry was moved from western Russia to the Urals to guard against future war damage. Stalin's fourth Five-Year Plan occurred from 1946 through 1950 and focused on the rebuilding of area ... urred from 1946 through 1950 and focused on the rebuilding of areas of the nation devastated by war.Stalin's dealings with eastern Poland were nothing short of brutal. In October of 1939, he had his s ...

(9 pages) 275 9 4.1 Aug/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

To what extent was Stalin's rule a disaster for the Soviet Union and its people?

Stalin's rule was disastrous in certain aspects such as industrialisation, collectivisation, the pur ... e course of the hardship endured by all, a new and better country was formed. Through the period of Stalin's dictatorship, it was not an ideal place to live, but his goals were substantially fulfilled ... Russia was approximately fifty years behind the dominant powers in technology and production rates. Stalin set about rectifying this problem by introducing the Five Year Plans. There were three in tot ...

(4 pages) 99 2 4.3 Aug/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Russian Revolution analysis, how the leaders that came to power solely wore the "robes of the tyrant it has disposed.".

r reforms, such beliefs were all but quixotic. In essence, from the fall of Nicholas to the rise of Stalin, the leader solely put on the "robes of the tyrant it has disposed." The first of these despo ... o loose but there life. The socially and politically successful NEP under Lenin was mitigated under Stalin's haughty and overly brutal rule. A true staunch communist, Stalin refused to let the capital ...

(3 pages) 45 0 3.5 Aug/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Germany: The Root of the Cold War?

e Yalta and Potsdam conferences in 1945, the big three (Russia, Britain and the USA, represented by Stalin, Atlee and Truman) met, and it was decided to demilitarise, disarm, dismember, denazify and d ...

(2 pages) 52 0 5.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History

Totalitarianism in the Soviet Union, Italy, and Germany.

totalitarian states that arose during the period following World War I were the Soviet Union under Stalin, fascist Italy under Mussolini, and Nazi Germany under Hitler.The first real totalitarian gov ... ssolini, and Nazi Germany under Hitler.The first real totalitarian government after World War I was Stalin's Soviet Union. The failure of the Communist's proletarian struggle to achieve any significan ...

(2 pages) 106 0 5.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > International Organizations & Conflicts

Anna Larina: Stalinist Terror and Her Ability to Survive.

Stalin's terror inflicted fear and pain onto any one who opposed him or presented a threat toward hi ... rey Hosking's The First Socialist Society is an excellent resource that takes an in depth look into Stalinist terror. His reign was enforced through a series of deadly acts. His dishonesty and violent ... Forget. She expresses the struggle to survive for those who were proud and strong willed. Although Stalin's wrath physically pulled her away from those she loved and admired, their memory was her mea ...

(7 pages) 51 2 4.7 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History