Essays Tagged: "soviet state"
Russian Revolution
The real revolution in Russia did not culminate in 1917 with the establishment of the Soviet state that became known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). It came under the ... with Leon Trotsky in the Bolshevik takeover of the government. After Stalin became dictator of the Soviet Union, he had history books rewritten to say that he had led the revolution with Lenin.Lenin ... on his 50th birthday. He had become dictator (Daniels 314).In 1928, Stalin started the first of the Soviet Union's five-year plans for economic development. The government began to eliminate private b ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
The Cold war. Denoting the open yet restricted rivalry that developed between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies
Cold War: denoting the open yet restricted rivalry that developed between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, a war fought on political, economic, and propaganda fronts ... ongressional debate in 1947. Intelligence operations dominating this war have been conducted by the Soviet State Security Service (KGB) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), representing the two ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War
The cold war
Cold War: denoting the open yet restricted rivalry that developed between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, a war fought on political, economic, and propaganda fronts ... ongressional debate in 1947. Intelligence operations dominating this war have been conducted by the Soviet State Security Service (KGB) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), representing the two ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War
The Cold War
Cold War: denoting the open yet restrictedrivalry that developed between the United States and the Soviet Union andtheir respective allies, a war fought on political, economic, andpropaganda fronts, ... congressional debate in 1947.Intelligence operations dominating this war have been conducted by theSoviet State Security Service (KGB) and the Central Intelligence Agency(CIA), representing the two p ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > The Cold War
The failure of Marxism in Russia
ar, Modern History (BA Hons)'Far from being the creature of ideology, in its essential features the Soviet state defied Marxist theory,' Discuss.When the Tsarist regime in Russia was overthrown and th ... shed. Many within the Bolshevik party were firm believers in the Marxist theory andthought that the Soviet state would agree with Marx's ideas. There are some modernhistorians who agree with this view ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies
5(b): How far were the roles of Bismarck and Cavour decisive in the unification of Germany and Italy?
shed. Many within the Bolshevik party were firm believers in the Marxist theory andthought that the Soviet state would agree with Marx's ideas. There are some modernhistorians who agree with this view ... ians who agree with this view, embracing the ideas of equality and fraternity andbelieving that the Soviet state was the living embodiment of these beliefs. There are alsothose who see that the Soviet ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > German History
Account for the development of totalitarianism under Stalin between 1928-1945
tion occurred because of the feudalism practiced by the tsar. Totalitarianism grew gradually in the soviet state from 1917 however, Stalinism proved a huge catalyst in the development of totalitariani ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Account for the rise to power of Josef Stalin to ruler of the USSR by 1929.
wishes they knew that only one of them would end up with the coveted position as the Premier of the Soviet State rather than a collective leadership. As Chris Corin and Terry Fiehn argue the struggle ... this by making himself appear as Lenin's true comrade, the one who Lenin trusted and therefore who Soviets should trust. In honour of him Petrograd was renamed Leningrad. In principle it was respect ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
The Soviet State Was Established At The Expense Of The Soviet People.
"The Soviet State was established at the expense of the Soviet people." Explain the nature of the policie ... erous in the eyes of their ruler.We can say that the agriculture changes were at the expense of the Soviet people for many reasons. The main reason being the starvation of a large percentage of the co ... but did not care to think of other ways in which the State could have not caused the expense of the Soviet people. This is the equally correct for the industrial policies. Stalin worked his people to ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
To what extent was Stalin a disaster to USSR?
Stalin brought nothing but hardship to the lives of the Soviet people.How accurate do you think this description of Stalin's rule in the USSR is?Stalin's ru ... s rule in the USSR is?Stalin's rule had long-lasting effects on the features that characterized the Soviet state. Yes, Stalin brought nothing but hardship to the lives of the Soviet people. Stalin's r ... the USSR had disastrous effects in certain aspects like industrialization and collectivization. The Soviet people suffered terribly during Stalin's rule. He was determined to build up Soviet Union to ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
The Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution of 1917 had multiple events in imperial Russia. The establishment of the Soviet state that became known as the USSR, had a high part of the revolution. The two successful re ... the Bolshevik Party. Lenin took charge of the October Uprising, he was then elected the head of the Soviet Government.In 1945 Animal Farm was published for the first time. Animal Farm is a satire to t ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
The Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution of 1917 had multiple events in imperial Russia. The establishment of the Soviet state that became known as the USSR, had a high part of the revolution. The two successful re ... the Bolshevik Party. Lenin took charge of the October Uprising, he was then elected the head of the Soviet Government.In 1945 Animal Farm was published for the first time. Animal Farm is a satire to t ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
The Early Life of Vladimir Lenin
name- Lenin. Founder of the Bolsheviks, the Russian Communist party, the builder and leader of the Soviet state, Lenin was one of the most significant leaders of the twentieth century. His early life ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
Russia and its illiberal past, present, and future
In 1991, the Soviet Union fell. This led to the creation of the Russian Federation, a semi-presidential republic ... laims of Putin to be the next dictator of Russia.To begin, after the Russian Civil War in 1922, the Soviet Union was created. Vladimir Lenin was the first premier of the Soviet Union because he led th ... he Soviet Union because he led the people to overthrow the provisional government. Lenin set up the Soviet state with the ideals of Karl Marx but his political ideology was considered Leninism. From t ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
Bolshevik's Regime
From the inception of the Bolshevik regime, the Soviet elite relied on a strongsecret police force to buttress their rule. The Communist Party's mon ... he openterrorism employed by Stalin, to the more subtle but equally obtrusive practices ofBrezhnev, Soviet state security served to preserve the regime by any means.The first Soviet State Security for ... ssay, for the purpose of consistency, the term "KGB" will be a general reference to theapparatus of Soviet State Security.The Soviet Union was a strictly controlled culture, and the KGB was the muscle ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science