Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Communism in modern times often brings to mind the Soviet Union. However, few think to deeply consider the smaller nations affected by the Soviet Union's widespread control. Oppressed for years following World War II, Poland fought for the sake of its own nation in the 1980s. On September 1, 1939, World War I began with Germany's invasion of Poland. Though Britain and France provided some assistance to Poland, no effective assistance was given. By the end of that September, Hitler along with…

Nobody liked him and the many reforms he implemented undermined the stability of the communist system as far as the Soviet elites were concerned. Eventually, Brezhnev took over from Khrushchev and whilst initially, the impression was of a more stable, wiser man, unrest grew in the empire. Since 1957, Novotny, the leader of the communist party in Czechoslovakia had been very unpopular. He was a hard line communist who hadn't introduced any reforms to improve the life of the Czech people and of…

during the Soviet Union era played a significant role in stabilizing organized crime by turning a blind eye, or committing crimes themselves. The Kremlin was not the only part of the Soviet Union that was corrupted by the mafia. The Communist party had control over the police and judiciary systems. Therefore, the mafia was able to utilize the police and judiciary for informal protections. The protection provided by the government is another enabling factor of organized crime. “With the Communist…

Communism in the Soviet Union was greatly feared throughout the rest of Europe. From its beginnings in Lenin to the end of it when the Soviet Union fell and Boris Yeltsin became the government leader in Russia, the Red Scare ran throughout not only Europe but the whole world. Lenin was the first to come up with the Communist party, and it was enhanced by Stalin. Stalin became a totalitarian dictator of Russia, and used fear and terror in the Communist Party to enforce their ophilisoihpies.…

Coup de Grace: The End of The Soviet Union was an article written by Michael Mandelbaum examining the collapse of the Soviet…

States and the Soviet Union began reordering the European relations. In Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union began reconstructing based on the goals of the Moscow communist parties. In Western Europe, their economic shortages and fears of the Soviet Union made them dependent on the United States. In order for there not to be an economic collapse, the United States developed and international trade and financial…

most Americans is that the collapse of the Soviet Union was primarily caused by the pressures of the arms race during the Cold War. After reading Kotkin 's book Armageddon Averted it is clear that the internal changes that were going on inside the Soviet Union were far more influential in the collapse of the Soviet Union than in any external pressures brought on by the Reagan era arms buildup. The internal changes that were going on in the Soviet Union during this time that contributed to the…

Joseph Stalin and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and presidents Truman and Eisenhower and the United States were engaged in a cold war that ranged from Europe to Asia. The USSR was out to instill it’s influence and to spread Communism throughout Asia whilst preventing the United States from stopping their flow and instead putting forth capitalism as the way for Asian countries. A war of influence raged on between both superpowers as they went back and forth to who should reign in Asia.…

change could rejuvenate the Soviet System, which Gorbachev introduced social and economic reforms in the Soviet Union that granted more political freedom while rebuilding the economy. As changes began to occur in the Soviet Union, Communist leaders in Eastern Europe were forced to consider these reforms in their own countries. Gorbachev and his belief that Communist governments everywhere needed to pursue towards these similar changes. For the East European Communist leaders, Gorbachev’s…

Japanese in Korea, the Soviet Union would accept the surrender above the 38th Parallel (a latitudinal line that crosses through Korea), while the United States would accept below the 38th Parallel. While this separation was meant to be only temporary,…