Communist Party of the Soviet Union

took place during 1989 in Eastern Europe. Moreover, this particular event was crucial to the sudden changes that unfolded in the Soviet Union, both in terms in domestic issues and international relations with the West. The fall of the Berlin Wall and its repercussions prompted three major changes for the Soviet Union: a separation in interests between the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation, institutional and political consequences resulting from these separate interests, and how the West…

From 1945 to 1991 the United States and the Soviet Union were at odds with each other. This was called the Cold War, although no actual physical war was fought between the two many believed one would erupt at any moment. The main reason for this tension was because the soviets were communist. Communism is an economic system where the people of the country share ownership of the country's wealth, such as exports and…

Even though The Soviet Union turned from a rural farming country to an industrialized power house in just a matter of years, Stalin’s plans were more harmful than helpful to the Soviet Union because of the famine he caused, and the millions that died because of his actions. Joseph Stalin was one of the leaders of the Bolsheviks or communist party that took control of Russia on October 24, 1917. During the Russian Revolution, he was a general who fought in major battles in the Russian Civil War…

Russian Revolution and mainly research about Stalin, represented in the book as Napoleon, the leader of Animal Farm and my favourite character. Because I was so intrigued by Napoleon’s character I decided in this book task to contrast him with the Soviet dictator Stalin. Napoleon, a boar, is the leader of Animal Farm and as described in the book “not much of a talker”. Accompanied by a pig named Snowball he led the animal rebellion against their farmer Mr. Jones. Not long after the animals…

the Cold War. Great Britain was trying to generate an alliance against the Soviet Union because they were looking to expand communism, which, Great Britain was trying to put and end to.The United States is to blame for the Cold War because of Arm’s Race and by assembling alliances with capitalist countries.Due to them endangering other countries based on their beliefs and their wanted expansion of communism, the Soviet Union is to blame for the Cold War as well as the U.S. The U.S. is to…

world and many economies were struggling or crumbling. Out of the ashes of a terrible war, the Soviet Union emerged as a new superpower capable of tremendous influence. The United Sates recognized the strength of the Soviet Union and the vulnerable state of many European countries. And American officials feared a possible expansion of communism in Europe. The United States hoped to differ communist expansion and protect capitalism among European countries. This led to a series of containment…

Khrushchev. On the occasion of becoming a leader of the Soviet Union, he gave a speech “On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences” that is characterized by the severe criticism of the political system of the state while Stalin was ruling the country. This speech is a manifestation of the Communist ideas and ideals while it points out the most critical moments in the ruling of Stalin that debunk his image as a great leader of the union who has lead his country to the victory and flourishing…

talin had hoped to adopt and export the Soviet-style of communism and use it to forge for collaborations with the states surrounding the Soviet. China, being the largest and the newest member of the states that were allied to the Soviet was the major focus of Stalin’s foreign policy interests. Since China lacked modernization, this was a perfect opportunity and, therefore, it would receive assistance. In addition, heavy damage was inflicted on China during the Japanese occupation as well as by…

"The sources of soviet conduct" by George Kennan discusses the political makeup of Soviet Russia following the end of the Second World War. He proceeds to examine the set of circumstances and ideology forming the backbone of the Soviet Union, the communist stance on international relations, the negative impacts of communism in Russia and finally the idea of containment and a proposed course of action that America might take to best counter the growth of Russia's soviet regime. Within his article…

split the policy of containment into three parts (economic, military and ideological) in order to show how it was successful on different levels of analysis. Economically, the United States was containing the Soviet Union by the creation of the Marshall Plan, which served to contain Soviet influence in…