Crimea

Imagine being a German citizen living in the same era as one of the most notorious and high ranking officers in Nazi Germany’s history. This was the case for many citizens of their proud Nazi Germany and the prisoners, POWs (Prisoners of War) , and criminals that had to face the wrath of Heinrich Himmler. Heinrich grew up in a Roman-Catholic conservative family, where he experienced difficulties in life, and eventually became a political activist. He grew up to become one of the most…

From 1750 CE until the present day (2015), Eastern Europe underwent numerous changes and few continuities. Some of the changes: the mini-ice age, rise of communism, spread of the potato, decline of serfdom, an ideological desire for militarism, nationalism, alliances, and imperialism, and new weapons/warfare create new avenues for political, economic, social, and intellectual reform. While the reliance on agriculture and ever-lasting ethnic conflict remained largely consistent throughout the…

would dig them up and devour them in the streets of the cities and towns(Historytoday, 2005). These mass graves were called plague pits. The plague was said to have started in China or somewhere in Central China. It traveled down the silk road to Crimea where it was transferred on to the rats on ships and the plague sailed to new places all over Europe. It affected every European country at some point in the 1300’s from the Ukraine to Spain. In total the plague reached roughly forty five to…

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the 32nd President of the United States, who served during most of World War II. He had many presidential qualities, including a sense of urgency, leadership, dedication, shrewdness, and animation. Not only did President Roosevelt help the United States to overcome the Great Depression, but he also helped the nation and other Allied nations, including Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union, during World War II. Towards the end of war, he also assisted in forming…

There are many similarities and differences between the two prominent far-right parties in France and the United Kingdom. Immigration reform, Euroscepticism, long-term leadership, and dramatic recent European election success are the most significant ties between the two, and stances with Russia, success in local elections, election structure, and historical background being the most significant differences. Who their supporters are and what the parties are pushing link the two as well but are…

In international politics, the driving forces behind many of the world’s actions possess similar characteristics. They are driven predominately by material interests, power statuses, and wealth, or realism, as opposed to a combination of ideologies, identities, loyalties, and emotions, or liberalism. Political speech may be riddled with these emotional calls for action, but behind closed doors, politicians discuss the language of realist goals. Realist interests are exemplified in the notion…

Born into German nobility, Princess Sophie Auguste Friederike von Anhalt- Zerbst became the portrait of Russian enlightenment and subsequently immortalized in Russian history as Catherine the Great. Following a coup and the murder of her husband Peter III, Catherine reigned as empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. Her reign was simultaneously supported by the enlightenment era whose ideas began to spread throughout Europe. Supported by philosophes like John Locke, Montesquieu and Voltaire, the…

States are using less direct military force to increase their power and to prevent escalation or intervention because of agreed alliances or treaties. Russia was involved in Georgia, Crimea, Ukraine, Syria, China continues to expand its area denial campaign in the South China Sea, and North Korea continues its ballistic missile testing. These are examples of where states are expanding their power with limited military support and learning…

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and nowadays Russia Introduction According to Horvath & Robert (2005), USSR, that is currently Russia has been a communist nation since the 19th century. The Soviet Union has been a socialist federation containing many institutions of the country and other non-governmental organizations. In the past, many human and civil rights were limited prompting the formation of some civil rights organizations. The political dispensations were so limited, and this…

Beryl Bainbridge's novel Master George, is a historical piece set in the mid-1800’s. The novel depicts the life of surgeon and amateur photographer George Hardy. Like several of her novels master Georgie is a historical fiction and thus takes place during the Crimean War. The Crimean War was the conflict between the Russians, British, French, and the Ottoman Turks over the Middle East, specifically in the Crimean Peninsula. During this war Britain and France sided with the Turks to keep the…