Crimea

Ukrainians are ethnic Russians, which is equivalent to 37 percent of Ukraine’s population. Putin is not afraid to twist facts and use them to his own advantage. He manipulates the public with these false statistics to convince the Russian people to attack Crimea, a small peninsula in Ukraine. However, these false facts are a disadvantage for Russia. The Russian people think they have 17 million people on their side, but in reality, they only have about 7 million people supporting their cause.…

Seldom has it been more important for Americans to form a realistic assessment of the world scene. But our current governing, college-­educated class suffers one glaring blind spot. Modern American culture produces highly individualistic career and identity paths for upper- and middle-class males and females. Power couples abound, often sporting different last names. But deeply held religious identities and military loyalties are less common. Few educated Americans have any direct experience…

Russia is seeking to regain the great power status it once held during its empire and Cold War days, primarily by gaining power from its greatest rival, the United States (U.S.). Russia has revisionist intention in its core. It is not satisfied with the post-cold war international order and seeks its rightful place among great power states. Russia’s intent is to maximize their power and its ultimate goal is to rise again as a hegemon that challenges the current international order. Russia is…

article The Tragedy of Great Powers where he postulates that great powers have the ability to be aggressive due to their offensive military capabilities. Russia has clearly shown aggressive and even imperialistic intentions with its annexation of Crimea, an area which has not been under Russian rule since communists controlled the…

February 2014, Russia crossed the Ukrainian border with its armed forces and seized Crimea peninsula. For the first time after the Second World War, European borders were violated, and politics of the East and West had dramatically shifted.3 Sizing Crimea, Russia changed rules of the international relations and confirmed beginning of shifting power in the international order.4 Actions that Russia took in occupying Crimea indisputably underlines Russian’s attempt to change the balance of power…

itself. In late 1854, Nightingale received a letter from Secretary of War Sidney Herbert, asking her to organize a corps of nurses to tend to the sick and fallen soldiers in the Crimea. Nightingale rose to her calling. She quickly assembled a team of 34 nurses from a variety of religious orders, and sailed with them to the Crimea just a few days later. The no-nonsense Nightingale quickly set to work. She procured hundreds of scrub brushes and asked the least infirm patients to scrub the inside…

Arguably one of the most significant and renowned Victorians in world history is Florence Nightingale. In addition to being well known as a leader in nursing and social reforms, Florence Nightingale is also revered as the nurse who went and cared for soldiers fighting in the Crimean War. Nightingales part in the Crimean War would forever change the way that the sanitation and handling of patients would be conducted. Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820 into an affluent upper class…

Therefore the West has no responsibility for Putin’s acting in 2014 (pg.172-173). Putin, instead during the years of cooperation learned more about the United States flaws and weaknesses and that is probably why he went on with the annexation of Crimea and the invasion of Ukraine, because he knew that the opposition would have not reacted to…

TU-95 “Bear” Strategic Bombers – The Tu-95, nicknamed by NATO reports as “Bear” is a strategic bomber and missile platform. It was designed during the Cold War and entered service in 1956. Reports from the Russian Air Force (RAF) expect it to serve until at least 2040. In its design, the propeller-blades move faster than the speed of sound which cements its position as one of the nosiest military aircrafts. Due to its size, sizable crews of 6-7 men are needed to successfully operate it. As it…

Florence Nightingale once said, “How very little can be done under the spirit of fear” (Nightingale). Nightingale’s empathy, courage, diligence, and natural rebellion against her mother led her to turn nursing as a vocation for women into a respectful and honorable job; she decreased the death rate in the Crimean War by two thirds and altered hospital protocols, including hygiene and cleanliness, thus changing medical history in ways we still use today (Editors). Florence Nightingale was born on…