Elizabeth of Russia

Ukraine has underestimated the crucial role of nationalism in Crimea. Many Russians moved to Crimea in 1990 to escape the collapse of the Soviet Union but they couldn’t return to Russia after 1992 due to International Policy and Human Rights tariffs set by the European Union. Now the perspective has been an important weapon to understand the motive, desire and ideals behind Putin’s campaign to gain Eastern Ukraine. Marxism has…

the comparison, “like an island in the midst of the sea,” implies Russia’s troubled and rocky position as it moves forward. In order to keep from sinking, the main point of this document is that the State, and more specifically, Stalin, must lead Russia with absolute control over every aspect of production. It is not only desired, but necessary, to quickly industrialize the country. He argued that the Soviet Union has the most “advanced system,” being the strongest nation ideologically and…

According to Dante Aligheri’s Inferno a person must do something good in life to go to heaven in death. Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, or as he is most often known as, Leon Trotsky deserves to go to one of the levels of hell. And based upon Aligheri’s criteria Trotsky belongs in circle nine, the bottom level of hell where traitors go and where Satan resides despite his divorce from Aleksandra Sokolovskaya for his lover Natalia Ivanova Sedova which would place him in circle two, the circle for the…

Soviet Union also underwent rapid industrialization, shifting the country’s chief economy from agriculture to manufacturing. Nevertheless, the push for industrialization saw agriculture regress into a system comparable to that of serfdom in tsarist Russia. In terms of leadership, the Soviet Union returned to a nearly autocratic rule as Stalin used his political positions and cult of personality to accumulate a considerable amount of power over the government. Similarly, both Stalin and the…

potential election outcome of Hilary Clinton winning the United States presidency, another cold war could erupt or even a possible hegemonic nuclear war given that Russia would be willing to go into such a conflict. Many believed that hard power would be employed, given Vladimir Putin’s statements about the United States lying to Russia about their anti missile defense systems. Today, given the fact that Donald Trump won the presidential race and has close ties with Vladimir Putin, one can only…

“This War is About Information” The practice of perception management was prevalent throughout the Cold War, both on the side of the United States of America and of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. As such, both sides had to implement ways in which to hide and process information so that their country could gain an advantage. Stephen Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies is able to clearly and succinctly present the practice of perception management through the characters Rudolf Abel and…

the intimate connection Russian composers created with the audience in the Soviet Era. In 20th century Russia, new political and social systems were developing and transforming greatly. For the whole world, “the Soviet Union was a relatively new entity, having been born amid the Bolshevik Revolution that commenced in November 1917. (Stolberg). The Soviet Union symbolized a transformation for Russia as this was a new type of governing for the Russian citizens. The USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist…

World War 1 and our Multipolar World: Are we on track for another Great War? Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has been able to enjoy being the sole great power within the international community. In a world where multiple states are beginning to increase their power economically and militarily while the United States’ power is beginning to decrease, one could point to the onset of World War 1 to asses the likelihood of war occurring today. While there are slight differences…

Gray-zone conflicts currently present the most significant security threat confronting U.S. strategists and planners. Recent events by Russia in the Ukraine and China in the South China Sea are current examples of these gray-zone threats. Applying components from two international relations (IR) theories to gray-zone conflicts will create a framework for U.S. strategists. Using components of realism and liberalism and combining them will provide the U.S. a policy instrument with both hard and…

Risk = (threat, vulnerabilities, values, or consequence), I propose the Risk of Russian insider threats has grown substantially, that US citizens, many with DoD security clearance access, maintain radicalized or adverse political beliefs favorable to Russia. Our vulnerabilities range from poor personnel vetting to all aspects of information and systems security, and DoD facilities security. Lastly, the values of these insider threats, threaten damage to the U.S. interests through possible…