History of Russia

In two totalitarian societies, Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany, politics and the arts were prevalent. In both countries, a strict one-ruler government was formed in the 20th century. However, through these dictatorships, citizens in each country were able to connect to the history of dance. Dancing helped to entertain and also advanced political propaganda. While dance was famous in Russia under Lenin and Stalin, dance in Germany was not as revered as Russian ballet, especially during the time of…

behaviors, and attitudes are quintessential with regards to the success of the business interaction and relationship. Like all countries, Russia has a unique set of cultural, social, political, and economic traits that determine the way business and other interactions are viewed and carried out. Due to the nature of Russia’s autocratic and Communist history, Russia is now seen as a country of cultural contradictions. After the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990’s, a cultural gap has emerged…

In the Western history economic sanctions are common instruments of pressure on countries that are trying to pursue an independent economic and political course. Sanction is an attractive tool for politicians to solve international disputes, because they result in much lower costs and loss of lives, as opposed to the war. Most of the historic sanctions against Russia were declared unilaterally by the United States, but in recent years Europe began to take a more active role, although United…

very little evidence that the rockets existed for the Russians when they were granted ownership of the land. You would think, “America has the man power and the technology, why was Russia still able to be the first to…

Two men who were both leaders, but one was far worse than the other. Their names were Julius Caesar and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. This essay is about Julius Caesar and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, because they were both leaders, but only Julius was the only one to become a dictator. Nicholas II and Caesar were both loathed leaders who were gruesomely murdered by political rivals. For Julius Caesar a defining moment in his life was the Gallic war and when he became a dictator. The decline of…

A century ago, in front of the Korea’s coastal waters, Japan and Russia had conflict over interests in Manchuria and the Korean peninsula, which is called Russo-Japanese War. At that era, Russian government was an imperial power and had many rebelling against the leader Czar Alexander II. After the incident, Czar Nicholas II obtained the sovereignty of Russia. However, because of too much internal revolution in Russia, they had to struggle with unstabilized government during the war. However,…

Russia is the largest country in Europe and it is a multiethnic and multinational country; the geography has affected the development of Russia economically, politically, and socially. Geographically Russia is disadvantaged; because “Russia was poor in natural resources.” Sophia Anhalt Zerbst, born to German Prince in Prussia, became the empress of Russia. She drastically changed Russia’s policies, colonized the country, and improved lives of the Russian people. Isabel de Madariaga wrote…

brought Slavs territories under his control. He expanded the kingdom which ultimately came to be known as Russia. The reign of Ivans ended in 1600 which leads to country invasion, economic weakening and social tension. Romanov’s Czar came to the throne in early 1600’s and most of the peasants became the agricultural workforce of the nobility. While Russia’s empire was spreading…

times of the birth and formation of the centralized Russian state.” One of the West’s foremost experts on Russian history, Dr. Richard Pipes writes, “Russia is committed to authoritarian government.” A strong, centralized government protected by a powerful, pervasive security service is a reoccurring theme in Russian history since the early days of the Kievan Rus. According to Russian history professor Vladimir Plougin, “Oleg [of the early Kievan Rus] had a powerful system of…

Magic in Russia, for example, is not nearly strictly limited to that of tribes in Siberia, the use of magic for healing, magical thinking, and magical practices as a whole can be found in the Asian, European, and tribal communities of Russia. Due to the long history of all ethnic and national groups within the Russian Federation a great degree of diversity in magical beliefs can be found…