History of Russia

system as it is peaceful and allows everybody to have a voice within politics. However it is wrong to assume that implementing democracy will solve every political problem in the world. This time the attempt to spread democracy in Ukraine resulted in Russia feeling vulnerable which is why it attacked Ukraine before the West could impose a strong and successfully democratic government. The Ukraine crisis was a direct result of the West’s belief that Ukraine needed to be a member of NATO and EU…

Modern European History – Culture Artifact SPRITEs (45 points) Aisa- Treaty of Nerchinsk On August 27, 1689, the treaty of Nerchinsk was signed. This treaty was created to settle the boundaries between the two empires. That is a result of Russia expanding into Siberia. By 1642, Russian traders were traveling into the amur region of northern Manchuria and were also demanding tribute from tribes that held an alliance with the Qing dynasty. Lastly, the Russians built a large stockade…

Throughout history, music has repeatedly reflected specific events and emotions of people from that time period. Although music is intangible, it is possible to infer exactly how the composer felt while writing a specific piece of music. This is especially relevant with Russian composers in the 20th century. Due to their oppressed and depressing lifestyle, these composers wrote music reflecting their emotions, creating a connection with listeners who experience the same emotions. This is…

societies, Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany, politics and the arts were prevalent. In both countries, a strict one ruler government was formed in the 18th and 19th centuries. However, through the dictatorships in each country the citizens were able to connect to the history of dance. While dancing was famous in Russia under Lenin and Stalin, Germany floundered and did not succeed under the rule of Hitler. Although these two countries may not seem to have a comparison, they do. Soviet Russia and…

Throughout the course of history, the individual has always been the driving force of progress and innovation in any society. As a result, the importance individual became the primary focus of the prominent 20th century author Ayn Rand. Best known for her novel Atlas Shrugged, Rand rose into relevance in the middle of the 20th century as an outspoken critic of communism and the founder of the philosophy of objectivism. Being born during a tumultuous time in Russian history, Rand’s early life…

of the many nations involved was Russia, fighting with the Allies. At the same time, Russia was dealing with an upcoming revolution. This revolution would cause many changes in the structure of Russia. Caused mainly by diverse ethnicities, nationalism, problems in the workforce, and peasant unrest, this revolution would be fought by two sides, the Reds and the Whites. By the 1920s the Russian Revolution would peter out, resulting in a communist government in Russia. There were many causes of…

than everyone else has always been hard for people to comprehend. Throughout history there have been numerous accounts of people or groups of people being oppressed because they were different. From the African American community to the homosexual community; oppression of people that were considered different or strange has always been present. The oppression of the homosexual community was present specifically in Russia. This instance of oppression and many others like it prompted Alexander…

Communist Russia used to be called The Tsardom of Russia. Russia is an ever-changing nation. Starting 100 years ago this year Russia had a Revolutionary war which changed the nation from the “Russian empire” to The Union of Soviet Socialist Republic. Many if not all collaborations between Russia and the US were market-based before this point. With Lenin and Stalin coming into power around this time Russia went off the radar for much of the world. And for the most part (Like with Nazi…

rapport with the local populace can be a matter of life and death. In order to better understand a culture and why it has developed into what it is, we must first take a look at its history. Getting a firm grasp on the history of Russia allows you to fathom why the people act in manners that may differ than your own. Russia as a country was not always as vast as it currently is, it was originally inhabited by Slavonic tribes who eventually to integrated with the Norsemen(Barford P.M.). This…

their once allies and would remain in a defensive stalemate until the early 1990s. A bomb ended the war in Japan but set the stage for the Cold War. The use of the atom bomb and the inherent differences in political systems between America and Soviet Russia prompted this new war of ideology. Furthermore, the polarizing leaders of each country, systematically and fundamentally pitted together lead each country deeper into conflict. Harry S. Truman, President of the United States from 1945-1953…