History of Russia

Alteration in History After World War II came to an end in the mid-20th century; a new conflict began known as the Cold War. The Cold War triggered hostile and the wary relationship between the two great powers, the democratic, capitalist United States and the communist Soviet Union. It was a dominate affair and both countries had different beliefs that led to the weapons of devastations. They had major crises like the Cuban missile crises, Hungary, and the Berlin Wall but the most…

Russia was a massive empire and a great power of Europe in the late ninetieth and early twentieth century. However, it lagged behind in economic and political aspects as compared to Germany and Britain. In 1917, two significant revolutions occurred where the first overthrew Nicholas II government and afterward established a provisional government. Eight months after the first revolution, a second revolution took place where Bolsheviks was brought to power. During this period, many groups of…

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…

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…

Iran was one of the most ancient civilizations in the world. It had six thousand years of history. In the modern world, Mohammad Reza was a legendary person in Iranian history. Mohammad was born on October 27, 1919, in Tehran, Iran, and died on July 21, 1980, in Cairo, Egypt. He was elected King of Iran on September 16, 1941, until his overthrow on February 11, 1979, which was caused by the Islamic Revolution. He was the second and last monarch of the Pahlavi. He married Princess Fawzia of Egypt…

1. WHAT IS A RESEARCH QUESTION? The research question in Samuel Huntington’s Clash of Civilizations is: Will civilization/culture be the new basis of conflict between countries after the end of the Cold War? 2. A) WHAT IS/ARE THE MAIN HYPOTHESES AND NULL HYPOTHESES? Huntington had several hypotheses in his article. They include: i) The end of the Cold War between the West and East will create a new form of conflict among different religious and cultural identities; ii) This new form of…

Life is difficult at times of war, people are often desperate and will do anything to survive. The book “City of Thieves” by David Benioff demonstrates the everyday suffering the poor citizens have to face when social injustice is present in the given society. During the siege of Leningrad in 1942, the government shut off all supplies for their city and provided them with practically no resources to live. This interaction gave all the citizens no hope in living a normal life, everybody was…