Joseph Stalin

One of the most influential factors in US foreign policy is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, which serves as a military alliance between the US and other North American and European powers. Formed in response to the spread of Soviet influence, NATO continues today to ensure the defense of its member states. Following World War II, the world became split between the Western nations and the Communist Eastern bloc, headed by the US and USSR respectively. During this postwar period,…

Leadership played a huge role in deciding the fate of any regime, be it the Bolsheviks or the Anti-Bolsheviks, without a good leader, there was disunity, as seen with the whites. The Bolsheviks were extremely lucky in the quality of their leadership, with Lenin and Trotsky. Lenin had led the Bolsheviks to victory in the October revolution. Throughout the Civil war, Lenin provided the motivation and energy for his supporters to lead them into success - this was mainly due to the fact that he had…

“Divide and conquer”, or “divide et impera” from Latin, is a common principle in politics and sociology known from the ancient times. It has been associated with Philip II of Macedon, Caesar, Napoleon, and more others as a military principle used to expand their territories. “Divide and conquer” is based on distributing power into smaller power groups to control land and its resources. Modern world politics and art of military warfare is no different from the ancient times and usually operates…

people used the saying “Stalin is our happiness” to show dedication to Stalin’s dictatorship. People believed that his decisions were fair and reasonable. On page 5, he says “We are all equal; we have no secrets.” Living together so closely led to forced sharing of family resources and space, which was seen as favorable. This demonstrates to the reader how the Soviet people lived during this time period.…

envisioned by Stalin. Thus, in February 1934, teachers were instructed that “[p]upils must be left with a strong and wonderful feeling about those grandiose deeds which have been carried out under the supervision of the Communist Party over the time surveyed, and of the great changes that stand before the Land of the Soviets. Against the background of the struggle for socialism must be shown the guiding role of the Leninist party and of the great leader of the international proletariat, Comrade…

Stakhanov was transformed into an overnight hero of the new Communist Russia, exemplifying the traits deemed desirable in Russian people: hardworking, productive and innovative. The Stakhanov movement was launched by Stalin to increase industrial tempo, ‘Stakhanovites’ given incentives by Central Committee in 1936. However, they were unpopular among regular workers as output norms had risen and workers who struggled to keep up with mandatory levels because of bad conditions…

Russia is known as one of the most popular country thanks to its ethnicity, rich heritage, architectural wonders, and legendary leaders.This country is also home of some of the world’s greatest intellectuals and academicians who have influenced the life of many people across the globe in many ways. There are many intellectuals of Russia and I will be telling you about three of them. The names of these three famous Russian Intellectuals are Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, and Leo Tolstoy. One…

no. 1 op. 77 (1948), and Quartet no. 4 op. 83 (1948), the oratorio Song of the Forests op. 81 is seemingly foreign due to the optimistic atmosphere of the oratorio, the simple melody, the modes, and the original text of the song no. 7 that praises Stalin as a gardener. Therefore, the oratorio Song of the Forests op. 81 has a widely accepted staple as a proof of Shostakovich’s ultimate submission to the regime. The analysis shows that the oratorio also has advanced compositional features shown in…

A. Plan of the Investigation This investigation seeks to evaluate the circumstances that led to the Sino-Soviet “split” during the Cold War. The main body of this investigation will assess the political and ideological relations, national interests, as well as varying views of regimes between China (PRC) and the Soviet Union (USSR). The split devastated the international communist movement while laying down the path that would later spark relations between China and the United States…

enemy nationalities, and the purges of 1937-38 purges should all be classified as the “crime of crimes”: genocide. Currently the four events are simply viewed as massacres or mass killings of a gargantuan scale. He goes further to assert that it was Stalin alone who facilitated and enabled these genocides to occur. By reclassifying them as genocide, Naimark hopes that Stalin’s crimes will finally get the recognition and proper classification that they deserve. The text focuses on these four key…