October Crisis

During the early nineteenth century, the world was involved in a catastrophic war, World War I. One 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…

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…

Over the course of the 20th century, the Russia’s leaders created a legacy of fear and repression under the Soviet regime. Beginning with the Decembrist Uprising in 1825, and continuing on to the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, Russia’s leaders consistently employed heinous methods for suppressing their suspicions of opposition. Both Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin, two key leaders under the Soviet Union, developed intense fears of any form of resistance, and attempted to alleviate these fears by…

Joseph Stalin, the dictator of the USSR ( Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) between 1929 and 1953, was born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili (იოსებ ბესარიონის ძე ჯუღაშვილი) in Georgian but Josef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (Иосиф Виссарионович Джугашвили) in Russian. He was born in Gori, Georgia, which was then part of the Russian empire on the 18th of December 1878. However, he made a new birthdate up for himself claiming that he was born on the 21st of December 1879. He had an exceedingly…

With famine increasing tension, some blamed peasant conflicts on the idea they were naturally inferior and practiced classism, while others attributed the injustice due to the lack of education. Infertile lands, a series of famines and hunger provided further stress on the peasants, serving as the catalyst for conflict. There was a direct correlation between the severity of famines and the extent of peasant rebellions (Doc 1). Beginning in 1891 rural areas began experiencing famines, and that…

Revolution, noun: an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed. “By the people governed” is the most important part of this definition. It implies that to enact a revolution takes. Not one or two individuals, but a large group, a people. The Russian revolution in particular was power by the will of the unsatisfied people of Russian making the Russia revolution mass event. Of course in every revolution there are…

Commandments for Animal Advancements The Return of Lenin With the outbreak of the February Revolution, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin remained stationary in Switzerland, his only location for exile, unable to travel to France or England. However, with the sudden event of overthrowing of Czar Nicholas II, Lenin desired to return from exile, despite the incapability of traveling to neither France nor England. Transportation through Germany contributed as his only option to return to his homeland, “But…

Czar Nicholas II declared his objective of creating an elected council, which would counsel the government. His proposition did not appease the protesters. The rebellion eventually came to its maximum in October/November. The enormity of the strike finally persuaded Nicholas to release the October Manifesto, guaranteeing a constitution and creation of an elected legislature. These promises did not satisfy the radicals’ and liberals’ wishes, but some moderates and many workers went back to doing…

The Russian Revolution in 1917 was a terrible year for the people in Russia. World War I was a dangerous war that involved a lot of countries that fought against other countries. Russia did not have modernized weapons that would give them an advantage against their enemies , not having modernized weapons to a high number of casualties and Russia had a lot of casualties like the in the battle of Tannenberg. Russia’s economy was struggling, so many people lacked necessary materials and food…

There are many themes that show up in the book Rocket Boys. One of the most prevalent themes is how dreams and goals are set, achieved, and destroyed. Homer Jr faces many obstacles in his hometown of Coalwood that set him up for failure but he never gives up on his dream because of people around him encouraging him to never give up his dreams. Growing up in Coalwood, Homer was taught to go to school, and then work in the mines. Homer Sr, Homer’s father, wanted him to follow in his footsteps by…