October Revolution

of the Russian Revolution, the Russian military was in an active engagement with the German army, with an estimated 6,900,000 men on the front and another 2,170,000 men in the rear. There was no ignoring the revolution for a military as large as the Russian military even those at the front fighting the Germans. How did the military contribute or respond to the events of February 1917? What began as worker demonstrations against rumors of a bread shortage erupted into a revolution when troops…

it’s people had roots in the disobedience of past generations. The persecution of hundreds of thousands in purges for political purposes and intentional starvation of a territory were an outgrowth of the act of disobedience that was the Russian Revolution. These atrocities are not a one time example of disobedience ending terribly. Another instance where disobedience led to destruction was in the revolt against French occupation of Indochina. Once the French were ousted, a power vacuum rose in…

“Animal Farm” by George Orwell is a book that displays how communism is a deficient option for a government, even on a tiny basis such as an animal farm. The way George Orwell displays how communism is a deficient option is writing about a farm, Manor Farm, ran by an abusive and neglectful man named Jones. The animals decide to take over with dreams of communism and equality for all animals. Once they overcome the farm (Renamed Animal Farm) the pigs decide to run the farm on communism, the fear…

The novel Animal Farm by George Orwell is an allegory to the Russian Revolution. There are many situations that allude to events that occurred in the revolution. One example of this is Napoleon's plan for the windmill representing Joseph Stalin's five year plans. Its representation in Animal Farm was well done, and while it was missing some aspects, it overall did a sufficient job at portraying this event in history. After Vladimir Lenin died, Joseph Stalin came to power, despite Leon Trotsky…

Weerasinghe George Orwell’s Animal Farm and it’s depiction of post-revolution Soviet Russia Animal farm is a dystopian novel by George Orwell. Although disguised as a story of animals living in a farm, this story actually reflects the political situation in Russia, starting from the era of Tsar Nicholas, right through to the era of Joseph Stalin. Author clearly uses a series of metaphorical events and characters to portray how after a revolution fuelled by oppressed public, dictatorship and…

The primary source is a visual document, a cartoon. Cartoons are unique because they can be subject to exaggerations and distortions, which lend meaning to the overall image. While the exaggerations and distortions make the cartoon appear less realistic, cartoons tend to portray a part of society in a negative or positive light. It is important to keep this in mind when analyzing a cartoon because anything that seems off, or weird can be an important detail that lends itself to the purpose of…

Time Person of the Year 1942 Joseph Stalin That’s right! For the second time, our person of the year is Joseph Stalin! He is the current leader of the Soviet Union, or communist Russia. He is currently fighting the Nazis with the Americans and the British. Right now we will give an explanation of his rise to power. To start with, Joseph Stalin led an impressive early life and young adulthood. Joseph Stalin was born on December 18, 1878, in Gori, Georgia. He excelled in seminary school, but…

The collapse of the Old Regime could have been avoided if there was a strong leader for Russia. The last Tsar, Nicholas II, was an incapable leader which led to him making a series of mistakes that brought an end to the Old Regime. Nicholas was not a natural leader, which he was aware of, and he decided to avoid any changes and follow his father’s rule. Nicholas was easily persuaded by those advising him and a lot of the time he followed bad advice . However, he was also stubborn and he believed…

connotation that it has today, especially in the Soviet Union. Most of the Bolsheviks’ leaders and even Soviet artists had a positive view of propaganda and considered themselves as propagandists (Russell 2009, 58). After they succeeded in their revolution, the Bolsheviks looked forward to build what they called the new social Soviet society; they wanted to enlighten the Soviet people and to create a new socialist human being. Influenced by Marxism, the Bolsheviks’ leaders believed that their…

Russia between the years 1917-1945 was a time period of change and uprisings. A time of propaganda and government corruption. Where new Russian leaders stood against the government and led a revolution. This time period was very important for Russia to become a world super power. Wars started the time period and was at the end of the time period to, which were also important to Russia’s future. I am going to look at how the Soviet Union succeeded and the Tsarist regime did not. By looking at how…