October Revolution

Introduction Every revolution has to bear a semblance of nobility with regards to the slogans that characterize it. By extension, every person who claims to be a revolutionary, according to Fitzpatrick (2001), “dreams of creating a new world out of the old one, where injustice, corruption and elements of apathy are forever removed.” In this respect, it is, therefore, justified to insinuate, just as Fitzpatrick (2001) continues to afford, that revolutionaries constitutes enthusiasts and…

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 the Russian Revolution. First of all, there were a plethora of diverse…

the prominence of both The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged is clearly reflected in modern day politics. During the early 20th century, Rand’s native country, Russia, faced substantial political and financial unrest as a result of the Russian Revolution in 1905, and World…

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…

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…

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…

Violence and Corruption of Leaders “They had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes” (Orwell 87) This is the scene for George Orwell’s Animal Farm, where pigs take over governmental rule after driving out the tyrannical Mr. Jones. Although the new government was designed from ideas of equality, corruption amongst the pigs leads to a reign of…

Based on the quote Louis persecuted the Huguenots (Protestants) until they eventually left the country and took their “talents” with them adding religious toleration to the list of reasons that sparked the French Revolution. These are the steps used by Louis XIV to solidify his power and the negative consequences it had on his citizens and country. Joseph Stalin controlled the information passed around Russia, controlled the way the Soviet economy developed, and had…