October Revolution

The Bolshevik Revolution was a very interesting war, it involved the middle-class people and the government. It was from March 8, 1917, to November 7, 1917, which is only about a month. From November 7, 1917, to November 8, 1917, it was a one day war it was like that because that was the Julian calendar which is a lot different from the Gregorian calendar. Hearing about other wars then knowing about this one it seems a lot shorter. Also, it was a war in Russia and there are many places in…

Style as a Challenge to Society Have you ever wanted to be different from others? So did "Stilyagi" in USSR. In the postwar years on the streets of Soviet cities were strange young people who were defiantly different from others; they were easily recognized by their colorful clothes and fancy hairstyle. After a series of local fashionistas, as flâneur and dandy, Stilyagi took their place. Their history - is a truly unique history of free and bold people in a country of slaves. In…

French Revolution of the late 18th century and the Russian Revolution of the early 20th century share a few similarities. Both countries had a monarchy with a ruler that could not properly assist his people, specifically the classes that were heavily taxed on. However, Russia had a pre-revolution in 1905 to express to Tsar Nicholas II the dissatisfaction his people had with his leadership. Both revolutions were successful in overthrowing the monarchy, however, the years after the revolution…

explosive uprising known as the Russian Revolution in which the Bolsheviks overthrow czarist rule and become the Communist Party. Later, in 1945, a novel is written by George Orwell chronicling a group of animals as they overthrow their farm in order to construct a government for themselves. When reading Orwell’s novel Animal Farm, it is evident the Russian Revolution is acting as a foundation for the novel. Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution as the characters and events from…

Battleship Potemkin, a Bolshevik propaganda film from 1925, impresses upon its audience the validity of the new Communist regime in Russia by presenting an idealized microcosm of the Bolshevik revolution on the battleship Prince Tavrichesky. Battleship Potemkin curates its audience’s reaction through the rise and fall of tension, which it does most prominently through the synergy of camera shot placement, camera shot order and music. Battleship Potemkin cycles through periods of calm, tension,…

The Russian Revolution occurred in a series of separate revolutions in 1917. After people grew more and more unhappy with the autocrat government, Nicholas II decided to step down from his position of being Tsar leading into him being the last Tsar of Romanov rule. After this, a Provisional Government as well as the Petrograd Soviet political groups were created after Tsar Nicholas II stepped down from his autocrat position. Both of these groups had forms of authority as well as power but, to a…

“Animal Farm” is a “razor-edged fairy tale” (from the blurb) written by George Orwell. This book has a lot more themes than you probably think. It is about a farm taken over by unfairly treated animals and also informs you about the Russian Revolution by replacing the people involved with the animals on the farm. The author does a great job of hiding the real message from the story. I believe what Orwell wanted us to never forget is that history repeats itself explained by the four concepts of…

George Orwell’s compelling novel Animal Farm takes place in a “utopian” society where animals have taken control over their own lives. The novel represents the rhetoric of the Russian Revolution and an indirect criticism towards communist governments. Mr. Jones is an abusive human who the animals despise and incites them to have rebellious ideas. Napoleon, a peculiar pig who is immediately prominent from the rest, takes the power. His goal is to make an equalitarian community where all the…

Square, the Senate already sworn its allegiance to Nicholas I. Apparently, the tsar was warned about the attack. However, before tsar’s troops were able to end the riot ordinary citizens began to fill the square, and most were on the side of the Revolution. The capital’s centre became a complete and utter mess. After several unsuccessful tries Nicholas’ troops managed split the revolutionaries and send them into hiding, thus defeating the Decembrists. Some presume that one of the reasons the…

Russian Revolution: The Russian revolution was the time when the country of russia were very upset about inequality and the bad treatment they were receiving. The leader of Russia, called the czar, was not treating his people nicely. He killed people because of theft religion. He changer the official language to Russian and lead a dishonorable government. They started to industrialize which made the peasants upset. This created diversify and nationalism which is what started the revolution.…