Paul I of Russia

glory and fame. Which is exactly what Paul’s teacher Kantorek told them they’d get if they became soldiers and made them want to join. In chapter nine of All Quiet, Paul says, “"Bombardment, barrage, curtain-fire, mines, gas, tanks, machine-guns, hand-grenades--words, words, words, but they hold the horror of the world" (Remarque 132). Paul is saying this because he knows that these are just words to people who have not experienced these things. These people do not know the true terror they are.…

delves in the horrors of war through its main character Paul Baumer, a German soldier who fights in the infamous Western Front during WWI while truly questioning if the war is worth fighting. Paul and his comrades face the disgusting conditions of the trenches as they risk infectious diseases like “Trench Foot” and rat infestation. Baumer is also faced with the deaths of his own comrades and friends and the effects that it has on him. Paul also witnesses the dark effects of power and the…

the details; and in 1825 they got the perfect opportunity. When Alexander I died he had no heirs to the throne, so his brother Konstantin was the next in line. However, years before the death of Alexander, Konstantin resigned his claim to the empire. Yet in November 1825 the people of Russia took an oath to be loyal to Konstantin, thus making him the tsar. He was not willing to be the tsar, and a situation arose where Russia didn’t have a de facto leader. When some believed the situation…

manifested themselves were especially apparent in Russia. For much of the century, the name Russia was obsolete; in its place, the communist Soviet Union took root. Prior to the communist takeover, Russia was under the control of the Romanov dynasty. This particular family was in power for nearly three centuries. However, as time pressed onward, the bloodline and ruling capabilities grew weak and were unable to withstand the ongoing problems that occurred in Russia. The curious and calamitous…

curious in a way that I find stupid and distressing; I no longer have any real contact with him.” Baümer is talking about his father, whom Paul is finding annoying. Baümer has become annoyed with how naïve the people back home are about the war. Nobody is able to understand the war and what soldiers like Paul have been through. Paul’s father is only interested in the stories that Paul has to tell him, and asks him questions such as whether Paul has been in hand to hand combat. Paul, wants to…

its consequences, as well as its positive outcomes. World War I had one of the largest impacts on individuals, society and the world. Movements of Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism, and Alliances in European nations created growing tensions which led to the start of World War I, which began in 1914 and ended 1918. There were two alliances that created this grueling conflict, The Allied Powers, consisting of: Great Britain, France, Russia, Serbia, Italy, and the United States, and the Central…

One reason the Russian Revolution was important in World War One was because it brought Russia, one of the most powerful, and biggest member of the Allies to surrender to Germany in the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.. A second reason the Russian Revolution was important to the Great War was because since Russia had exited the war, Germany no longer has to split it’s resources among the two different fronts it had previously fought in, and could focus…

Nicknamed “The War to End All Wars”, World War I lasted four years, killing seventeen million and wounding twenty million. At the war’s beginning, young men flocked to enlistment offices, hoping to feel a sense of adventure, hoping to bring honor to their families, hoping to become heroes. The nature of war was severely misunderstood, and as weaponry and strategic methodology began to develop rapidly, the atrocities involved with war quickly became apparent to civilians and soldiers. The war’s…

The Years of the Great War and the Great Communist Takeover The four year span of World War I caused the death of nearly 8 million civilians alone, and left many more handicapped or injured. The Russian Bolshevik takeover started a revolution that Russia is still feeling to this day. Russia’s descending into the communist lifestyle and the overall devastation that came along with World War I jolted the world out of its comfort zone and propelled us into the modern age, whether we were ready for…

Paul Youngquist (2013) states that, after the quarrel of the two, Dr. Manhattan was essential to the safety of the global society through his “godly” presence unintentionally preventing either side from fully engaging in mutually assured destruction (MAD)…