Perestroika

Soviet Union with Mikhail Gorbachev at its helm. Coming to power as general secretary of the Soviet Union’s Communist Party in 1985, Gorbachev enacted a process of reformation, reforming the communist states and institutions through Glasnost and Perestroika. Once begun these reformations took on a snowball effect gaining increased momentum and size exceeding the initial intentions of Gorbachev and by Christmas Day 1991 all 15 Soviet republics gained their own independence and soon thereafter the…

Roman Abramovich - “Billionaire from nowhere” Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich was born on the 24th October, 1966 in Saratov. Soon after the birth of son, his mother Irina got pregnant again and was deciding about having an abortion. As a result, she got blood poisoning and died. Roman´s father, a builder, also died in 1969 as a result of accident at the construction site. A child became an orphan. At first, he lived in the family of his uncle, Leib Abramovich, in small town Ukhta, which is 700…

leader than his predecessors, Gorbachev’s main goal was to reform the existing Soviet political system and work to stimulate the then struggling economy. In order to do so, he introduced two “policies known as glasnost (political openness) and perestroika (economic reform).” Through these two concepts, Gorbachev hoped to ease confining social government standards and place a greater emphasis on a less centralized…

World War Two was a system-changing event in the context of the international system, which eventually materialised in the emergence of the "bi-polar era". The representative leaders who dealt with the aftermath had the benefit of decades of vital political experience, such as Winston Churchill (MP since 1900), Joseph Stalin (Bolshevik revolution, 1917), and Roosevelt (elected 1932 and in fourth term by death in 1945). These were experienced politicians who acted in precise and deterministic…

In 1939, Hitler invaded Poland and Britain together with France declared war on him. This was the start of a war that would span over six years. There was a destruction of property gained during the rise after the First World War. “The products of industry-tanks, submarines, strategic bombing-had destroyed the structures of industry society-factories, ports, and railroads (Joshua Cole 643).” The Second World War is estimated to have claimed 45 -60 million lives. This war is said to the most…

A theatrical element that Kushner employed to increase the affiliation between the audience and his characters was the use of split scenes. By using a split scene, the audience was able to watch two scenes occur at the same time. These scenes would often portray two different couples having the same argument. This not only allowed the audience to understand the characters more, but to relate to the characters themselves. With two separate couples, an audience member is bound to relate to one of…

1. Richard Baum suggests five reasons in “The China Syndrome” as to why the socialist regime of China stood firm while many others around the world fell. These reasons are: successful economic reform, communist party unity, military discipline, absence of “civil society”, and a fear of “chaos”. On the argument of economic reform, China was vastly more open to foreign investors and privatized businesses than the socialist regimes of Eastern Europe. For party unity, China did experience a strong…

The fall of the Berlin Wall, which took place on November 9, 1989, was a domino for the revolutions that took place during 1989 in Eastern Europe. Moreover, this particular event was crucial to the sudden changes that unfolded in the Soviet Union, both in terms in domestic issues and international relations with the West. The fall of the Berlin Wall and its repercussions prompted three major changes for the Soviet Union: a separation in interests between the Soviet Union and the Russian…

Needless to say, the origin of church in Russia traces back to the time of Kievan Rus where Prince Vladimir in 988 made Christianity the state religion of Russia. In the 14th century Moscow was made the capital with the threat of the Mongol Tatars. During this period the church experience its status till the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Further from 1589 to 1721, the church was under the Patriarch. With the abolishment of the Patriarch, an ecclesiastical body known as Holy Synod was formed…

From the end of World War II, to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the world was engrossed in the Cold War. This was the tension between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. Two nations battle for power and influence all over the world from Cuba to the Korean Peninsula. This affected all aspects of life for almost 45 years. The fight for power dominated all through the Cold War. This fight for power led these countries to form the world of politics to as it is today. The Cold War was a war in which the Soviet…