Peter I of Russia

where, this year, we have succeeded. However, this whole campaign is but the arrangement of the chessboard. This coming year, the game will begin and it is a difficult task that I have proposed to myself to be wise still.” Frederick had now to await the forthcoming of the next campaign, when France, Austria, Sweden and Russia would be ready to “enter the game”. Thus, Prussia with a population four times less of the magnitude of the enemy, far less revenues, and almost unaided would come to face…

The continuous struggle of powerful Russian interests attempting to impose control on the restive North Caucasia region, define the Russian-Chechen relationship and associated policies. Since the beginning of the 10th century, Russian influence has been resisted by the indigenous Chechen people. The persistent militancy in Chechen opposition leaves little room for doubt in the general wishes for independence and autonomy. Despite this, Russian governments ranging from the Tsarist rulers of the…

WORLD WAR I, King Peter moved to realign Serbia’s foreign policy, steering his country away from Austrian control and brokering good relations and trade deals with France, Russia and Bulgaria. Angering the Austrian ministers, they banned future purchases of Serbian pork calling it the “Pig War”. After the “Pig War”, Serbian nationalism and pan-Slavism intensified which antagonised the Austrian-Hungary leaders (Llewellyn, 2017). As stated in the article called SERBIA BEFORE WORLD WAR I, “In…

sweeping push to reform The Soviet Union into a country that would have the technological and industrial capabilities to play a large role in the international affairs of the world. As it occurred through some periods of Russia’s history, starting with Peter the Great’s push for urbanization, Stalin desired to transform the USSR from a “backwater” nation into a force that could be on-par with some of the most powerful nations of that age. The document, an excerpt from a larger collection of his…

Apps, Peter. “Commentary: As Cyber Warfare Turns 10, the West Risks Falling Behind.”Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 4 May 2017, www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-warfare-commentary/commentary-as-cyber-warfare-turns-10-the-west-risks-falling-behind-idUSKBN180035. The article suggests that there is a distinction between how the West and countries such as Russia and China use cyberspace. The United States focuses on preventing enemies from gaining access to resources such as government systems or…

becoming the headline in Russia and abroad months later, when a German friend wrote a blog entry on his death. In September 1983, Petrov was a watch officer in a secret command center south of Moscow when an alarm…

Born April 23, 1891 in Russia, Sergey Prokofiev became one of the best composers of the 20th century. He was an only child who lived a privileged life. His mom taught him piano at the age of three while his father taught him chess. When he turned five years old his mother furthered his passion in music by helping him write his first piano composition, ‘Indian Gallop’. When Prokofiev was nine years old, he wrote, ‘The Giant.’ At age 13 he went on to study at St. Petersburg Conservatory where he…

I. The Nutcracker ballet is one of the most famous ballets in history. For many, it is a yearly tradition to watch or perform this well-known performance. This story starts on Christmas Eve with two siblings, Clara and Fritz, being led to see their presents. Clara instantly falls in love with a nutcracker soldier. After deciding to play with the doll, Fritz accidently breaks its bottom teeth. Clara becomes mad and cares for the nutcracker in the playroom. The clock strikes twelve and she…

Although homosexuality is no longer illegal in Russia, social tolerance for those in the LGBT community has never been established. Discrimination, especially for youth and children in the LGBT community, remains problematic. Teens who struggle with their own sexuality seek support from others with similar experiences by forming together on Facebook and calling themselves “404.” The current societal perception of this issue enables the restriction of information to teens regarding sexual…

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, also known as Peter I. Tchaikovsky, was a well known Russian composer who wrote classical pieces of music. Tchaikovsky was born in Kamsko-Votkinsk, Vyatka, Russia on May 7, 1840, to Alexandra and Ilya. Pyotr’s father, Ilya, was a mine inspector and metal works manager while Alexandra, Tchaikovsky’s mother, played music which is probably what influenced Pyotr to have such a passion for music. He was the second child out of six living children. When he was five,…