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The Influence of Economic Development on Democracy in France and Russia Both France and Russia are republics with a semi-presidential system, but they both differ substantially in that France is a functioning democracy whereas Russia is a competitive authoritarian state. Despite the similar intentions of their governmental systems, both countries differ in terms of their economic development, which has in turn contributed to the striking dichotomy between the politics of both countries. While…

This article focuses on the contrast between the society in Orwell’s novel 1984, and the reality of communist Russia. The author of this piece, George M. Enteen, actually studied in Russia between 1959 and 1960. Enteen teaches history courses on communism and opens with a personal anecdote about teaching with students about communism with 1984. He also describes his experience in Russia. He found that the novel exaggerated many aspects of the Russian society but also found that it portrayed it…

After the death of Vladimir Lenin in the 1924, Joseph Stalin rose to power as the dictator of the Soviet Union and held power until his death in 1953. Through his policy, known as Stalinism, he industrialized and modernized Russia, boosting its economy to catch up with the other western powers. However, millions died during his dictatorship, including his own people through his creation of the first man-made famine ever and through his labor camps, known as Gulags (Joseph). One major aspect of…

The perfect example of this is Leon Trotsky who wanted to spread the revolution around the world but Stalin argued that the party must protect and rebuild Russia first. By using his supporters and creating deals with other powerful members of the party, Stalin got Trotsky exiled to Siberia and fifteen years later, he got him killed by his secret police. Stalin even purged his own members because he felt they…

system of classification was designed in order to meet the main points of the Federal Law “On basis of tourism activity in Russia”, the recommendations of WTO and foreign policy that was current that time. Getting a category has become virtually mandatory for all hotels which were used for serving The Olympics. And now there is the same system because of upcoming “FIFA World Cup Russia 2018”. In conclusion, this action is an important step towards improving the quality of services at…

Peter the Great was a ruler of Russia from 1682 to 1725. To increase the power he had, he decreased the powers of nobles. This helped him as his kingdom was an absolute monarchy. This made it easy to enact his reforms. Peter rose to power after a series of deaths, and overthrowing his sister after she tried to have him abducted. Peter faced many challenges when he tried to raise taxes, and modernize Russia. He influenced Russia greatly by introducing them to European political and scientific…

for future czars,” (Esler). The year 1380, was when the princes of Muscovy rose to become the defenders of Russia. This cemented the belief that Moscow, an alternative name for Muscovy, was the country’s leading city. Using alliances with Russian vassals, the princes created an army that defeated the Golden Horde at the Battle of…

Political Russia is a young nation with a current political system that is less than 25 years old. It is the successor state to the USSR, a former world superpower. It is important to understand the history of past governments. They influence the current political system. Russia’s size and composition (83 federal ‘states’) make it a difficult country to govern which results in low scores on established and peer-reviewed indices for democracy and rule of law. However, Russia is still a world…

Since 1915, Russia was involved in a long transitional phase, in which major changes influenced substantially the society, the Russian economy and politics. However, when Stalin came to power, he showed that he aimed clearer targets compared to his predecessors. Within his reforms, agriculture was set to be modernised through collectivisation, but its prosperity began to crumble as the implementation of this system cost human lives and marked an economic disaster, whereas Communists managed to…

In 1917 Russia experienced a revolution that was one of the most prosperous political events of the twentieth century. With this revolution came the end of Russian Imperial rule. Vladimir Lenin, a revolutionary leader obtained control of Russia and eliminated the typical Czar rule. The Bolsheviks, a part of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party, which was led by Lenin, seized control of the government in Russia in October 1917, and became the dominant political power. The Bolsheviks later…