Russia

It was a cold, dark night in the woods. I was on a prison bus to a maximum security prison in a classified location in Russia. All I know about this prison is that it is home to the meanest and dangerous criminals out there and it is located somewhere in the Northern areas in Russia. Our bus was just going through this bridge in the middle of the woods. The windows were blocked up by ice and steam. None of the criminals in this bus wanted to escape because, the survivability rate is very low.…

Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak is an epic historical romance that takes place in Russia. It tells the story of Doctor Zhivago, who is forced to live through the tumultuous conditions in Russia during the time, and it tells how war can affect a person’s life in every way. Boris Pasternak was persecuted by Stalin 's regime during the 1930s because of his individualistic views on the October Revolution, an event which had put the current government in place. Because of this, the government…

The Post-Revisionist Perspective The Cold War describes the ironic relationship that emerged post World War Two between the United States and the Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The word ironic is appropriate in describing the relationship as the two fought together during the Second World War in opposition to the Axis powers to help defeat Nazi Germany. This would reasonably lead one to believe that the relationship post-war would have been one of unity given…

Americans always felt like they had to be on alert from Russia and War was always on the minds of many. People were seen as bad people due to the negative propaganda used by Russia. Americans also thought that they had to buy and spend more of their money in order to help grow the economy. This made the government innovate knew ideas into the economy in order to keep Russia off the people’s minds. Once America’s economy grew much larger than Russia’s, Russia knew it had to make peace and “tear…

end of the war left countries left in ruins financially, geographically, and even governmentally. Influential countries, such as Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary, experienced change on a much more dramatic level. Revolutions were sparked by ordinary citizens and fueled by the desire to fix what had been done in the government both during and before the war. Russia had been lagging behind the rest of Europe when it came to industry and modernity, but they were toward the beginning of the…

the most important men in the twentieth century, took control of the Soviet Union after the death of Vladimir Lenin. From the beginning Stalin, had a clear vision of the direction the Soviet Union had to take. To Stalin, the answer to strengthen Russia was rapid industrialization. After all, Marxist theory ordained that a socialist society must be highly industrialized with an overwhelming preponderance of workers. Stalin’s rapid industrialization brought many failures that particularly…

were weary of what the other nation would do. There were many events which lead the U.S. and the USSR to change from allies to enemies for example Russia wanted to protect itself they didn't want another invasion from Germany to happen that is why they wanted to control Poland, and of course the US was scared of this and disagreed they thought Russia would treat Poland wrongfully. Another reason would be because of the atomic bomb the US had created in secret. The United States goal was to…

I like Ike He became the chief of staff for the U.S army. He resided as the president of Columbia University. He was the Supreme Commander of NATO forces. He graduated first at the Command and General Staff College in his class of 245. He illustrated his experiences in a book called Crusade in Europe. Who was this man? Who is this man? This man is Dwight David Eisenhower, our 34th president, and I believe that during his presidency, he made some of the greatest choices for our country. Dwight…

God and his saints; to the bloody hammer and sickle designed to strike fear into the enemies of the USSR; Russia and its close neighbors are a land decadent in history and culture. Eastern Europe has had a mighty place in the history of the world. It has seen the origins of the Turkish Empire, the Russian royalty of the Dark Ages, the Byzantine Empire, the United Socialist States of Russia. Its current nation-states include: Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Croatia, Lithuania,…

Ever since the Cold War ended, the usefulness of the NATO alliance has been called into question by many participating countries across the world. In a world where the threat of nuclear warfare between the Soviet Union, now Russia, and the United States is no longer nearly as likely, many scrutinize NATO as being an unnecessary relic from the past. To me however, NATO no longer represents an alliance meant to counter the USSR but a means in which member countries can further their shared…