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    The book Russia under the Bolshevik Regime written by Richard Pipes, who is a “Baird professor of History at Harvard University, and in 1981-82 he served on President Reagan’s national Security Council adviser on Soviet and East European affairs.” This book he wrote actually explained Russia government during the early 1900’s talking about the monarch being over thrown by the communist power the Bolsheviks. The book is a really interested reading if you love European history or if your major…

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    Comparing 20th Century Russia and Germany. The 20th century was a time of tremendous change, upheaval, and revolution. The existence of modern day Russia and Germany are a testament to that, and the development of communism and fascism in those countries respectively are what shaped them the most. In Russia, communism took hold during the 1920’s, and faced incredible opposition both internally, from royalists, and externally, from the hostile international community. Germany embraced fascism a…

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    spread star classification system but it has always been changing. In recent years changes of system of rating of hotel establishments were connected with international sport events – Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games in 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. So what are the peculiarities of classification of hotel enterprises in the Russian Federation? 2.1. Russian system of classification of hotel enterprises and its main features. When we talk about modern classification…

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    Russia became a more powerful European state by exerting religious and military pressure on the Ottomans in order to conquer Constantinople. By taking control of Constantinople, Russia realized immediate economic power as it gained access to the city’s trade ports and opportunities to gain supplies. Russia's political focus was to become a stronger European state. They knew that Britain had a strong reputation for such a successful European state, and wanted to become bigger, and more…

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    this global war .I will present those following reasons that why Russia entered the war. It is known that World War I created the conditions that led to World War II. After WWI,the RussianRevolution were outbroken,Russia turned into a socialist country which was leaded by Stalin.There are 3 major reasons that lead Russia to join the war. First of all,as we all know that ‘Germany established the fascist regime in Japan while Russia still…

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    #1 Lenin is able to get back to Russia in 1917 with the help of the German government. He was living in Switzerland and the only way back to Russia was through Germany. So the German government set up Lenin on a train through the war zones, to get back home. The German government helped him because they knew that he would cause more chaos in Russia and it would make it easier for them to take over Russia. Taking Lenin back to Russia would only benefit them. #2 In 1927, the Nationalists turned…

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    Peter the Great seemed to be an excellent dictator with an ambition to advance his nation. He was not afraid to pay a heavy price, including the division between the westernized elite and the peasant masses, to transform Russia into a major modern power. Peter’s reforms undeniably have some positive impacts that deserve an appreciation. Meanwhile, I do not believe that some of Peter’s methods to modernize his people, such as through their appearance and clothing, were necessary or even useful.…

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    most backwards nation out of them, Russia. Russia was two centuries behind the rest of the world because of its absolute monarchy and the issues that they had to deal with, as (SparkNotes Editors, 2009) state that Russia only developed their industry to a limited amount. At the time of World War 1 Russia was dealing with revolutionary groups such as the Bolsheviks and Socialist Revolutionaries. During World War 1 there were several issues in the home front for Russia, for example there was mass…

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    The author of Catherine The Great Empress of Russia Zu Vincent it was illustrated by Xnr productions.It is a nonfiction book about Wicked History.I chose this book use it looked interesting i also chose it because it is about Wicked History.It was interesting to read how they would fight and kill for the crown.That is what i have learned about the book Catherine The Great Empress of Russia. In the beginning of the book the setting took place in Anhalt-Zerbst in center of present day…

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    Alex Weber Mr. Jankowski World Civ - G 4 May 2016 How Did Napoleon Fail in Russia Napoleon Bonaparte was a remarkable, fearless, and very notable leader of world history. He was the leader of one of the top European powers in history, in the nation of France. He is in company with others greats such as Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great as one of the great leaders of Human history. His triumphs are in abundance as he is highlighted by some of his great victories throughout his leadership…

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