Siege of Leningrad

An inquiry into the press in Britain had been done six times in less than 70 years before being requested again in 2011 by, then Prime Minister, David Cameron. This particular inquiry, called The Leveson Inquiry due to it being chaired by Lord Justice Leveson, was requested due to a multitude of press related events that caused both public and political upset. One of these particular events was the phone hacking of Milly Dowler. Milly Dowler was a 13-year-old girl who went missing and was then…

The Brixton Riot was an act of protest; young african americans including their friends and family in the youth community vs. Metropolitan Police of Brixton which took place on the 11th and 12th of April, 1981. During the mid 70’s the unemployment rate was a upbringing of a crisis, this occasion was particularly with the black youth of Brixton. Therefore the black youth have endless amounts of free time causing them to roam the streets. This was their way of expressing their boredom, this…

By definition, Benedict Arnold is a traitor. One of the most dramatic characters in history, The Notorious Benedict Arnold and Arnold’s letter to a British officer, John André, about selling West Point both contribute to the story of Arnold’s cowardly transferring from American to British forces. Clearly, his motivations were his lack of appreciation by other militants and need for a lavish lifestyle. Even though Benedict Arnold won over critical battlegrounds and contributed to the…

Do you know what a catapult is and how it operates? A catapult is a device or technology that helps planes take off the USS Midway when the planes carry a lot of weight like fuel and weapons. Catapult on an aircraft carrier works on steam power. Catapults were chosen on aircraft carrier because they are capable of carrying a lot of weight on a takeoff. The aircraft weight is confirmed by the weight Board Operator. Catapult technology affected the Uss Midway ship because it helps planes take off…

the German Siege of Leningrad. This is done by telling the adventures of Lev and Kolya, the two main characters of the novel. Through the complex and atypical relationship of the protagonists, its development throughout the story, and the emotional, at times humorous plot, Benioff is able to illuminate the courage of Russian citizens, and the struggles of growing up, and against the backdrop of World War 2. The events of the novel take place in World War 2, during the Siege of Leningrad, also…

soldiers were impacted, but also the civilians, especially in the Battle of Stalingrad. Both sides described the warfare as hell, many suffered during the Battle of Stalingrad, including soldiers and civilians. Another deadly battle was the siege of Leningrad. Hitler is a big factor playing in all of this, said to be responsible for forcing the soldiers to continue on during this harsh battle. Hitler and Stalin were both determined to keep fighting during the Battle of Stalingrad, which…

Peter the Great, Czar of Russia, was in the process of modernizing and reforming Russia. So, to encourage development and education, he desired a faster method of transit to the West. He achieved this by war with Sweden for twenty-one years to get a seaport next to the Baltic Sea. To be more precise, Peter had already obtained the port before Sweden had formally yielded it and began to build on it. Although the marshy location was detrimental, Peter considered it perfect because ships could…

symphony to Leningrad and it was hailed as a masterpiece, picked up and placed into the repertoire of the major orchestras from around the world. This symphony brought great recognition to Shostakovich to the point the he was made the the spokesperson of Stalin’s regime, and he went along with it without question. However, Shostakovich’s views on Stalin were known to be very different from his public persona; Shostakovich stated that his Leningrad symphony was not only about Leningrad after the…

The Storming of Utah and Omaha Beaches at Normandy The invasion of Normandy was a large scale invasion that marked the beginning of the end of World War II (Pietrusza 10). It was a battle that has been written in history as one of the largest invasions by sea to ever take place as thousands of troops were shipped across the English Channel. The invasion took place on the shores of Normandy, France and consisted of thousands of troops rushing across the English Channel onto several beaches.…

The Soviet Union’s stance on the Second World War was confirmed on august 23, 1939, just days before Hitler began his attack on Poland September 1, 1939. Stalin’s protégé and soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov shocked the world when he negotiated a non-aggression pact with German foreign minister Joachim Ribbentrop. Originally an attempt was made to join the allied powers but this never did go through. The soviet non-aggression pact was created by direct order of Stalin turning the…