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    After the Second World War ended, the Soviet Union (USSR) and United States of America emerged as the super powers of the world. But USSR’s and USA’s ideology was different. USSR was following the communist path while USA was following the capitalist path. So an ideological war was started and the geo-political tensions between these two blocs grew. Both countries were trying to influence their ideology throughout the world. USSR had already occupied Eastern Europe and USA made a pact with other…

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    and not how it 's a political-shaping art form. Since its creation in the French courts, ballet has been influential upon not only a country 's culture, but also to its government. Ballet is used as a way to bring society 's refinement to the state. A prime example of this interaction can be seen during the Cold War. The Cold War was a broad set of rivalries between the two leading countries of the mid 20th century, the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic— otherwise known as…

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    The concept of Socialist Realism originated in the former USSR, and appeared as a result of the Communist party’s intention to control all aspects of cultural life in Russia and in other countries in the Soviet Union (Reyland, 2001). In 1932, the Communist party took total control over art and music and put demands and limitations on creative artists to produce works that displayed an imposed reality rather than abstract themes and subjects (Huseynova, 2016). Cooperation with the new…

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    Communism Vs Communism

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    Undoubtedly after World War II, two countries emerged as world super powers. The Soviet Union and United States were holding plastic knives to the throats of themselves, each other, and the rest of the Eastern hemisphere. Little did the rest of the world know those plastic knives were coated in arsenic that could contaminate the entire Earth if one were cut, or one missile fired. These countries and their brutish displays of wealth and power stood for the ideals of Communism and Democracy…

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    Stalin's Personality

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    emotional and chaotic time for those living in the Soviet Union. Stalin’s true “cult of personality” showed itself when tens of thousands of Soviet citizens travelled to Moscow in order to see and pay respects to Stalin’s body. Soviet citizens wept in the streets and left roses and wreaths for the deceased dictator. After Stalin’s the party had to decide what their next actions were going to be. Post-Stalin leadership was very nervous of Soviet people and did not want Stalin’s death to send them…

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    Olga Koleeny

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    side of the planet, but sometimes life takes unusual turns. I was born in the time when Russia used to be a Soviet Union. My family was pretty formal: my father is an engineer, and my mother was teaching in the college. I graduated University in 1997, and my major was Literature and Languages. I love reading, Russian classic literature is my favorite. I can say that Art and especially Visual Arts is my second passion. I have travelled all over the world, and I was lucky to see most of the…

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    After his death, Joseph Stalin inherited the title as the leader of the Soviet Union. Though he was expected to carry out Lenin’s efforts and help keep Russia a communist nation, he instead ruled as a ruthless dictator,…

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    to racing against the technological advances of the USA, the Soviet Union constantly maintained its position as a great power in the world throughout the twentieth century. Under Stalin’s dictatorship, nationalistic propaganda and anti-capitalist sentiments inundated the people, spurring the country into the cold war. As World War II ended and the new cold war began, Stalin’s tightening grip on the government was felt across the Soviet nation as labor camps reopened, artists denounced, and…

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    As World War II concludes, another war begins for America. Unusually, this war will be fought with no direct military campaigns between its primary adversaries, the United States and the Soviet Union. America fears that the Soviets push to globalize communism is a direct attack on America and democracy; therefore, the U.S. utilizes their Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to coordinate covert operations in an effort contain the threat of world domination. Consequently, the conflict becomes known…

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    At the end of the second world war, the relations between the Soviet Union (also known as U.S.S.R.) and the United States of America, was at loss. The two powers were rivals and the tension only built between them as time went on. This era was then quickly known to and referred to as, The Cold War. An event that took place in 1954, only caused the tension to grow. It especially grew when the Allies of the United States during the second world war, (Britain & France) acted without acknowledging…

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