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Throughout history, in literature, and even in today’s modern world, a myriad of revolutions have occurred to overthrow harsh powers. Certain people take the role to initiate these revolutions to change the style of living for those not living a privileged lifestyle. Any situation requires one who is not satisfied with the status quo, and feels the need to take the extra step further to improve the life for those around them. Leon Trotsky helped to initiate the Russian Revolution, and should be…

Cultural hegemony is the domination and manipulation of one social group over another. Within this domination and manipulation, there is a struggle. The general public are mostly manipulated into thinking certain ideas, these ideas are inflicted on them unknowingly. This manipulation of the mind more often than not stems from many texts where the composer promotes their biases through stylistic choices. Types of texts that do this are novels, films and cartoons and more specifically Animal Farm,…

In February 1917, a revolution in the Russian Empire overthrew the centuries-old government of the Tsar. It was a revolution fueled by poverty, war, and a hatred for the system itself. After Nikolai II was overthrown, an interim government, dominated by socialists, took control over what remained of the Russian Empire. However, Russia was not destined for a democratic future. Instead, a communist group known as the “Bolsheviks” sought total control over the whole of Russia. In October 1917, the…

During 1683-1908, both the Ottoman and Russian empires dealt with internal and external challenges that affected their methods of ruling their empires. Three similarities they both encountered was they both faced Westernization and constitutional challenges directly, they both had many members of the rising education urban middle school class deserted constitutional nationalism and lastly, they were both able to attain the Western industrial challenge. While experiencing these internal and…

Both the Mexican Revolution and the Russian Revolution happened in the early 20th century. Though the events of each revolution weren’t correspondent, the revolutions themselves had the same goal. The outcome wasn’t exactly the same for the both of them, but similarities can be traced between the two. It’s notable that neither revolution had the intended outcome in the end. The Mexican and Russian revolutions were caused from the peasant’s need for land, both had a somewhat successful outcome,…

the civil wars and the apparent counter- revolutions to justify his plans (198). Lenin did many things to hide what he had done; for instance, he edited out people from photos. To ensure his regime would not be disturbed, his first victim was the ex-tsar, whom Lenin locked in a basement with his family until it was his time to be executed. The CHEKA went around Russia arresting people for being political enemies. Lenin’s mass terror eliminated many political groups as well as the bourgeoisie.…

First Motion Pictures by The Lumiere Brothers With the invention of the Cinematographe, Auguste and Louis Lumiere were the pioneers to hold one of the first screenings of, also, the first motion picture in the world, which also gives birth to the implementation of charging for admission to which we have until today. In Paris, December of 1895, the first screenings of the Brothers’ movie was held at the “Salon Indien du Grand Café”. Salon Indien was in fact, a rather small sized hall that…

people. Being the main cause of the empire’s collapse, Nicholas II created one of the most extensive social changes in history. As a young boy, Nicholas II was facing a bad economy without knowing it. People were beginning to dislike the Tsars and made assassination attempts multiple times. When he was growing up, Nicholas was secluded from the outside world and was taught by private tutors. Even though Nick was supposed to be the heir to the throne, his father did not train him in…

An quaint view on history, George Orwell’s Animal Farm was a book made to influence. Under the guise of a novella, this book’s main purpose is to bring to light a viewpoint that is a bit darker than common themes of a “happy ending” founded on the the grounds of teamwork and friendship. Rather, Orwell presents his book simply. The concept is simple enough to grasp: animals on a farm. The tyranny is easy to see: Mr. Jones and later the pigs brutally governing the masses. And the challenges are…

chaotic than the last and sparser in terms of its placement within the overall structure of the piece; three consecutive movements follow the penultimate Promenade theme (discounting the modified minor version within the movement Catacombs). The final reinstatement of Promenade is heard in the form of the final movement, entitled The Bogatyr Gates (In the Capital in Kiev). The grandeur of the finale is anticipated by a virtuosic rising cadenza, leading into the already familiar finale, but this…