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On June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, duchess of Hohenberg was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist by the name of Gavrilo Princip. Gavrilo was the third of seven assassins that organized by the secret military society from Serbia known as the black hand. The reason Francis Ferdinand assassination was to keep him from making changes when Gavrilo supposed to inherit the Austria-Hungarian throne. With the assassination of their…

In the overwhelming nonfiction journal Zinky Boys written by Svetlana Alexievich, a series of conflicts have happened in Communist Russia. Svetlana Alexievich provides the reader with many testimonies of betrayal of the young men, women and the mothers of soldiers by the Motherland, the people of Russia and the government. Throughout the story of Zinky Boys the sense of betrayal is the central focus of the testimonies and it demonstrates the importance of one’s international duty. Expanding on…

The current upheaval in Libya rhymes the effects of World War I on both Russia and Germany. In Russia, the country was in a long war they could not afford or supply, and the people were starving. In 1917, the Tsar abdicates from the throne, and the country is thrown into even worse turmoil. A dual government is set up, based off of a constitutional monarchy creating the Provisional Government and Marxist Workers Councils at the same time. With no one really…

István Várdai and Julien Quentin performed at the Auditorium at Scripps Ranch in La Jolla. The La Jolla Music Society commissioned the performance as part of their Discovery Series. The stage, with hardwood floors and a geometric background, provided the appropriate backdrop for the grand piano and the mesmerizing cello. From the second row, the skill and expertise of the artists was evident. The audience member could sense the dedication and time the artists put into their work, and could…

On December eighteenth 1879 in Gori, Georgia, a small peasant village in Russia, Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (more commonly known as Joseph Stalin) was born into a large family. Stalin had two brothers, Georgy Jughashvili, born one year before Stalin, and Mikhail Jughashvili, born three years before Stalin. However, none of Stalin's siblings survived through infancy. Stalin's father, Besarion Jughashvili, was a cobbler though later became an alcoholic and later becoming a vagrant.…

To What Extent was the NEP responsible for Bolshevik Consolidation of power Rahul Prabhu Following the abdication of the Tsar in 1917, and the failure of the Provisional government to establish a liberal democracy, Lenin and the Bolshevik government came to power after the ensuing October revolution. The Bolshevik government aimed to consolidate power, and implement place a socialist society based on Marxist principles. It was a combination of factors which allowed the Bolsheviks to establish…

Communist Russia used to be called The Tsardom of Russia. Russia is an ever-changing nation. Starting 100 years ago this year Russia had a Revolutionary war which changed the nation from the “Russian empire” to The Union of Soviet Socialist Republic. Many if not all collaborations between Russia and the US were market-based before this point. With Lenin and Stalin coming into power around this time Russia went off the radar for much of the world. And for the most part (Like with Nazi…

benefit the pigs or reduce the freedoms of the other animals are for the welfare of the farm, and that things are still better than when Jones was around. In a similar way, Molotov convinced the Russian people that while things may not seem better since Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown, they…

The (2006) movie Marie Antoinette depicts the lifestyle of the Queen of France and her ultimate fall through total disconnect from her subjects. This movie visually displays the decadent self-indulgence enjoyed by the French Monarchy at the expense of their people. One scene of Petit Trianon [Fig 12] demonstrates the Queen and her friends basking in a privileged idea of being “one with nature” as advocated by French Philosopher Rousseau. Most importantly is the scene showing class disconnections…

Vladimir Ilich Ulanov, best known as Lenin, was the originator of the Russian Communist Party, pioneer of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, and the modeler, manufacturer, and first leader of the Soviet Union. Lenin spent the years paving the way to the 1917 unrest in a state of banishment, inside Russia and abroad. The Bolshevik 's immediately solidified power; privatizing all parts of the Soviet economy, getting serious about difference through the Cheka, or mystery police and founding the Red…