Vladimir Lenin

The Roaring Twenties DBQ Following World War 1, a new era of America formed known as the “Roaring Twenties”. This period in American history is a time of great change, but with great change conflict between two parties will always arise. The Roaring Twenties came with major conflicts stemming from nativism, social issues dealing with racial and gender, and economics in transportation and industry; yet all can be categorized as the battle between values of modernization in cities and the…

In 1945, an astonishing allegorical novel was written that offered an exceptional amount of attention for its symbolism of a complex event that greatly affected Russian society. This novel is known as Animal Farm, written by George Orwell. “Animal Farm” or later, “Manor Farm” symbolizes the Russian Revolution and the transition from socialistic ideas to communism through the power-obsessed Napoleon and Snowball and their relationship, as well as the propaganda on the working animals. The…

1. The person I am trying to promote is Napoleon, the “Terror of Mankind,” and the acceptance of his leadership. 2. The speaker is Squealer. 3. The intended audience is the other animals on the farm. 4. The purpose of my piece of propaganda is to have the animals obey Napoleon and accept him as their leader, desiring never to betray or rebel against him. 5. The two propaganda techniques I am using are fear and transfer. The technique of fear will appeal to the animals’ emotions by embedding in…

Animal farm is well known for its character and events representing real people and events. Orwell cleverly used the raven allegorically symbolizes for the Russian Orthodox Church, hence the name “Moses”. In Animal Farm, Moses is a raven who is close to Mr. Jones and most of the animals despise until the end of the novel. The raven clearly connects to the church because for centuries the Tsar and the church had a very close relationship, the Soviet Union dismissive attitude towards it and desire…

were many causes for the Russian Revolution to occur. With the revolution Russia became the Soviet Union. The Emperor Nicholas II and the Tsar's regime were brought to an end and replaced by the provisional government and later by the dictatorship of Lenin. It was a beginning of era for Russia and other countries in the world. It all started with the revolution that occurred in 1905. Russia was ruled by Nicholas II, a Tzar. The Tzar had the total power over Russia and its people, commanded the…

Throughout the 19th century Russian reformers demanded the setting up of a democratically elected Constituent Assembly. At first groups like Land and Liberty used non-violent methods to gain reform but in 1879, the People's Will was formed. In January, 1880, the group contacted the Russian government and claimed they would call off the terror campaign if the Russian people were granted a constitution that provided free elections and an end to censorship. On 25th February, 1880, Alexander II…

Needless to say, the origin of church in Russia traces back to the time of Kievan Rus where Prince Vladimir in 988 made Christianity the state religion of Russia. In the 14th century Moscow was made the capital with the threat of the Mongol Tatars. During this period the church experience its status till the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Further from 1589 to 1721, the church was under the Patriarch. With the abolishment of the Patriarch, an ecclesiastical body known as Holy Synod was formed…

It was Josef Stalin, the unflappable leader of the USSR through the beginning of the Cold War that said, “everyone imposes his own system as far as his army can reach.” Stalin, in these words, distilled the central conflict of the Cold War: the maintenance of spheres of influence and the purveyance of certain ideologies. For the Soviets, this ideology was Communism, and, more specifically, the new Stalinist strain of Marxism-Leninism, focused on state terror and industrial growth. However,…

The Assassination of the Duchess Anastasia What does it take to bring down the Tsar of Russia? Maybe killing him, or even his family. No matter how innocent his family is they have to die. Does that sound right? Is it right? Well it isn't! Yet it still happened. Specifically, his daughter, the Duchess Anastasia who was on 17 when she died. And the way she was killed was so horrible and unbelievable it gets you thinking, was she in any way guilty. The assassination of Anastasia was unjust…

After the revolutions of 1917, Stalin continued to gain prominence within the party. In the Spring of 1918, Stalin’s assignments “confirmed his high status in the ascendant party leadership. In internal and external affairs, he had stuck by Lenin…Stalin fought his corner in the Central Committee and dominated his People’s Commissariat” (Service, Stalin 161). He was given important assignments such as procuring food supplies which had run desperately low. With each opportunity that presented to…