Vladimir Nabokov

Before European and American colonization of Latin America, most of the nation's farm lands were overrun by weeds, buildings were destroyed, and left in shambles because of all the civil unrest. Poor farmers were constantly in debt to the rich landowners because they were paid so little and the necessities they needed were too expensive. This debt was passed down from generation to generation in a system known as peonage. Political instability was another widespread problem in 19th-century Latin…

In the excerpts from On the Corruption of Morals in Russia, Shcherbatov is particularly disturbed by the fact that the desire for luxury and extravagance was becoming what drove court life and what was valued most by the Empress. Shcherbatov believes that values such as loyalty, nobility and devoutness were replaced by greed, ostentation and envy. Shcherbatov gives several examples of the declining morals of the Russian court, with the strongest example being that of Count Shuvalov. According to…

The Zookeeper’s Wife was a very emotional film taking place in Warsaw, Poland. The couple featured were in charge of a very prestigious zoo containing many different animals ranging from rabbits, to monkeys, to elephants. After being bombed by Nazis, many of the animals died, escaped, or were seized by Hitler’s lead zoologist, Lutz Heck. With the realization of the enormity of their zoo, and the danger that many faced, they decided to take in one of their Jewish friends, hiding her in a spare…

Recently in the canadian news there was a horrific incident involving the Prime Minister (Trudeau) and a crowd of people in parliament with whom he was unable to share space-time. The horrified victim, one Brousseau, was unable to complete the vote as assigned, yet was not subject to any disciplinary action. It is unclear whether this minister will ever be able to return to work as the very presence of the PM might cause them to feel harassed. None-the-less, he has apologized! The incident…

When there is social injustice happening and the people are being suppressed, political unrest begins to build. The Country is then thrown into revolution with the people in charge in shaping the structure and future of the country. From the crucible of revolution four countries, Russia, England, and America, all hailing from separate parts of the world rebuilt and reshaped their government from the malevolent rulers in which they were under with different dreams of the future and different…

There are several facts and events that led to collapse of the Soviet Union even the hardliners tries to restore. It was the destiny of death sentence for communism. It was hard to reconstruct the USSR, especially after the death of Stalin in 1954. Obviously, the people of Russia know how corruption of the system of communism is. The more the communists had tried, yet it got even worse ,although the Soviet Union replace Perestroika to Yeltsin, in which he was "the last straw for a group of eight…

On Saturday April 1, 2017 the Venezuelan president and Supreme Court decided to repeal a move that would strip congress from its legislative powers. Protest began after the original ruling meant that Venezuela’s branches of government would be controlled by the socialist government. The change was big because it is rare for the president of Venezuela to change his mind about a decision. On Wednesday they decided to strip congress their legislative powers which would have given complete control…

Build the NEW Soviet Man and Enhance Women's Roles The New Soviet Man The idea of shaping a new psychology within the Russian population to meet the Bolshevik Utopia was one of the central topics cherished by the Communist Ideologues. They were very keen to extirpate from any normal citizen any behavioral traits that could be related to the bourgeois class. They felt that it was the best way to control ideologically the masses. Class-conscious work in this case means unconditional submission…

Latin America before this recent trend was seen as making economic progress and having improved democratic governance by many of the centrist governments. Although the nation has recently enjoyed its best two years of growth in a long time, times have changed and it seems Latin America has noticed this change. In Venezuela, all leaders, parties or movements that have been successful over the past eight years are generally labeled as “leftist.” Countries of Latin America also showed this trend,…

One should read Animal Farm because it allows one to imagine what it was like in Stalinist Russia. The book is an allegory for Stalinism in Russia. The novel is a modern-day tale warning against the cruelties and hypocrisies of the Communist Party. It shows how easily good intentions could be converted into tyranny. One might be compelled to read this book because they could be eager to learn about how people reacted to Stalinist Russia. Animal Farm subtly shows George Orwell’s views and…