Belarus Research Paper

In the 1900’s Russia was a world superpower. But the only port, Port Vladivostok, was only accessible in the summer seasons of Russia. But Japan’s fort, Fort Arthur, was open all year long. Russia, who looking to expand out farther, asked Japan if they could use Fort Arthur for their Navy, and maritime trades. Russia even went as far as to set up a neutral buffer zone in North Korea on the 39th parallel to negotiate. Japan however misunderstood this and took it as a threat, bombing their own fort, and starting the first great war of the 20th century.

United States citizens generally also have the right to vote due to their democratic government, and many post-soviet citizens are now able to boast the same. Voting in these places is a hard-fought right. Rachel Denber, Deputy Director, Europe and Central Asia Division of the Human Rights Watch organization, writes about the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, and about the expectations involved. Many people immediately thought that without communism in the ex-union the governments would immediately turn to democracy. Those people were wrong because communism still ruled unfortunately (Denber 1). Any entity opposing those in power was effectively countered, and in many cases imprisoned for trumped up charges. Newer politicians developed to try to swing the system towards democracy, but initially failed. Putin has surprisingly been in power for a over twenty-five years with no political opposition, but fortunately there are now countries within this category that have developed their own systems of government to include democracy. Denber says that in Ukraine the “Orange revolution” of 2004 ousted the government’s manipulations and put Viktor Yushchenko into power through sequential democratic elections. A similar revolution in Georgia, the “Rose Revolution” of 2003, led to a

No citizen was immune to the wayward forced labor camps that were formed in the Soviet Union officially in 1930. These camps were administered by the government agency known as The Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps and Labor Settlements. This agency was then referred to as the acronym for this title- Gulag- and eventually the whole camp system was known as the Gulag (Applebaum viii). The Gulags were the Soviet’s penal system and Stalin’s administration used the camps as free labor to complete construction projects involving canals, railways, roads, and mines. Anyone could be sent, without trial, to a Gulag camp, regardless of their gender, age, political views, or ancestry. Felons who committed crimes of rape, murder, and robbery

My client name is Ivan Slovsky he Is a 74-year-old Russian Immigrant. He is a 6’3 male with tan looking skin, dark brown hair. He dropped out of high school when he was in the 11th grade. Ivan has suffered from lack of education in his younger years, which conflicted with him getting a good job in his early career. He doesn’t have any income being that he is not working and no longer receives his monthly disability check. Ivan never went back to complete his high school education. Ivan was a brilliant engineer, but had problems keeping a job because of his erratic behaviors. His wife was his primary caretaker who took care of him and made sure he got all his medication on a daily base and a set time. Upon recent record it had been discovered that Ivan also suffers from Schizophrenia from a history of Ever since Ivan wife passed away he has been found doing unusual things. He was recently found in local a pet store claiming

The first russians were Scandinavians and they were called Vargarians. Led by Rurik a great warrior they took control of Novgorod and began there, expanding over the years. This was around 860’s. Fast forward to year 989 the Rurik Dynasty was now under Yaroslav marking the peak of the Kievan Rus, who separated the land to his children and hoped that it would flourish and they would cooperate. They did not and split into regional power centers. The struggling dynasty was invaded by the mongols in 1237 by Batu Khan who over the years destroyed most of the major cities with an exception of Novgorod and Pskov. Mongols were known as Tartars.They established the empire of the Golden Horde. The Kahn of the Golden Horde became the overlord of the Russian Princes. With the Tatars

It allowed the leader to indoctrinate the public to their ideologies and viewpoints by using false or manipulated information. Propaganda was and still is a common and effective technique used to manipulate the public in order to change their beliefs or attitude toward a certain topic, person, or government. It was used by Stalin to blame all his failures on his previous competitor Leon Trotsky, or Russia’s enemies. Stalin’s propaganda machine Pravda was an effective way for him to make up stories about what Trotsky had done to damage Russia. The media, such as radio, films, and television, were all controlled by the state and were only allowed to promote the Stalinist message.

The country of Serbia and its people have endured a turbulent and violent time as a country. Having both, a strong bond and difficult conflicts with the countries that surround them on the Balkan Peninsula have created their culture. Due to violent and ethnic clashes throughout its history, Serbia has found it difficult to gain a firm footing to establish itself as a country. If ithe government of Serbia does not continue to put forth the effort, especially now with the influx of refugees, this could become the next breeding ground for extremist and or terror organizations

The Eastern European country chosen for discussion is Belarus. This paper will first discuss the transition from communism based on the experience of living under communist rule. Second, the significant historical factors from 1920-1991 that led to the fall of communism will be given and traced as to how they affected the process of the transition. Finally, the choices made by Belarus during and after the transition period will be traced back to historical and transitional factors that influenced them. Inarguable evidence will be noted throughout the paper to prove the need for transition from communism and the problems with the transition. The country of Belarus is still in transition. How

Boris Yeltsin, the first freely elected president of Russia, was, “...At once the country’s democratic father and a reviled figure blamed for most of the ills and hardships after the Soviet collapse (Berger)." Boris Yeltsin began his career working in the Communist Party as a secretary, hired by Mikhail Gorbachev. When he began to disagree with communist ideas, he rebelled, and was kicked out of the party. From this point, he went on to become the first president of Russia, while changing the economy in Russia. Although Boris Yeltsin started out as a member of the Communist Party, he was branded as a rebel for speaking out against the leader, so he later went on to break up the USSR and radically reform Russia's economic policies.

During the early 1980s the Soviet Union would have three leaders in less than three years. Brezhnev, Andropov, and Chernenko were all solid communist leaders, but also older and all died within their first year of office. In March 1985 a communist reformer named Mikhail Gorbachev was appointed as the Soviet Union’s last president. The Soviet government knew they couldn’t afford another short term leader. Gorbachev was fifty four was he took office. When Gorbachev assumed power the Soviet Union was in a state of stagnation. Gorbachev wanted to reform the economy and modernize the political structure. In order to help the Soviet Union prosper Gorbachev introduced three policies of reform. These policies were glasnost, perestroika, and

The Eastern Orthodoxy is one of many Branches of Christianity that grew further apart from the Roman Catholic Church after the Council of Chalcedon, 451 CE over the disputes of the nature of Jesus or best known by the word filioque. The Eastern Orthodoxy have a firm belief that the Holy Spirit proceed from God the father alone, as the original Nicene Creed and that "...The father sends spirit at the intercession of the son. The son is, therefore an agent only in the procession of the Spirits (Hallam)."[1] Another reason the Orthodox grew further apart was because of their cultural differences, in the East the Orthodox used other languages than Latin in liturgy and readings on the Bible. It was clear that the Eastern Church had a linguistic

Russia, A Topic to be reckoned with no doubt. filled with rich history starting from The byzantine empire all the way to putin's communist rule,Russia has always from the beginning been a hard working country. During world world war II, Russian people we told by Stalin to Stay and fight the invading germans and if they tried to run a way they were shot, but of course russian people and their respect for their countuntry were more than happy to fight for their country alongside their troops. Amount here vigor and determination the people of russia were also storytelling enthusiasts

917 were hard and trying times for Russians all over the country. Russia had a horrible leader consequently when they needed a good one, with the war in progress etc. Times were changing, for the better and they needed a suitable person for the occasion. But they were stuck With Tsar Nicholas II. Its only reasonable to say that if they didn't have a rather pathetic Emperor then people wouldn't have wanted to change, meaning they wouldn't of revolutionized their country, themselves, the government and their attitudes. People evolve.

The investigation will answer the question, “To what extent was Mikhail Gorbachev a successful Soviet leader?” This question is significant because many of the people of the Soviet Union saw Gorbachev as one of their worst leaders, while the rest of the world had a positive image of the former Soviet leader. While Gorbachev did improve relations between the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War, his popularity among his own people plummeted. The success of a leader can be defined differently by the country and foreign countries. In order to understand how perspective dictates the success of a leader, it is important to understand why there are different perspectives to begin with. This question will analyze whether or not a leader can be considered successful if he/she is viewed in a negative image by his/her own country. One method to be used in this investigation is an examination of Baruch Hazan’s From Brezhnev to Gorbachev: Infighting in the Kremlin, which analyzes problems within the Soviet government and Gorbachev’s ascension to power. Another method employed is to analyze Mikhail Gorbachev and Zdeněk Mlynář’s Conversations with Gorbachev: On Perestroika, the Prague Spring, and

Eastern Europe is a region of treasure-filled resources and a rich history that dates back to many centuries. The enthusiasm for a new lifestyle in the post-Communist era has found a new reflection with a reconnection of music and arts festivals. Today, this region of Europe is celebrating their culture with a new identity, eagerly welcoming visitors from all parts of the world. Traveling around Eastern Europe can be a gratifying experience for those searching to learn more insight into the most important moments in the region's history. It can also be the ideal place to leave your worries behind while absorbing the mystical landscape as well as the genuine hospitality of a region slowly beginning