Changes In Russia

There are also the patterns of Russia’s political development of what happened in the past maybe completely accidental under the Tsarist or Soviet systems. Hence, the question remains with all they emerging Russian governments, has the autocracy of governance changed over the last century. That being said, Russian political development has been shaped by the same set of factors that influence the

Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Putin are two of the most famous and influential figures of Russian history. Joseph Stalin’s iron fist ruled Russia from the mid-1920’s until his death in 1953. Under Stalin’s totalitarian government, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics played a pivotal role in several major conflicts, including World War II and the Cold War. Stalin’s main goal seemed to be expanding Russia and spreading the influence of communism. Contrastingly, Vladimir Putin has held power from 1999 to the present day. Under his government, Russia became increasingly corrupt with more aspects of a totalitarian government. Nevertheless, the Russian economy has grown at a steady rate of about seven per cent per year and poverty in Russia was halved. His overarching goal seems to be returning Russia to its former Soviet glory. Although definite differences exist between the two leaders, both leaders aim to expand Russia’s borders and power.

The Russian Revolution was one of the most dramatic governmental shifts in European history. Before the Russian Revolution, Russia was an Autocracy. Tsar Nicholas II had succeeded Tsar Alexander III, his father, on May 26, 1896. However, Nicholas II’s rule took a turn for the worst rather quickly. After the Russian people lost faith in the tsar, they began to form strikes and riots. The Russian Revolution had effected World War I, caused the Russian Civil War, brought Russia a new way of thinking, and shaped Russia’s involvement in World War II.

In the early years of the 20th century, Russia was still rules by a Czar. This changed during World War I. The Russians were suffering tremendously from their continued participance in the Great War. The ones who suffered most were the working class citizens of Russia. Eventually, the workers had had enough, and in 1917, Russia underwent two revolutions. The result was the emergence of a communist country at

A new change could only result by the passage of time and simply letting the old guard die off before new ideas were reintroduced to Russia. “Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) was the dictator of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1929 to 1953. Under Stalin, the Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower. However, he ruled by terror, and millions of his own citizens died during his brutal reign.”

The social organisation in Russia was changed radically once the Bolsheviks seized power. Women and men became equal, maximum eight-hour day was implemented, workers insurance was established and everyone became equal as class distinctions were abolished. Even so, harsh standards of living had to be endured under the policy of war communism- the brutality of the new government quickly became apparent with the Red Terror. The Communists under the

1917-1918, the Russian Revolution emerged centering around two essential events: the February Revolution, in which the Czar was overthrown, and the October Revolution, in which the Bolsheviks took over power resulting in the creation of the world’s first communist country led by Vladimir Lenin. This resulted to the brutal, cruel and bloody Civil War. What was left was an extreme regime that was to rule Russia until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, which also meant the end of communism. Despite the creation of an extreme regime including suppression, forced labor camps, execution of people with different ideologies, bribes etc., the communists had a great goal at first. The Communist Party wanted to achieve social and financial equality in a classless and stateless society in which the fulfillment of human needs including satisfying work and an equal share of benefit derived from labor was essential.

One of the events that contributed to the changes to the Russian population was World

1917-1918, the Russian Revolution emerged centering around two essential events: the February Revolution, in which the Czar was overthrown, and the October Revolution, in which the Bolsheviks took over power resulting in the creation of the world’s first communist country led by Vladimir Lenin. This resulted in the brutal, cruel and bloody Civil War. What was left was an extreme regime that was to rule Russia until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, which also meant the end of communism. Despite the creation of an extreme regime, including suppression, forced labor camps, execution of people with different ideologies, bribes etc., the communists had a great goal at first. The Communist Party wanted to achieve social and financial equality in a classless and stateless society in which the fulfillment of human needs including satisfying work and an equal share of benefit derived from labor was essential.

How the Russian Revolution Changed the Lives of People in Different Social Groups in Russian Society

Russia has been around since 800 b.c. and has seen the rise and fall of many bad leaders as well as the rise and fall of many different good political leaders (“A brief history of Russia”, 2005). Since the Soviet era, Russia has had an extraordinary outburst of social and cultural change (“A brief history of Russia”, 2005). Russia developed radical styles of constructivism, futurism, and supremacism during this time. In 1924, there was a struggle for power in the Communism party after Lenin’s death (“A brief history of Russia”, 2005). During the latter half of the decade, a victor emerged and that was Stalin. He immediately dictated the way agricultural lands were collectivized, creating large, state-run farms. Industrial development was pushed along at breakneck speed, and production was almost entirely diverted from consumer products to capital equipment. Stalin repressed religion, closing churches, destroying them and converting

Abstract This paper will analyze how World War I has caused changes in how Russia functions socially, economically, and politically. It will start out by noting the prewar conditions of Russia and whatever problems that already existed and may be amplified by World War I. Next, the conditions in Russia during the war will be examined, including what problems got worse, what may have been resolved, and what new problems occurred because of the war. The causes and effects of the Russian revolution will be analyzed.

In 1917, two revolutions completely changed the fabric of Russia. First, the February Russian Revolution ousted the Russian monarchy and established a Provisional Government. Then in October, a second revolution placed the Bolsheviks as the leaders of Russia, culminating the creation of the world's first communist country (Rosenburg 2009).

The ideologies in Russia brought about many changes and reforms progressing as it went on, this was a main contribution to the making of modern Russia reducing the role of war.

The first thing that should be taken into account when evaluating the Russian political system - is pronounced personification of power. The Russian system has not so much institutional as personalistic character. This feature is deeply rooted in the historical tradition since the days of autocracy. Personality of the monarch was putting a distinct imprint on the character of the reign - not only on its direction (variation of reformism and conservatism), but also on the style of ruling, management practices (Shevtsova, 2005). And this feature is preserved later in the Soviet and post-Soviet times: not surprisingly Russian history of XX - early XXI centuries is clearly associated with the names of Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Gorbachev, Yeltsin and Putin. Russian public opinion is clearly in need of power be personified.