The World War II

The Crimean war of 1853-1856 was fought at Crimean Peninsula, where Russia was fighting mainly against Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire. The war was known as a long bloody war, as a result of poor organisation, leadership and communication of both Russia and the allies. Russia also known as the ‘Police of Europe’ due to the Vienna Treaty of 1814 was responsible in keeping peace in Europe, but this all changed when

trying to siege the city of Caffa in Crimea. After a protracted effort the Mongol’s decided

The political and economic liberalization of Gorbachev’s glasnost and perestroika allowed “ethnic nationalism” to emerge as “a great mobilizing power…[while] the granting every Soviet ethno-nation its own state was viewed as natural, desirable, and democratic” in the eyes radical democrats in Moscow at the

Helga Arthur was born January 16,1943 right in the middle of the second World War II in Berlin Germany. When I was interviewing Helga she discussed how her parents were originally from Estonia and had lost everything which lead them to fled to Germany. But then Germany became unsafe when her father hear the communist were moving in and that there was the potential for Germany to be divided between the U.S , Britain and Russian. So Helga’s father got them forged german red cross papers and they escaped in the middle of the night through farm lands and keep going in the directions of where the Americans were. There was a tremendous amount of hunger along the way and the farmers that didn 't really want to help the people escaping the city because they did not want to get in trouble but Helga informed me that they could not say no to a hunger child so her parents and her got sheltering along their journey. After a perilous trip they mange to get themselves to Hesse Germany where there was a big American base. Helga mentioned at this time that her parents were both university educated and spoke multiple languages which was very good because her father ended up going to work for the American army and they hired him because he spoke English, Russian, Estonian, German, and a little bit of French which allowed him to support his family. The American soldiers were also extremely good to Helga’s family in terms of her father was able to bring home extra food at night which

“It was the intervention of the United States which decided the war in favor of the Entente, because of America’s immense military potential and its fresh troops.”

“I see nothing, I hear nothing, I say nothing. I was not even there!” Some people remember these words from Sgt. Schultz in the series Hogan’s Heroes, that ran from 1965 till 1971 on TV. Many people, when they hear someone is from Germany or is German, assume that these people are or have relations to the Nazi Regime. But only a few know, that during the World War II (WWII), there were a few German non-violent resistance groups. These groups tried to “fight” the Nazis from within. Just to mention a few, there was the student circle who called themselves the White Rose, another one was the Kreisau Circle, another group was The Swing Kids. But did these non-violent movement groups had any effects on the outcome of World War II?

Many, many people lived in a kind of poverty that would make the average American shudder - food shortages, inadequate housing, constant monitoring from an authoritarian government - you name it. The memories of those experiences have lasted, even though the Soviet Union has been dissolved for twenty-five years. Ukrainians especially suffered under the harsh regime, particularly under Stalin and his dekulakization and forced famine (Holodmor). The trauma of not having enough to eat has manifested itself in a few notable ways. After the Chernobyl disaster, the neighboring villages were evacuated because of the high levels of radiation. The word “radiation” did not penetrate the Ukrainian villagers, particularly the elderly, and many returned back to their land. They returned because it was their home, their source of food, something to call their own after years of not being able to “own” anything. I watched a documentary called Babushkas of Chernobyl which depicted the lives of these elderly villagers (mostly women) who returned. They did not express fear of radiation, and in fact were glad to be back on their land. This speaks to the effect of that trauma on their identity. We can see a Ukrainian identity built on the renewed desire for closeness to home and hearth, a fear of going without, a need to protect one’s family and

Germany as a country has had significant growth in accomplishment and durability since the destructive repercussions that resulted from the German involvement in World War II (WWII). After the war, the German economy crumbled, the nation was divided and the government was defeated soundly. Now, German economy is the 4th best worldwide, the government is thriving, and the formerly divided country is now unified. Yet even with all of these momentous achievements, the shadow of WWII still remains. Contemporary Germany has grown in stability and prosperity since World War II largely due to the German Pflichtbewuβtsein (sense of duty), and yet this stability and prosperity has been hindered by the current refugee crisis, particularly due to the remnant of the German role in WWII.

The Second World War (WWII) , was a war fought majoritively in Europe and Asia between 1939 to 1945. The Second World War was started from many issues that were left unresolved from the First World War, as well as the lasting effects of the Great Depression in the 1930's. Generally there are two conflicts which are thought to have started the Second World War; the invasion of China by the Japanese Empire in 1937, and the invasion of Poland by Soviet Russia and Germany in 1939. This war resulted in more deaths than other with around 500 million lives being lost.

When discussing Russia’s demographics, it is important to note that it is the largest country in the world, ranging across 17.1 million square kilometers. Russia thus has many different ethnic groups, languages, and religions. Russia’s reported population from 2017 is 143.9 million which includes over 170 ethnic groups designating as their nationalities. Russia’s major ethnic groups are Russian and Tatar with their languages being the top two as well. As for religion, Russians are mostly Russian Orthodox or Muslim, and the 2% are other Christians. To top it all off, “Russia has one of the best mass-education systems in the world, producing a literacy rate of 98%” (higher than most Western European countries) (O’Connor), consisting of primary school, secondary school, and higher education.

Demographic : Russian 81.5%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 3%, Chuvash 1.2%, Bashkir 0.9%, Belarusian 0.8%, Moldavian 0.7%, other 8.1% (Russia - Language, Culture, Customs and Etiquette)

The onset of the tension between Russia and its neighboring country Ukraine could date back to the 1920’s, when Ukraine became a part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. It was not until July 16, 1990, that Ukraine had declared sovereignty (Ukraine Fast Facts). While Ukraine had been with the USSR, they had developed historical and traditional cultural ties with Russia that are still concurrent today. Ukraine and Russia are very similar in many ways, but one of the major differences between them is not only their language, but the fact that Ukraine wants to become more like Western Europe and Russia wants to stick to old traditional values. When Ukraine had affirmed a desire to have closer ties with the European Union, Vladimir Putin proposed to buy $15 billion of Ukraine 's debt and reduce the price of natural gas supplied to the country in order to maintain that sphere of influence (Ukraine Fast Facts). Ukraine’s economic condition was not stable and making this agreement with Moscow would put Ukraine back on its feet. But in the end, Ukraine ended up signing the association agreement to draw ties with the European Union so that it can modernize with Western Europe and keep the country from being influenced by Russian policy.

World War II was one of the greatest struggles humanity has ever seen. This Second World War caused many lives to be lost, damaged personal properties and was expensive, for a great deal of money was required to maintain a country’s military strength. The numbers for those that have passed, been wounded or gone missing during the war could never be calculated precisely; though it has been estimated that more than 55 million lives perished. Many historians have traced the causes of World War II to the problems left unsolved by the First World War (1914-1918). World War I and the treaties that ended it also created new political and economic problems. Forceful leaders and dictators in several countries (Germany, Italy, and

Leo Tolstoy, a famous Russian novelist, was born on his father’s estate in Russia. He went to the University of Kazan and later joined an artillery regiment. He took part in the Crimean War in 1854 and when the war was over; he resigned from his commission and went abroad. There he hoped to find something different from Russia; but to his great disappointment, he found poverty and ignorance.

The history of Russian are very ancient .In fact ancient Russian are not ‘‘Russian’’ because firstly they invested in these cities. In 882 he gained restrain of Kiev , firstly the empire formed of a uniform , family state in the area. By, Ogles great goudas Vladimir I and ruler of a empire that extended to as for south as the chunk ocean , Vladimir cautious careful a number of obtainable faiths an determined upon Greek accepted view. When Russian attack the Afghanistan in 1991 then his many state are separated because Russian faces economic trade problem, Russia not only lost war in Afghanistan paid huge amount in return,