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    the ideas of Karl Marx. Marx believed that at some point in time, all societies end up being communist which can only be accomplished through revolution. In the early 1900s, Russian was governed by the Bolshevik party led by Vladimir Lenon. Stalin came into power after Lenin died and shortly thereafter, he began executing all those who he believed posed some kind of threat to his power. In Darkness at Noon, this is exactly what happened to the protagonist, Nicolas Rubashov. He was an elite in the

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    Animal Farm Irony

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    Napoleon, representing admirers of Stalin both inside and outside the USSR such as Maxim Gorky, i Old Major is based upon both Lenin and Marx — Old Major is the inspiration which fuels the rest of the book. Though it is a positive image, Orwell does slip some flaws in Old Major. As a socialist, Orwell agreed with some of Karl Marx's politics, and respected Vladimir Lenin. However, the satire in Animal Farm is not of Marxism, or Lenin's revolution, but of the corruption that occurred later. Old Major

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    Paul Samuelson’s Erroneous Prediction of Soviet Growth Paul Samuelson, the regarded Neo-Keynesian who among other well-received publications gifted the world it’s most popular economic textbook, which provided the world’s scholars an innovative, comprehensive catalogue of economic ideas. Millions of successful sales, and publication in various languages only cemented its dominance in the textbook and educational industry. This great success was not without some blunders, however. Starting in his

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    Soviet law, likewise called communist law, law created in Russia after the socialist seizure of energy in 1917 and forced all through the Soviet Union in the 1920s. After World War II, the Soviet lawful model likewise was forced on Soviet-commanded administrations in eastern and focal Europe. Afterward, administering socialist gatherings in China, Cuba, North Korea, and Vietnam received varieties of Soviet law. Soviet law, which changed profoundly amid its over 70 years of advancement in the Soviet

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    Theory Of Joseph Stalin

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    Joseph Stalin was born and raised in Poverty in 1878 and died the most powerful and feared man in the world (Pauley, p.58, 2014). Stalin was a Georgian-born Soviet who governed the Soviet Union as its dictator from 1922 until his death in 1953 (Pauley, p.54, 2014). Stalin had a cruel upbringing and from an early age he associated with the bullies in his neighborhood, although he was unusual as he was someone with a hunger to learn (Dervin, p.90, 2008). Stalin’s younger years involved “retaliating

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    the question ‘why did the political power in Russia shift to the Bolsheviks’? Since the revolution in 1905 Russia was becoming progressively more democratic, distributing power throughout the political sphere. This came to an abrupt halt when Vladimir Lenin was put into power by the Bolshevik takeover of the Provisional Government. Many authors have had different takes on this event. Two particularly interesting ones were Arthur Mendel and John D. Basil. Their pieces On Interpreting the Fate of Imperial

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    The incompetence of the Provisional Government (PG) and the Guomindang (GMD) made a considerable contribution to the outbreak of revolution in Russia (Oct 1917) and China (1949). Both the PG and GMD were relatively new forms of government placed in power to resolve longstanding issues such as low standards of living and significant needs for reform. As a result, Russia had removed its Tsarist system in February earlier that year and China also expelled its dynastic system to become a Republic in

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    example; in this situation, Napoleon had eliminated Snowball because they often argued and had many disputes (Orwell 71). Similarly, Joseph Stalin had purged Trotsky out of the Soviet Union because of the power struggle between the two, after Vladimir Lenin had died (Krieger 201). Moreover, before Snowball’s expulsion, Napoleon had him arrested and portrayed him as a threatening figure; “Snowball… was no better than a criminal” (Orwell 69). Similarly, Stalin and his followers arrested Trotsky because

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    Ballet's Impact On Ballet

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    Ballet, an expression of artistry, strength, and powerful messages, was a source of entertainment and an outlet for political leaders in the 20th century. Ballet has changed greatly throughout centuries, molding to the political system and shaping the way ballet is portrayed and used today. Much of the change that was made to ballet was during the Cold War in the Soviet regime. This paper researches based on the question: How was ballet greatly affected in Russia during the Cold War and the Soviet

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    socialism within one country, and the hypocritical actions done by Stalin during his reign. Joseph Stalin was a man who craved power. Unlike Trotsky, Stalin gained his power through others, specifically through fear and alliances. After the death of Vladimir Lenin in

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