Anna Akhmatova Russian's Soul is Russian Truth "Russia can't be understood with mind"-this line from Fyodor Tyutchev's poem have become more than a mere aphorism to the Russians. ... Russia's history has for the most part been a history of losses and following attempts to bring back the bereavement. ... Russians 20 mln. are living outside the borders of Great Russia. ... Most likely Russians are experiencing the deepest crisis of their history now. ... History has shown Russia the fatality of the "right" and the "left" paths. ...

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there were many long terms and short terms causes of the Russian revolution: the opposition to the tsar,the abdication of the tsar,the social structures of the russian goverment, poverty,WW I, and so on, but the worl war I inevitably helped causes the others, the outbreak lasted from 1914 to 1918 and trigerrred chaos in Russia. ... The Bloody sunday might be regarded the most important event in the revolution. the massacre deeply shocked the Russian people.it chnaged Russian people opinions about the tsar,and helped trigerred rebells and strike all across Russia. By early 1917, the number o...

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The causes of the Russian Revolution of 1917 have been significantly misconceived and misconstrued in the annals of history because each analytic entity that places the events under its own scrutiny asserts its own absolute stance on the truth, with blindness towards other factors than theirs. ... Despite the conception of history that the Russian Revolution was caused by prevalent social and economic forces, it was truly effected by the state of anarchy in the Russian government and the ruthless opportunism and ideology of the Bolshevik Party enabling them to seize the reigns of power. .....

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The Russian Revolution The Russian revolution was caused by the continual breakdown of the governments in Russia and the incompetence and authoritarian views of its czars. ... The terrible defeat of Russia in the Crimean War in 1855 and 1856 exposed weaknesses of Russia's various organizations. The road to the Russian Revolution began with the end of the Crimean War in 1855. ... Had any one of those attempts at reform been genuine, history would have turned out quite differently; however, as we know, the Russian Revolution occurred in 1917. ... The worker population increased and R...

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Structural Change in Russia (1991-2001) In an attempt to measure structural change in Russia, it is important to notice that the transition from the centrally planned system to the market-based system severely disrupted the economy and the process of data collection. ... According to the above data, there is no strong evidence for structural change in Russia. ... Here is a brief history of the foreign debt progression since 1992. ... Years 1995-96, on another hand, marked a dramatic turn in Russia's history. ... But a drop in oil prices along with the Asian crisis pushed Russia into ...

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Overview of Russia's Economy over the last 5 years. Russia's economy has been anything but stable in the last 5 years. One of the major events in Russia's economic history for the past years was the crash of the ruble. ... In 1999 Russia's economy went from stable to bad like a chain reaction. ... By looking at the leading indicators for the last 2 years of Russia's economy we can forecast its economy in the upcoming 12 months. ...

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1 The History The first Russians came to America in the 17th century. ... On the other hand Russia got support from the US when Russia was attacked by Great Britain and France in 1855. ... In Fact, the "Russian Mafia" consists of people attending many ethnic groups, but hardly any Russians. ... Life is not easy for Russian-Americans. ... A majority thinks that Russian and communist is the same, a kind of misunderstanding or the Americans have not just learnt their own history. ...

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Russia has always seemed to have a rough and uneasy history littered with civil wars, coups, and ever-present change. Starting at a point in early Russian history, princes throughout Russia, or Kievan Rus as it was called at the time, would consistently feud with one another over power. ... Over the next almost 250 years, Russia's politics and religion would be severely impacted and take on revolutionary changes, equaled by almost no other period in Russian history. ... Throughout history it seems that whoever controls the money, controls the influence, and therefore controls the people...

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Neither the Chechen rebels or Russia are willing to negotiate, and Russia ironically resorts to terrorist tactics in their counterterrorism policies. ... The Chechens were recognized as a distinct people since the 17th century, and were independent until the Russian's invasion of the Caucasus in the 19th century (Chechnya: History). ... Russia's tactics fall in with tactics used throughout history by states that committed internal state terrorism. ... The Russian military also surrounds cities and towns to prevent people from leaving. ... This shows that there is a history of tr...

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Neither the Chechen rebels or Russia are willing to negotiate, and Russia ironically resorts to terrorist tactics in their counterterrorism policies. ... The Chechens were recognized as a distinct people since the 17th century, and were independent until the Russian's invasion of the Caucasus in the 19th century (Chechnya: History). ... Russia's tactics fall in with tactics used throughout history by states that committed internal state terrorism. ... The Russian military also surrounds cities and towns to prevent people from leaving. ... This shows that there is a history of tr...

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Still, the most powerful factor that set in motion this dark part of Russian history was the fact that Lenin created a State that was found on economics instead of politics. ... Not only is there blame to be placed on leaders and followers making victims out of who they saw fit, the centuries old history of hardships of Russian life resounds through the years to show how a country that could muster self-sacrificing desire for freedom and quality of life can become a land of persecution and death on a massive scale. Grossman writes that history itself is the history of human freedom. ... For th...

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There are many things that help shape Russian culture. The Russians use many artistic tools to express these influences. ... Russian literature has had a lasting effect on Russian arts. ... (Russian Literature, 2003) The Tale of Igor is the product of an anonymous author; however, it is one of Russia's first literary masterpieces. ... Russian literature has a rich influential history. ...

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In the 1900's, the Russians became a driving force in the art of ballet. ... Yet, before one can understand why the Russian Ballet changed 20th century dance for all of Western Civilization, there first must be a basic knowledge of the history of ballet. ... So when Petipa stepped out of Russia, he already had a well-known reputation as a dancer, thus preventing him from starting at the bottom as many of his fellow Russians were forced to in Europe. ... It is even believed that the center of ballet had moved from France to Russia (6). ... Each of these Russian dancers uniquely changed E...

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Volcanoes have no effect to Russia, they do erupt but they deliver no harm to anyone or damage any land. ... Russia is known to have a peninsula (Kamchatka Peninsula) being one of the most various and active volcanic areas in the world. ... Kamchatka Earthquake The highest magnitude earthquake in Russian history, with a magnitude of 9. ... The history of earthquakes in Russia- Russia has an average magnitude of 7.43 which is relatively high and is 12th in ranking of having the most seismic percentage being 2.1087% and their seismic activity. ... This earthquake then resulted into a big tsunami...

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The Russian Federation was the most developed of the formed nations. ... Industries, military, and ethnic groups that were once an intertwined network under the Soviet Union were shattered in one of the greatest economic crises of history. ... The book, "A History of Twentieth-Century Russia," was published by Robert Service in 1998 through the Harvard University Press. ... The value of this source is its extensive and detailed narrative, as it encompasses so many events from the Russian history, giving facts, evidence, and analysis. This makes it valuable in researching of the nation's...

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Besides China, the Mongols also conquered Russia. The Mongol-controlled Russian territory was called the "Golden Horde". ... Russia was a much decentralized region. ... The Mongols were long-term influential to Russia and left a deep negative mark on their history because the Mongols ruled Russia the longest. Today, Much of Russia and the Russian officials have an authoritarian attitude toward governing and that is because of the Mongolians had an authoritarian attitude. ...

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The Russian revolution is the fundamental political and social upheaval that erupted in the Russian empire in 1917. ... Russia being a backward Empire had many disadvantages for the Russian population. ... The Russian standard of living has increased greatly since 1917. The people are better housed, fed, and clothed than ever before in their history. ... By 1960 Russia claimed that illiteracy had been abolished. ...

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As Russian wasn't Joseph's first language, he learnt it by the time he was nine. ... Stalin changed the whole world's perception of USSR and for the first time in history Russia was getting influence in Europe and was incorporated with a lot of European events. ...

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Abstract The Soviet-Afghan war, in my opinion, is a very important and forgotten part of history. ... Some say that this war was Russia's very own version of Vietnam. ... Amin started to disagree with Russia on the idea of a total communist government, and began talks with the west. ... Their Knowledge of the mountain ranges and vast deserts of the country gave them the ability to successfully ambush Russian supply convoys, giving them access to Russian weapons and cutting supply lines to the Soviet Army. ... The almost 10 year war resulted in more than 30,000 Russian deaths and over 200,...

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This essay will talk about the Revolution of 1917 that took place in Russia. ... The main causes of the Russian Revolution are deep in Russia's history. ... Russia's badly organized and unsuccessful participation in the World War I made the people hate the bad government even more. ... Russia's casulaties in World War I were greater than any other country has ever lost in a war. ... The Bolshevik Party was a radical group of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party. ...

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Essay on Russia: Past, Present, and Future Where does one begin when discussing the history of Russia? ... Khrushchev's era saw something of a more liberal outlook on how things should be run in Soviet Russia. ... Many heads of state removed from their positions and substituted by Russians created very nationalist feelings. ... Present: Russia has been put through many sweeping reforms and changes to correct problems of the past. ... In my opinion the democratization of Russia occurred to quickly. ...

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There revolutions of 1905 and 1917 are both significant episodes in the history of Russia. ... The Russian people saw him as unreasonable and many despised his German wife, Alexandra. In January of 1904, Japan attacked the Russian fleet in the east, launching Russia into war. ... "Bloody Sunday" marked the beginning of unrest throughout Russia. ... Russian manpower was virtually inexhaustible. ...

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The Austrian ambassador to Serbia immediately left Belgrade and France, promising to support Russia if they went to war. ... On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia and France, ordering a general mobilization of the German mobility. 2. ... And after the war in 1919, there was a major breakthrough - women over 30 were allowed vote for the first time in American history. 4. ... The two revolutions occurred during harvest, enabling the Russian people to make money and feed their families. ... When Lenin returned to Russia, his goal was to get the Soviet's to give their power ba...

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The Bolsheviks seizes the power and leads Russia into a new era of its history. ... Russia, after the first revolution, was split into two opponent powers. ... It did not obtain the support from the people nor improved the situation in Russia. ... Russia was also impoverished after many years of war. ... Quite a pity for the Russian people this failure, now Russia went from one autocratic rule, through a failed democratic attempt, to another autocratic rule, the proletarian dictatorship ...

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So, they asked to Russia to help them to beat or save them. ... So, Russia said they will join it, but after Russia said that to Serbia, German joined it for the Serbia. ... Russia declread the war after the German like I said. of course, Russia wanted war as bussines, but they were not ready for the war in 1914 because of Japan-Russia war at 1904 to 1905. the dameged was so huge for Russia. As Russian expetcted, the war made them, Russian, are in chaos. Thus, they got Russia revolution in 1916. ...

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