Even the minor characters of the story symbolize relevance with Russian history. ... The pigs will openly expose themselves to be indistinguishable with man. ... The farm itself represents Russia, with its poor conditions and unjust leaders. ... As mentioned with the allegory, Old Major is the character of Karl Marx. He was a German scholar who lived in the nineteenth century, and an idealist who spent most of his life studying and writing about history and economics. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

With Lenin's Death in 1924 Stalin (after a political battle for the party) took on the responsibility of seeing Lenin's vision of a economically strong communist Russia through. ... With Stalin at the helm the USSR was truly born. ... "Industrialization, like collectivisation, was chiefly important to Stalin as an instrument with which to achieve increased totalitarian control" this level of control described by Hingley shows the level of personal control Stalin was able to achieve over Russia. ... Stalin was credited by the Russian people with the victory over the Nazi reg...

• Word Count: 1841
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It can be a case of simple geometry, in which A interacts with B: but in a more complex system such as that of Asia, with the presence of more than one major actor, each with their distinct, sometimes conflicting political agendas, the interaction between A and B will be likely to affect C or influenced by C. ... Let us begin with a simpler model of strategic geometry which existed in Europe during the Cold War. ... "The most well-known and widely debated triangle being the Sino-Soviet-US grouping with at least 4 possible configurations." ... In addition, five others also helped to shape S...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Church played a strong role in his early life: he lived with a priest and his schooling was religious. ... His mother worked hard to help him afford the tuition. ... It ends with Carl marx's stating "let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. ... Many people believed that the communist manifesto provided the blue print for communism and changed the future of economics and political development. ... Lenin worked most closely with Leon Trotsky in the Bolshevik take over of the government. ...

• Word Count: 2506
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School