In 1992-1993, the government began to print money and lend credit at a rapid pace. ... Russia was forced to declare a debt default and the government placed a moratorium on all payments. ... Yeltsin introduced the shares-for-loans program which was meant to sell off government property. ... Meanwhile the government failed to gain the planned profit from the sale of state enterprises and property. ... Political corruption and crime rates rose when the change of governments took place. ...

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On the other hand Russia got support from the US when Russia was attacked by Great Britain and France in 1855. ... The US government thought that the Russians were spies or a sort of comintern member. ... In Fact, the "Russian Mafia" consists of people attending many ethnic groups, but hardly any Russians. ... The CRA (Congress of Russian Americans) is an organization that tries to improve the life of Russians in the US. ... Life is not easy for Russian-Americans. ...

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This is because there was competition in the new Russian society. ... The Russians need to move toward educational reforms with specific guidelines to push the educational system forward, and help Russia look to the future. ... In comparison to the United States, Russia is completely different. ... But during that time in Russia education was not the priority. ... So while Russia is receiving the opportunity for growth, government which is non existent is needed. ...

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LENIN"S ROLE IN THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION. ... In 1917 after emerging as premier of the Soviet Government his fame and fortune grew overnight. ... They saw the advantage of letting Bolshevik's and other socialists go back to Russia and make trouble for the newly in place provisional government. On the 27 March they left on a German train, funded by the German government for Russia. ... It was at this time that circumstances for the Provisional government worsened. ...

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He then had everyone involved with the assassination and anyone close to Kirov put on trial and found guilty of conspiracy to overthrow the government (Purge 2). ... In 1937 a second purge trial would take place that consisted of the prosecution of seventeen leftwing defendants for "conspiracy against the government" (Purge 2). ... This terror would eventually become a major downfall of the Russian Communist government. ... Any critique of Stalin or the Russian State was swiftly squashed. ... "The Russian gulags were Stalin's punishment for any crime that was committed against him or ...

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The events changed Russia completely and brought the people a new form of government. ... After the Tsar had stepped down from power the Duma set up a new government, but it couldn't manage the problems that Russia had. ... As the Duma's government became weaker the power of the Soviets became stronger. ... In October 1917 the Bolsheviks took over the government in Russia and Lenin became the most powerful man in the country. ... The people of Russia had become increasingly angry with the government's indifference to their suffering. ...

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During the year 1917, two revolutions took place in Russia. ... This brought the Czarism in Russia to an end. ... The Allied powers soon recognized the provisional government; it was considered the 'legal successor' to the Czarist government. ... Thus a Dual Power was established by the revolution, namely the Provisional Government and the government of the Soviets of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies. ... However Kerensky's new coalition Government soon grew unpopular. ...

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Bismarck wanted to protect Austria-Hungary from possible Russian attacks which would eventually occur because Russia attacked Turkey. ... Two years later the Germans and Austro-Hungarians realized that Russia wouldn't attack them if they let Russia join their Alliance. ... The assassin was believed to be to have ties with a terrorist group in Serbia, this led to the conclusion that the Serbian government was behind the murder . ... World War ended between Russia and Germany with Russia surrendering because it could not take the cost of war any more .Germany and Russia signed the Treaty o...

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Alexandra began to trust his opinion on an ever-widening range of issues, to the point where he was advising her, while Nikolai was at war, on the hiring and firing of government ministers. ... He is a professor of Russian history at the State University of New York at Binghamton. He was also the author for the several books on Russia, most of them highly regarded. ... As oppose to Fall of the Romanovs Sidney Harcave's Years of the Golden Cockerel does not use any specific additional documents (letters, diary extracts, government telegrams), which could help the reader to understand the s...

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Hackers cost governments, corporations, and even normal people billions of dollars per year. ... One Russian hacker spent a few years bleeding money from the Citibank corporation here in the states from his cozy little house in Russia. ... Because of the slow response of the bureaucracy, Russia has bred many hackers. (Caryl, par. 7) Russian hackers do not tamper with systems in Russia, because the Police take swift and vicious revenge for such actions. ... (Scheir, par. 10) It is for these reasons that medical facilities computer security procedures are second only to the government'...

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Why was there Revolution in Russia in March 1917? There were many reasons for a revolution in Russia in March 1917. ... Russia in the early 20th century covered a huge area that was a large proportion of the Asian continent and one very powerful man, the Tsar Nicholas II, ruled it all. ... After this the people wanted their own government so they could have power over the things like the price of bread and their wages, so Nicholas gave them a political institution called the Duma. ... As the First World War continued into 1917, ordinary Russian people too were becoming downhearted, as their s...

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He wouldn't attack Russia nor would he agree to enter Vietnam, which many of his adversaries and supporters believed he should. ... The government knew exactly what they had to do to get their war. ... Only the government had the power to allow Oswald out of the country to become a Russian citizen. Then the government allowed him to return to the U.S. with a Russian wife without the usual red tape. ... Kennedy saved us from war with Russia, Cuba and also would have saved the nation of the disastrous Vietnam War. ...

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Peasants and workers revolted in an elemental and anarchic rebellion, ultimately turning a large-scale strike and bringing the government, economy, and all public services to a complete halt. ... In 1900, the Czar and his government had not decided how to treat its peasants. ... In the bottom of the peasant's heart, he or she carried a deep, imbedded bitterness and hatred for the government. ... They had acted as an effective government for a short period of time. After the revolution, Russia had...

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The Red Terror in Russia differs from the genocide in Germany. ... In Russia the newly instated government used terror to maintain the recent change in the state. ... Lenin introduced the Cheka the Russian secret police similar to the SS. ... (O"Kane 1991 166) The Terror symbolised the change in government the previous government of Cuba had been tortures and murderers convicted of war crimes Castro's government promised a more humane government the terror symbolised a purging of the system. ... Terror more often than not springs from revolution as seen in China an R...

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In George Orwell's novel, "1984," it shows a world of deep government control. ... Social aspects of a person are to help the government either by rallies or time spent in activities. ... The government uses some methods that monitor and controls society. ... Russia) would go as far to go to attain and gain more power. Re writing history was what was done in Russia when Stalin was in Power as many other government controlled methods mention in 1984. ...

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In Russia, there were many food shortages which caused the people to demonstrate and then the Russian soldiers refused to suppress them and the leaders demanded that Nicholas transfer his power to parliamentary government because everything was getting out of control. Soviet workers and soldiers formed a special committee and established a government. ... Many lessons can be learned by reading Animal Farm that can help countries and governments around the world from making mistakes in wielding their power against their people. If a population is suppressed and not allowed ...

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In Russia, there were many food shortages which caused the people to demonstrate and then the Russian soldiers refused to suppress them and the leaders demanded that Nicholas transfer his power to parliamentary government because everything was getting out of control. Soviet workers and soldiers formed a special committee and established a government. ... Many lessons can be learned by reading Animal Farm that can help countries and governments around the world from making mistakes in wielding their power against their people. If a population is suppressed and not allowed to accumulate things ...

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Moreover, he was called to face a population that had learned to live in fear of the government and that didn't trust the government's promises and actions. ... With these policies, Gorbachev planned to modernize Russia. ... He also encouraged the Russian population to express themselves. ... CNN Interactive (Russian Archive). ... Available: http://www.cnn.com Everything about Russia. ...

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They obtained it from Russia years ago. ... If the government decides to install a system on both Airforce one and Marine One, that is $6 million of taxpayer money. ... Russia and China the two other big superpowers will go on alert because the U.S is spending Billions to protect itself from tiny nations that can easily be defeated, nations whose government has no desire to attack the U.S. ... What is going to happen in Afghanistan when the U.S "helps" to set up a temporary government? ... The U.S did help to set up the new Israeli government and now it is on thin ice. ...

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Russia issued a new currency, which caused trouble in Berlin. Russia imposed a blockade of western Berlin, which lasted eleven months. ... Russia moved entire German factories from Germany to Russia. ... In 1954, the Russian Government made East Germany and independent state with power to make its own internal affairs. ... The new government had no intention of changing the Federal Republic Governments policy towards the East. ...

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The Russian revolution progressed in much the same way, and its causes are rooted deep in Russian history. ... The inefficiency of only taxing the lower estates showed in the government's budget. ... By the 1795, the government had passed into the hands of the five-main directory. ... Local governments became highly centralised. ... The disturbances Russia experienced over the next five days were unprecedented and soon a Provisional Government was established to replace the Tsar and his ministers. ...

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As the WWI started, the Young Turkish government started a war with Russia. ... But since some Armenians were fighting against Turkish troops - and therefore other Armenians since there were Armenians in Turkish side - the Turkish government feared that Armenians in the Empire would join the Russian enemy. ... The Turkish government today denies the Genocide charges. ... France, Russia, Greece, Argentina, EU parliament are on the list. ... Turkish government would do itself a favour to accept the charges. ...

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He grew up in a time when war was the accepted norm of Russia. ... Christianity drove him to believe that Official Nationality was the path towards Russian salvation, and only under this system could Russia maintain order. ... Police held Russia under a microscope, in a coup like state. ... Before long the Russian Empire reconquered the nation, and Poland became an invisible part of the Russian Empire. ... The entire machinery of government came to be permeated by the military spirit of direct orders, Absolute obedience, and precision. ...

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Since Russia did not own any land or power in the US/Cuban region, Castro offered the Russians a chance to extend their sphere of influence. ... Of course, the American government did not accept this situation readily. ... Once again, he turned to Russia for aid. ... For years now, the US was sending nuclear missiles to friendly countries around Russia in order to halt any Russian expansionism, and the Russians were more than eager to return the favor. ... Just about every organization that supplies or is hired by the government to build weapons. ...

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Within hours the government had arrested their man, Lee Harvey Oswald, and there was no doubt he was guilty; he was convicted immediately in the court of public opinion. ... It has now become clear through further investigation that the FBI, CIA and secret service and other government agencies did not actually kill their president, but were involved in the plot, protected the real assassins and hid their knowledge of the event. ... Nearly the entire staff of the Warren Commission, authors of an official report done by the government displaying the conclusions of the Kennedy Assassination, wa...

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