The Significance Of The Role Of Individuals In The Creation & Development Of The Communist State, 1917 – 53 Russia as a communist state was undoubtedly, even if only on a local level, shaped by the collective. ... The Kronstadt mutiny is an example Christopher Read uses to justify the lengths that Lenin was willing to go to, to protect the revolution and the newly established communist state. "The Fate of the Kronstadt mutiny, in which protest against communist political monopoly was paramount, shows Lenin's determination to preserve communist political power beyond any shadow ...

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The fall of the Communist regime in the Soviet Union was more than a political event. ... After the death of Stalin in 1953 Nikita Khrushchev became First Secretary of the Communist party. ... March 1985 marks a turning point in the Communist rule of Russia. ... He immediately resigned as Communist party general se! ... Under the Communist Regime there were immense social problems. ...

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The fall of the Communist regime in the Soviet Union was more than just a political event. ... The penetration of the Communist regime into every facet of life left the Russian people with little democratic traditions. ... Stalin controlled most of the political power in Russia and began a series of purges to remove all non-Communists from office. ... After Stalin's death in 1953, Khrushchev became First Secretary of the Communist Party. ... March 1985 marks a turning point in the Communist rule in Russia. ...

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Industrialisation was the primary goal of Lenin and Stalin, as well as many communist party members. ... The Soviet government saw this and other signs as an indication of an anti-Communist conspiracy. ... Stalin's socialism in one country' had mixed support with some communists siding with it and other preferring the idea of spreading the revolution as promoted by Trotsky. ... Under the N.E.P industrial production was very disappointing to many communists. ... The five-year plans presented an opportunity to Stalin to glorify him at the foundations of the communist party. ...

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Although they represent heroic communist figures, Gleb and Dasha Chumalov, are not simply mouthpieces of the communist ideology; they are realistic and represent the truthful inner conflict a typical Soviet citizen was experiencing at the time. ... While this description alone represents a strictly idealized communist, Gladkov goes further to describe the pain Gleb experiences as well upon his arrival, particularly when he becomes nostalgic about his previous relationship with his wife, Dasha. ... Alongside the image of a strong, communist worker is that of a typical husband desiring the comfo...

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Ideological struggle between Capitalism and Communism was a definitive fact that stimulated rivalry: the USSR wanted to shape the future and reconstruction of the East in relation to the communist ideology; while the USA wanted post-WWII world scenario to be shaped by capitalist ideas. ... Historian André Fontaine, moreover, sees the starting point of the war in 1917 with the Bolshevik Revolution, and suggests that it was mainly due to the aggressive policies of the USSR in foreign policy, dictated by its Communist ideology. ... This was written before Karl Marx's Das Capital or th...

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Critics of the agreements that each nation's leaders negotiated hold that it partitioned the world into both communist and non-communist spheres. ... Stalin gave his assurances that Poland and other countries of Eastern Europe then occupied by the Red Army would not be subjected to communist control witho! ... Neither leader had suspected that Stalin intended that all Popular Front governments in Europe would be taken over by communists. ... He insisted on the communist dominated Polish Committee of National Liberation that had proclaimed itself the "provisional government of National U...

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China became a part of the Soviet and Eurasian geopolitics under the communist rule. ... Such cooperation advantages and benefits were not available in Communist Soviet Union. ... NATO and European Union accept new members from the communist bloc and develop their internal policy towards Russia. ... Political leadership according to China is not connected with spreading a communist social model all over the world. ... New essence of Chinese geopolitics was created during XVII Congress of the Communist party. ...

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In some way he saw the direction Russia was heading before it knew it was heading that way, predicting some of the events and policies of Communist Russia. ... Russia is the first country to experience the Communist yoke and wake up to survive it; despite the continued reign of Communist tyranny in Russia, atheism has not captured the soul of Russia. ...

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For example, before Mao Tse-tung led his Peoples" Liberation Army to victory in China, his forces had been provided with military and technical support through Communist International (Comintern). ... The countries allied with the United States were all democratic nations while those in the east were communist. ... It prevented the communist ideas of the east from coming into the democratic west. ...

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Joseph Stalin was the soviet communist leader who's passing molded an era, and whose iron rule determined the lives of millions of people. Considering that he shaped the direction of post-World War II Europe, we may regard him as the most powerful person to live during the 20th century. Joseph Sta...

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World War I and the Russian Civil War led to the establishment of a Communist government in Russia, which leveraged its tight control on the film industry in order to forge unity amongst all social classes. ... The Bolsheviks eventually defeated the White Army and became the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. ... A firm Communist believer, Vertov spread the ideas of everyone in society receiving the same benefits and being equally important to a functioning society. Vertov made Man with Movie Camera so Russia as a whole could apply the revolutionary communistic ideals and work together as on...

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After the war, the Bolsheviks renamed themselves the Communist Party, and declared Russia the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. ... After Germany fell, he used Red Army troops to forcibly install Communist governments in Eastern Europe and further his country's interests around the world. ... This was a turning point in Stalin's relationship with the rest of the Communist Party. ...

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With the leadership of Lenin and his supporters, such as Trotsky, the Bolsheviks were successful in creating a new communist state, even in the face of its own civil war in 1918. ... Trotsky's Red Guards, an exceptionally well trained private army devoted to the Bolshevik revolution, played a crucial part in the seizure and maintenance of power in the newly named Communist government. ... Eventually, the Bolshevik revolution was completely successful in creating a new Russian communist state. ...

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He perceived the significance of social and cultural changes, remarking that "Our communist work among the masses of women, and our political work in general, involves considerable educational work among the men.... This decision created a divide within the Bolshevik party, as it wasn't true to a communist scaffold; Lenin said to go ahead they must "step back", despite the fact that it was a, communist system. ...

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In 1917 after the overthrowing or the Russian czar Stalin was able to return where as a result of the February and October revolutions he was named Commissar of nationality affairs of the communist party. 1918 was Stalin's time to shine as a military power, he served as a general of the red army in a civil war which lasted for 3 years, Lenin then appointed him commissar of the workers and peasants. In 1922 Lenin gave Stalin the position of General secretary of the central committee of the communist party, This position gave Stalin the power to appoint people were loyal to him key jobs...

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The war had created a powerful opposition to the Soviets and the pro-communist Afghan army. ... Amin started to disagree with Russia on the idea of a total communist government, and began talks with the west. ...

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The song, "Beasts of England" is literally an anthem about the utopian dream of the farm animals being free from Jones, but in an allegorical sense, it represents the "Communist Internationale". ... This newspaper spread support for Stalin and his communist regime, communicating with the public to convince them that the soviet was treating them well and that their leader was providing the best for them. ...

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RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONARY AVANT-GARDE The avant-garde way of life prospered in Russia directly following the Revolution of 1917, generating one of the most awe-inspiring art movements of the twentieth century. Assembling an entirely new government, the Bolsheviks gave free reign to the Russian avan...

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The Bolshevik party (renamed Communist Party in 1919) attempted to come to terms with the reality of power over a period of conflict during which they were forced to resort to authoritarian measures. ...

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For example, when the British foiled the attempts of seizing power by the communists in Greece, Stalin indignantly agreed with Churchill's attempts, which gave the signal that the West should not have any right of questioning any actions that would be adopted in Bulgaria and Romania. ... However, for all its disrepute, it should not be acknowledged that the 'percentages agreement' is decisive for the Balkans' political future as a whole, and Stalin's subsequent policies demonstrated that he wanted to push the British out of Eastern Europe completely, depending on the ...

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Estimates for atheism alone range from 200 million to 240 million, however most of these estimations come from China and Russia alone, where communist takeovers have often changed the cultures and religious affiliations of the peoples. ...

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On October 7, 1957, the Space Age officially began. The USSR had sent a satellite, "Sputnik", into orbit around Earth. The journey lasted less than 100 minutes, but it was a landmark occasion nonetheless and the Soviet Union had sent a message to the capitalist world. Aboard Sputnik was a radio tra...

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Despite the obvious communist incentives of the revolutionary thought such as the abolition of redemption payments, such economic policies only brought Russia into " a state of ruin" as Lenin claimed. ... The originally communistic goals of the revolution when implemented caused great economic problems such as famine, so capitalistic policies had to be introduced to fix up the problems that they caused with their Marxist principles. ...

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Alongside this the Communist Party and political opponents, such as Kirov, were a minor driving force. ... Communist dissidents were a key external element of the purges, however Stalin's decision to implement and enforce this terror was the most important component of division within the Soviet Union during this time. ...

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