Basic desires existed for those on both sides of the barbed wire, but neither those within nor outside the camps admitted that they all had an equal right to freedom. ... These three ordinary individuals were in charge of determining who became counted among that number, and thusly who died. ... Grossman writes that the same eager desire for the Western philosophy of freedom that had prompted so many Russians to cast of the chains of tsarism away left the path of freedom open for a man like Lenin. ... Not only is there blame to be placed on leaders and followers making victims out of who they ...

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Although foreign investment in Russia has started to flow more consistently, the overall growth of investments by foreigners is far from desired. ... The infrastructure in places other than the main Russian cities is far from desired and is one of the main deterrents for both domestic as well as overseas businessmen to invest in the country. ... In this attack nearly 150 people died. ...

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The author of the Maker's of the Western Tradition, summarizes her memoirs by saying, "Although it was widely believed that Catherine had some complicity not only in the rebellion, but in the death of her husband as well, perhaps even ordering his murder, her account clearly states that Peter died of natural causes." She mentions in her memoirs," She never wanted, wished, or desired anything but the success of this nation and her whole life will be employed for the sole purpose of furthering the welfare and happiness of the Russian people." ...

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Alongside the image of a strong, communist worker is that of a typical husband desiring the comforting love of his wife. ... Motya, Gleb's neighbor, is left devastated after her children all die from starvation; nearly all the factory workers have abandoned their posts, and the factory-the heart and pride of the proletariat-is nearly abandoned. ... Likewise, she loses her nurturing qualities: she no longer takes care of the house, which is described as, " where the mice have fouled where the cozy fire has died now swarm with the stinking vermin" (Gladkov 27). ... As a result of ...

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Lenin was a Marxist revolutionary with the desire to create a socialist Russia. ... Russia continued into a spiraling path away from true Marxist idealism as Lenin died and Stalin gained control of the Central Committee. ...

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From their point of view we were all created from the earth, we dwell on the earth, ad when we die we become part of the earth once again. ... We do not know, with full clarity, their desires or motivations; we cannot know, or never be sure that we know, what they know" (Abram 10). ... The earth is not acknowledged as having a direct significance on everyday life, therefore a majority of western cultures have lost the ability, or do not desire, to have a close relationship with earth. ...

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But the kulaks were essentially a figment of Marxist propaganda (there existed no real difference between these "wealthiest" peasants and all other peasants), and collectivization reaped disaster--the government persecuted and killed the peasantry, famine swept the country, and as many as ten million may have died. ... He seems to have been contemplating further anti-Semitic measures, and possibly a purge of his associates in the Party, when he died on March 5, 1953. ...

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Roosevelt's stance at the Yalta Conference can be explained by what he said to Francis Spellman, archbishop of Boston, in September of 1943, "There is no point to oppose the desires of Stalin, because he has the power to get them anyhow. ... He died not truly knowing the consequences of what he had actually done. ...

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The War Departments study concludes, "the Japanese leaders had decided to surrender and were merely looking for sufficient pretext to convince the die-hard Army Group that Japan had lost the war and must capitulate to the Allies....

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However, she died suddenly on November 17th, 1796, therefore leaving the manifesto to not be disclosed and granting Paul the throne. ... It also was solely between the two of them, not their diplomats or council members, therefore representing the one on one face time Napoleon desired to have with Alexander. ...

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Background and During the Cooling of Relations The Second World War drastically changed the political map of the world, and especially the European continent. The basic premises of the new alignment of the world developed in the final stages of the war. The anti-Hitler coalition, the main role which played the great powers - the US, the USSR, England, and at the last stage of the war France - increasingly reflect the new balance of power in the world. Neither Britain nor France, nor even, defeated Germany could not play in the post-war period of the previous role of the guarantor of balance a...

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Today, many people are informed about nationalism. It becomes an actual political topic for debates nowadays. But, few people got down to the core of nationalism, how it aroused and developed. Some scholars think that nationalism emerged when the first people appeared in the World. The others belie...

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