The apogee of the conflict so-called "Cold War" is set in 80s and Ronald Reagan's challenge towards the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.2 The tension grew and was caused by imposed on Moscow arms race, commonly called the program "star wars".3 Although no one could have expected that, it was the beginning of the end of the Soviet Empire. ... The year 2001 was extremely important for both USA and Russia political life. ... Attacks at World Trade Center were a watershed and a huge shock for the whole West as well as for Russia. ... Worth mentioning is a fact that at that time ...

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In 1902 Joseph was arrested for his revolutionary actions and exiled to Siberia but escaped 2 years later and returned to Georgia. ... In January 1924 Lenin died, the country was led by 5 people: Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Lev kamenev ,Grigori Zinoviev and Nikolai Bukharin. ... He even went as far as to kill important officers in the soviet army. ... After World War 2 , the other world leaders thought Stalin would change the way he ruled his country but he went back to his harsh ruling ways. ... Truman the President of the U.S.A after reciving surveilence of the Russian missle batterys in cub...

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Workers soviets, unions and Zemstvo played an important role in the early development of Russia. ... Even if the focus had not been there, the movement would have continued to exist"[2]. ... Russia the once gain basket of the world was reduced to importing grain to feed its starving population. ... " Possibly the greatest impact Stalin personally had on Russia was during the Second World War. Stalin was credited by the Russian people with the victory over the Nazi regime, this only helped to strengthen the 'Cult of personality' created by Stalin as yet another means of ...

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History Coursework 2, Question 1. ... By 1926, pre war production levels had only just been achieved after the huge damage to Russia's infrastructure inflicted by the First World War and the civil war. ... Dissatisfaction was building among those who fought the civil war for the reds. ... To conclude, the most important reason for industrialisation in the USSR was to ensure the survival of communism in its then form. ... Question 2. ...

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Prior to World War II, both Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler rose to power in their respective countries and brought about great change during their ensuing reigns. ... Although, Germany eventually lost World War II, Hitler did much more with much less in Germany when compared to Stalin. ... After World War I, Germany was the country that was most heavily affected by the global economic collapse that followed the war. ... By 1933, Hitler had turned Germany into a war machine and the phrase, "Today Germany, tomorrow the whole world "3. ... He rose to power in a Germany that had a floundering ec...

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It was the deadliest theatre of war in history causing the death of over 30 million people. ... Not people's lives," technical inferiority of the Red Army meant they were fighting a superior force for much of the war, large casualties were almost inevitable. ... The "remarkable revival of Soviet manpower" was more important to the defense of Moscow than the cold. ... Soviet innovation was also significant, the huge IS-2 tank was described as "the most effective tank of WWII." ... In Stalin's words the Eastern Front was a "war of the entire Soviet people." ...

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The decision by the government to continue the war effort was not like by the people, the reason why Kerensky wanted to keep Russia in the war was so that when they won the war he would be re-elected. ... An example of this is an unskilled worker earns 1rub-1 rub. 25 kop before the war, during the war he earns 2 rub. 50 kop. ... In the country farmers were taken from their farms to join the army and because of this the production of crops decreased, along with farmers being taken train drivers, factory workers and people of other important trades so food and produce couldn't be brought to...

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Stalin joined the more radical Bolsheviks, and by the time World War I arrived, in 1914, he had attended a number of Party Congresses and risen high in Lenin's favor, who appointed him to the Bolshevik Central Committee. ... Meanwhile, World War II was fast approaching. ... The Cold War had begun. ... This brief swell of dissent only shows how egregiously people still misunderstood the nature of Stalin's rule. ... (It is important to note that Stalin stood directly behind these trials--he delegated respon...

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In the Cold War period there existed an 'invisible wall' in the Sea of Japan. The Cold War ended about 10 years ago. ... The another aspect relates to the end of the Cold War. ... It is a small country with an area of 20,251 square kilometers and with population of less than 2 million. ... Access to the world markets is decisively important. ...

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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. ... Stalin argued strongly for the continuation of the war and for cooperation with the Provisional Government. ... Although Stalin apparently had no role in the October Revolution itself, he was shortly thereafter appointed, by Lenin, to the position of People's Commissar for Nationalities within t...

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1.0 Introduction The international security has been shifted by the tectonic geopolitical role of cold war. ... However, some critics have argued that the traditional definition of international need to be redefined but must retain important aspect of human agency. ... Some world power are flexing their muscle by threaten sovereign state. ... In fact, Putin has intensified the cold war between the west and Russia that risk Russia losing it international reputation. ... The emotional relationship between Russia and Crimea affected how people perceive foreign policy. ...

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Was occupied by Mongolia and suffered from Japanese expansion before World War the Second. ... Moreover China was very curious about its population which in the middle of 21 century will reach 1.5 billion of people. ... Towards Mongolia, China by developing friendly relations can pretend on addition of 1,5 millions square kilometers of territory with 2 millions of population. ... Peace and development became main and important notions of the world community. ... It is important to mention that a key element of China's geopolitics and diplomacy is a normalization of relations with the Unit...

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Turkey, a candidate for a full membership to EU, is located close to 70% of the world's oil and gas reserves. ... More importantly, Turkey would prove to be an indispensable partner and a deserving candidate for membership to the EU. ... Literature Review Whilst studying the literature on the importance of energy security and its impact on EU-Turkey relations it is possible to find some literature that lay a hand on these matters such as Mankoff's work,2 essays produced at the Center for European Reform (CER) and green papers of the European Commission on energy issues. ... Only 0...

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