Some people disagree with the eternal bliss of a utopia because of the belief that ignorance is bliss and, according to Brave New World, there could be no living side by side with happiness and knowledge. ... Everyone has his own reasons for supporting or objecting to the ideal, tranquil life that is accomplished through Utopia ideals. ... Nate would describe his own personal utopia quite differently. ... If everyone in a Utopian society agrees with how that society is run then the Utopia can work out. When people begin to disagree with the rules of their society- that is when a Utopian so...

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They were promised equality through communism a "classless utopia." ... In conclusion the new society of Russia, was a mockery of the original goals of Revolution, with the peasants and workers oppressed under ever major ruler, and the society never becoming a "classless utopia" just something that resembles autocracy. ...

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"Orwell's Animal Farm is more than a fairy story. It is a political fable in which idealism is betrayed by power, corruption and lies. Discuss." George Orwell's powerful allegory, Animal Farm, highlights the inequitable conditions that are found in corrupt totalitarian regimes such as in 20th Cen...

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Propaganda is a strategy of communication which influences an audience, largely, through emotional appeal. Several dictators have used propaganda during wars in order to dehumanize the enemy. The Soviet propaganda promoted Marxist and Leninist ideology in order to promote the Communist Party and its...

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Socialism In a socialist society, the means of production owned by the workers rather than by a rich minority of capitalists or functionaries. Such a system of ownership is both collective and individual in nature. It is collective because society can control production unlike the economic anarc...

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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. Workers soviets, unions and Zemstvo played an important role in the early development of Russia. However Russia is the nation which has lent itself to the 'Great Men' of history. These men were not great in a sense of achievement, mercy, honour or as a Renaissance prince; these men were great because Russia allowed them to rule as Autocrats. The development of the USSR ca...

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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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