The economic problems of Russia were serve people were starving because they couldn't afford the food or there just wasn't enough, the factory's were only producing enough ammunition to give each soldier that had a weapon three bullets a day, boots and clothing was also scarce for the soldiers. ... Because of this the people of Russia started to think that the Bolsheviks in power might not have been such a good idea, but the Bolsheviks still promised Peace, Bread, Land. ... Lenin also made sure that what he told the people was what they wanted and at the time of the revolution t...

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The financial crisis that existed lofted inflation to great heights which although benefited some of the more industrial manufacturers, was a huge burden to the peasantry. 1789 saw over 80 percent of an average peasant's household income going to purchasing bread alone. ... Marx's famous quote from the Communist Manifesto (1848) demonstrates this when he tells the workers of the world to unite, as "you have nothing to lose but your chains- , gives us an instant insight into the Marxist perspective, and demonstrates how it was class antagonisms that led to the founding of a new ord...

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In nations where the official language is more than one such as Belgium, political implications that give advantage to one particular group of speaker often takes place. ... According to Lado (2009) for instance, lost bread expression to mean French toast is a translation of pain perdu in France, part of Southern Luciana vocabulary. ...

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While Weber did not deny the importance of economic factors, he was not prepared to accept that man acted for bread alone, and he organised much of his work to show that other factors were important influences (Owen: 20). ... Thus members of complex societies must perform more specialised tasks and as a result of these tasks becoming more specialised, rewards in unequal amounts in order of importance must be given out in order to fill these positions where talents may be scarce and to give people the motivation to fill these positions in society. ...

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This way they would only produced the bare minimum to live on themselves, without having to give away any supplies. ... The Kulaks were supposedly storing grain for themselves, instead of giving it to the central authorities. ... The Bolsheviks introduced rationing but in March 1918 Petrograd's bread allocation had fallen to 50 grams per day, the lowest it experienced. ...

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Functionalism gives a rose-tinted perspective on the family, as with views such as the 'warm bath theory', it creates a perfect picture of monogamous, love-filled relationships and reproduction, creating a cycle in which forms society. ... In my opinion, the welfare state supports the family unit, with financial benefits; families are able to stay above the bread line even if unemployed. ...

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Radical Feminists condemn this Functionalist view saying that married women become economically dependent on their husbands especially as once children arrive women give up work in order to look after the children and if mothers do return to work it is usually only part-time, (Cuff et al, 1990) . ... In contrast Parsons believed men had an instrumental role as the bread winner. ...

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