On the night of November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall-the most potent symbol of the cold war division of Europe-came down. ... The reform movement that ended communism in East Central Europe began in Poland. ... The revolutions of 1989 marked the death knell of communism in Europe. ... The collapse of communism in East Central Europe and the Soviet Union marked the end of the cold war. ... It was this that gave generations of Soviets confidence in the future, a developed education system and reasonable mass healthcare, a very high level of culture and the emergence of a broad stratum of the intel...

• Word Count: 2359
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Stalin subjected society and culture to strict party surveillance and control, issuing pro-socialist, xenophobic propaganda, censoring literature, art, and media, and launching anti-religious campaigns . ... Lenin's Bolshevik ("Majority" in Russian) party was formed in 1903 with the objective of a stagiest societal evolution of Europe and Russia in the gradual progression from feudalism, to capitalism, to socialism, and to eventual communism. ... Lenin believed that until he obtained European support and the ensuing transition to a communist society was complete, laws were necessary "t...

• Word Count: 1533
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

Stalin subjected society and culture to strict party surveillance and control, issuing pro-socialist, xenophobic propaganda, censoring literature, art, and media, and launching anti-religious campaigns . ... Lenin's Bolshevik ("Majority" in Russian) party was formed in 1903 with the objective of a stagiest societal evolution of Europe and Russia in the gradual progression from feudalism, to capitalism, to socialism, and to eventual communism. ... Lenin believed that until he obtained European support and the ensuing transition to a communist society was complete, laws were necessary "t...

• Word Count: 1534
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera was influenced by the wars in the early 1900s that paved the way for a Bolshevik culture rooted in the principles of communism. ... At the time, Russia lagged economically behind European countries as a direct result of World War I from 1914-1918 and the Russian Civil War from 1917-1922. ... These new leaders preached communism which changed the societal culture throughout Russia; however, many Russian peasants were hesitant toward the new government ideas and policies. ... After the overthrow of the Russian Provisional Government, the Bolsheviks &qu...

• Word Count: 2028
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Gordon concludes: - "Most crimes in this country share a single important similarity - they represent rational responses to the competitiveness and inequality of life in a capitalist society" Milton Mankoff follows the same line of rationing as Gordon does, but draws comparison on the USA and Western Europe, he shows how different economic perspectives (USA-Monetarist, Western Europe-Keynesian) can through giving more to the working classes can stem the flow of crime, since a Keynesian economy advocates a minimum wage, and makes room for a fair we...

• Word Count: 1725
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Graduate

Stalin's regime involved a series of plans for change with regards to the Soviet economy and culture. ... "When this proved impossible to implement it retreated into a more pragmatic and cautious approach " which led Stalin to seeking to personalise the political system and transform the economy.v This indeed had a profound effect on society and culture in the Soviet Union. ...

• Word Count: 2410
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"Having made a sharp distinction between cultures, the SS still endeavoured to sift the racially "valuable" from the "worthless" elements of the population." ... By the end of the war between five and six million European Jews had been killed. ...

• Word Count: 1465
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School