Communism, at its most idealistic base, is a contingent of gown up responsible people that have free access to information and can therefore self govern, except for the transitional period required for the establishment of the required infrastructure. ... Cuba forms a perfect example for the trade embargo levied on it by the US while in such proximity to it, is the most isolated any communist country has been. ... Unfortunately, the communist ideal only works in either a total global domination situation, in which free exchange of goods, information, and technology are not only possible, but a...

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Communism in practice leads to political control, the suppression of free speech, and the suppression of religion. ... Smith saw the division of labour and the addition of markets almost limitless, possibilities for society to expand its wealth through manufacture and trade. ... Governments should promote free trade and not interfere by protecting certain industries from competition. ... There were some other consequences of the industrial revolution; free competition. ...

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Introduction The fall of the Communist regime in the Soviet Union was more than a political event. The powerful interaction and fusion between politics and economics that characterized the state socialist system created a situation that was unique for the successor states of the Soviet Union. The penetration of the Communist regime into every facet of life left the Russian people with little democratic traditions. Russia faces the seemingly impracticable task of economic liberalization and democratization. This is combined with a necessity to answer nationalist and ethnic questions ...

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In 1927, this was bought to the surface when the British government raided the Soviet trade mission in London. ... Since the revolution, trade with the outside world had been severely reduced and the U.S.S.R had to rely almost entirely on its own resources to industrialise. ...

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Proposal Type of study -Overlooking contrasting approaches to a historical personality, issue or event -How has history been constructed and recorded over time? -Why have the approaches to the construction of history changed over time? This essay was originally to deal with debates regarding Soviet Russian history. This sphere of interest became more specific and eventually led to a study of inconsistencies regarding historical justifications of Khrushchev's dismissal of war hero Marshall Zhukov. However, while a variety of sources were available regarding his Western counterpa...

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