As the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin was one of the leaders of this new party and was viewed by many as a tyrant who would significantly influence future Russian political parties. ... Man with a Movie Camera focused on educating the masses and emphasized that everyone in Russia should do their jobs with maximum effort like an efficient machine. ... With new technology being invented periodically, Man with a Movie Camera integrates people working with machines to get jobs done more efficiently. Communism can be compared to a machine since every per...

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What political impediments exist to the reform of the Russian economy? ... Although there was great hopes towards the reform of Russia unfortunately there have been many political impediments, which either hinder or slow down the process of reform. ... This is because there is an enormous demand for certain raw materials and goods such as telecommunications equipment, chemicals and copying machines, as well as services. ... Russia's attempts to reform, may not have been dramatically successful, but has progressed from 1992 and without lingering political impediments to reform growth wo...

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The decision to launch the Plans in 1928 was based on a combination of economic and political factors and a fear of foreign invasion. ... The USSR, though politically demoralised, was one of the world's great industrial powers ". ... Paragraph Two - Political The use of terror and Purges carried out by Stalin formed a central part of the Soviet regime in the 1930s, acting as a significant divisive force. Alongside this the Communist Party and political opponents, such as Kirov, were a minor driving force. ... A huge propaganda machine pushed the cult of Stalin into every corner of society...

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Stalin's early years were those of a typical revolutionary or political activist. ... After 1930, Stalin completely forfeited his personal life for his political life. ... Goals of the second plan were an expansion of machine tool production, the development and production of non-ferrous metals, and the improvement of railroad lines (Stalin Man 1662). ... First, he killed or exiled all of his political opponents. ... All political elite in Russia except for Stalin himself was killed. ...

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Stalin's early years were those of a typical revolutionary or political activist. ... After 1930, Stalin completely forfeited his personal life for his political life. ... Goals of the second plan were an expansion of machine tool production, the development and production of non-ferrous metals, and the improvement of railroad lines (Stalin Man 1662). ... First, he killed or exiled all of his political opponents. ... All political elite in Russia except for Stalin himself was killed. ...

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This is not the story of machines run by artificial intelligence, these are real people, friends, and neighbors of the reader. ... The novel also highlights some very interesting political processes involving ambassadors and diplomats. ... that is required to accomplish an agenda in international politics. ... As the face of world politics change, it is evident that the works of Tom Clancy will change as well. ...

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Also, Germany proposed a network of bilateral trade agreements that was designed to somewhat unite a politically divided Europe. ... By 1933, Hitler had turned Germany into a war machine and the phrase, "Today Germany, tomorrow the whole world "3. ... He furthered Lenin's work by forcing the Russian population to conform to the beliefs of his political party. ... However, his system already had a foundation in Lenin's work in the Russia prior to him, while Hitler completely revamped German politics. ... When compared to Stalin, Hitler's political movements are very similar exce...

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His political tactics and revolutionary ideas gave rise to his somewhat meteoric fame. ... Lenin was the main precursor who helped achieve and maintain this political order. ... A man named Valentinov on arrival in Genova in 1904 was "shocked by the atmosphere of worship of Lenin which people calling themselves Bolshevik's had created"(4) Menshevik and Bolshevik differences were found to face the real dilemma of politics during the 1905 revolution and duma period. ... He placed himself as the opposition and was able to reap the political benefits of the failures the provisional governm...

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This could well be Orwell's attempt to criticise Stalin whom many consider to be someone who totally ignored Marx's political and social theory. ... He can be described as a manipulator and persuader and therefore is the symbol of the propaganda machine of the revolution. ...

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General Dragomirov said: "The Japanese are beating us with machine-guns...which goes to show how, if even the Russian generals were admitting under-developed weaponry, that there was a serious problem that needed to be dealt with if Russia was ever going to compete with the likes of Germany. ... Although the opposition had different aims- the middle classes were calling for constitutional reforms whereas the working classes wanted a complete revolution- they were united in disputing the success of the current political power, and the urgent need for change. ...

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Defections for political reasons happened quite often during the Cold War. ... Using a historical fact, Clancy shows how cruel the Communist system is with no respect for the humans but only for political power. ... Because of his political reliability he'd been taken from his military academy, along with a number of cadets, and sent to help suppress the 1956 counterrevolution. ... The references to real military hardware allowed the reader to experience the action by imagining existing machines doing all the action and adding to the realism...

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The Balkan area consists of the modern day countries of Greece, Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, and other small nations that border the Black Sea. This area has prominently shaped European history in the nineteenth century and has been one of the topics in major conflicts such as World War I in the early...

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The abdication led Russia to change significantly with immediate consequences such as political turmoil, short term consequences such as the revolution and long term consequences such as Stalin ruling of Russia. ...

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