Even before the siege and onslaught began, the people of Kiev had a chance to stop the Mongol invasion. ... It provided the people with hope during the dark and hopeless years of Mongolian rule. ... Throughout history it seems that whoever controls the money, controls the influence, and therefore controls the people. ... Once a village was built up enough, they would again move further into the unsettled areas of Kievan Russia trying to, and mostly succeeding, spread the Christian religion. Not only did the Orthodox try expanding their influence, but they also moved away from their original lo...

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His appropriate sense of timing, with action planned for the eve of the second All-Russian Congress o Soviets, led to the storming of the Winter Palace on the 25th of October 1917 and the subsequent recognition of the Council of People's Commissars (with Lenin as chairman) by the Congress of Soviets. ... Their decision to continue with the war due to their commitment to the allies was a hugely unpopular move. ... Despite Lenin's attempts to establish a socialist Russia, the adverse conditions he faced gave him little or no results, and on the whole there was no improvement in the...

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The people of Russia were also a major factor for us choosing this country. Russia has approximately 150 million people inhabiting the country. ... If our products are successful, then we will move forward and try to introduce our first actual Target store in Russia. ... Russia is home to a population of 146,001,176 educated people. ... By providing jobs as well as high-quality products at reduced prices, Target will help the Russian economy move forward. ...

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The article "As U.S. ponder next moves on Crimea, experts rethink NATO's defense posture" by Karen DeYoung focuses on the actions of the United States, or lack of. ... If Putin were to leave the people of Crimea to fend for themselves, which Herszenhorn compared to "other Russian-backed breakaway regions such as Abkhazia and South Ossetia", it will lead many people to see Putin as a terrible leader - one who cannot be trusted, and questionable reliability and leadership skills (Herszenhorn). ... The Moscow Times aims to promote the annexation of Crimea using the fact t...

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The article "As U.S. ponder next moves on Crimea, experts rethink NATO's defense posture" by Karen DeYoung focuses on the actions of the United States, or lack thereof. ... If Putin were to leave the people of Crimea to fend for themselves, which Herszenhorn compared to "other Russian-backed breakaway regions such as Abkhazia and South Ossetia," it will lead many people to see Putin as a terrible leader - one who cannot be trusted, with questionable reliability and leadership skills (Herszenhorn). ... The Moscow Times aims to promote the annexation of Crimea using the ...

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The article "As U.S. ponder next moves on Crimea, experts rethink NATO's defense posture" by Karen DeYoung focuses on the actions of the United States, or lack of. ... If Putin were to leave the people of Crimea to fend for themselves, which Herszenhorn compared to "other Russian-backed breakaway regions such as Abkhazia and South Ossetia", it will lead many people to see Putin as a terrible leader - one who cannot be trusted, and questionable reliability and leadership skills (Herszenhorn). ... The Moscow Times aims to promote the annexation of Crimea using the fact t...

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The penetration of the Communist regime into every facet of life left the Russian people with little democratic traditions. ... Khrushchev would openly denounce Stalin and his actions because they were unnecessary and harmful to the Communist party and the Russian people (Harris). ... The Yeltsin Regime The Yeltsin regime began the move from socialism to capitalism with a series of profound reforms. The movement away from the penetrative, all-encompassing Soviet economic octopus has caused enormous hardships for the Russian people. ... And finally, by the end of 1993, energy prices would...

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To preserve autocracy, the Russian government needed to have absolute power over the people. ... In the sixth century, the Slavs were driven into the Dnieper valley (modern day Ukraine) and moved as south as the Black Sea due to the search for secure lands which were free of nomadic attacks, a desire for free land, and to escape tax collectors. ... The origin of the Balkan people justified Russian expansionism as a way to reunite their people. ... Russian people wanted to bring back the Slavic people because they believed that their way of life was superior. ... Therefore, instead of leaving t...

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Perestroika implemented more profit motives for the people and the private ownership in agriculture. ... With the fostering of private businesses, 5 million people were employed. ... When he came to power, people had low morale and incentive and were afraid to speak up. ... Gorbachev wanted to eliminate these feelings and made actual moves for that such as for example, he allowed to 100 people who were opposed to Gorbachev's policies, to form the "Democratic Club" where people from any city could have an open discussion on political affaires. He supported the individual freedom by giving ...

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Émigrés also posed as threats as French people feared that they would restore the old order and the Estates. ... Like France, the people of Russia wished for the war to end as it continued to put the society in discontent. ... The King's flight to Varennes lost his respect from the people of France and they considered the King as a backstabber' to the revolution hence becoming unpopular amongst the people... Louis' ally, the Austrian Duke of Brunswick was considered as a threat to the revolution as he threatened the people of France punishment if: the citizens d...

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From the day Russia coronated Nicholas II as Emperor, problems arose with the people. The mass of people were serfs. ... In 1905, the famouse Russian revolution had occured between Czar and his people. ... On one side stood the peasants, the "dark people." ... All moves toward industrialization and westernization had been done without regard to him or even at his expense. ...

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Ella, having already converted and moved to Russia, was a strong voice for Nicholas as was Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany. ... Alexandra put her full trust in Rasputin after he was able to temporarily "cure" Alexei.As the years progressed, with rumours of him being a womaniser and a alcoholic, Alix would hear none of it, declaring they were lies.Because Alexei's condition was a secret, the people of Russia didn't understand why a revolting character like Rasputin was allowed to be so close to the Tsars, increasing the animosity of the misunderstood Alexandra, accused of betraying Nichola...

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Then it will move on to the overview of main preconditions of democratic state and discussion the reasons why some countries could not reach it. ... These representatives must be responsible first of all to people for their actions (Ibid.). It seems logical because this expression reflects the main essence of democracy – actual power of the people. ... All of them involve more people to the process of participation in a democracy. ... As many political scientists say, some people are just not ready for democracy (Linde & Ekman, 2003). ...

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Their aim was to give Japan the strength which industrialization had given to the west so that the country could defend itself against the threat of imperialist domination, under " Rich country, strong army." 1 At that period time all of the Asian country subjected to imperialist pressures or to outright colonialism resented it, but Japan had thought of themselves from early times as a special people. ... In April, May, and June of 1903, Russian's had told the Japanese that they would move out of China. ...

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Months later, on February 20th, over 80 people were killed in the streets. ... As parliament in Crimea voted unanimously to become a part of Russia, Vladimir Putin was granted permission to use military force to try to move in and uphold political control of the country. ...

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The Armenian people began organizing nationalistic political groups by the late 1800s. The Armenian Revolutionary Federation, or Dashnaks wanted an autonomous Armenia within the Russian and Ottoman Empires, and the Hunchak party moved for an independent socialist Armenian state. ... Armenia fought Georgia and Azerbaijan unsuccessfully for the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and other lands inhabited by Armenian people. ... In 1999 the Republican Party of Armenia and the Peoples Party of Armenia formed the Unity bloc to oust the PNM, but split again in 2001 opening room for other parties. ...

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During Gorbachev's time of rule, Russia was economically stagnant, people were starving due to poor harvests, corruption was rampant and relations with the West were declining fast. Gorbachev had to come in and move mountains. ... In other words, the people and he himself did not see where it was going to end up for sure; he just believed in his plan to have a good outcome. ...

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Before, tax collectors had exempted those who were rich enough to bribe them and poor people suffered by overtaxing. ... Russian army moved to Narva, there were 35 thousand men commanded by bad officers and foreign generals, the strategy wasn't well thought out, and Russian troops defeated. ... Peter the Great and his victories, reform's and positive influence on Russian people's life, but I hope it's enough to show t...

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The US Government used the scare of Soviet plans for world domination to put the American people on high alert. ... Further, by attributing the US with accountability for the origin of the Cold War, the very meaning of America was being challenged as to who the American people were and what were they about. After Vietnam had ended and time moved further on, the caustic nature of the debate between Orthodoxy and Revisionism eased. ...

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By the end of the century, a million people were crowded into St.Petersburg and Moscow - thousands more than could be properly cared for, even at the lowest standards of health and comfort. ... Russia was facing a serious and critical problem, but Nicholas was not willing to accept people! ... Most of the people were blaming Witte for both the depression and the bad harvest, and the tsar was inclined to let him handle the problems and face alone the resentment that was building up against him. ... Shortly afterwards, the family was moved from house arrest in Tsarskoe Selo to Tolbolsk in Siber...

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The GOELRO plan was the solution to Russia's economic state, a first of its kind, introduced to move the economy into the modern era. ... Stalin was credited by the Russian people with the victory over the Nazi regime, this only helped to strengthen the 'Cult of personality' created by Stalin as yet another means of control. ...

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It was not long before people were hypnotized by his speeches and peasants as well as workers would bow in his presence. ... 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. ... The duty of the social democrats then, was to speed up the revolutionary mood that lay unnoticed in most people. ... This was an important tactical move by Lenin. ... Peop...

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Poland's western boundary will be moved to the Neisse River, a territory containing approximately nine million Germans. Churchill and Roosevelt had both agreed that they would work for the establishment of a new Polish government that represented the Polish people. ... Poland was seen as a "test-case- of Soviet-Western relations, so Churchill and Roosevelt had to find solutions, or at least, explanations, to satisfy their own people. Despite admiration for the Russians for defeating the Germans, the British people felt honor bound to support an independent Poland. ...

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Most people saw the war as a release of the tensions that had built up since the late 19th Century. ... Both sides left defenders in Alsace-Lorraine, while they moved their attention to the Belgian front. ...

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" Alperovitz moves on to his next major argument that being the United States only carried through with the development and the use of the A-Bomb in order to impress Russia. ... Alperovitz's citations of these people aren't completely believable considering this had been a time when anyone was willing to say anything to save face. ... Stimson had known that the Japanese were adamant about not unconditionally surrendering and from this information did everything in his power to rid the American people of their wartime blues. ... He could not let people learn that not all options...

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