Stalin was elected General Secretary of the Party in 1922, and although he quickly began to increase his personal power, no one realized how dangerous he was at this time. ... Then, in quick succession, a number of minor Party men who had supported Kamenev and Zinoviev in the '20s were also arrested, charged with terrorism, and shot. ... (It is important to note that Stalin stood directly behind these trials--he delegated respon...

• Word Count: 5151
• Approx Pages: 21
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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...

• Word Count: 4647
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Any resistance he met in establishing communist states was quickly suppressed by intimidation and terror. ... The situation quickly deteriorated and on the 23rd of October the Hungarian troops, who had been dispatched to end the riots, joined the civilians in revolution. ...

• Word Count: 5545
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

Any resistance he met in establishing communist states was quickly suppressed by intimidation and terror. ... The situation quickly deteriorated and on the 23rd of October the Hungarian troops, who had been dispatched to end the riots, joined the civilians in revolution. ...

• Word Count: 5545
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

Any resistance he met in establishing communist states was quickly suppressed by intimidation and terror. ... The situation quickly deteriorated and on the 23rd of October the Hungarian troops, who had been dispatched to end the riots, joined the civilians in revolution. ...

• Word Count: 5545
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

One cannot help but feel fortunate to live in a country such as Canada; its richness and prosperity go relatively unequaled in the world. Canadians, to an extent, have lived a life of sheltered ignorance when compared to the lives experienced by those in other nations. The problems that the greater part of the world faces daily, and expects in the future, are inconceivable to those in wealthy nations. World peace through international government and law is an ancient idea that has mightily fastened itself on the minds of people throughout the ages. Never before, however, has the human race b...

• Word Count: 5612
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

Such pseudonyms were quite common among the Russian revolutionaries of that period; Lenin often published under the name "Tulin" (note that even the names "Lenin" and "Stalin" were political pseudonyms). ...

• Word Count: 7507
• Approx Pages: 30
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate