But the western part of Ukraine including the capital Kiev had seen growing resentment towards the pro-Russian policies and the ability of Russia to influence the country's foreign affairs and deals with the European Union. ... Kiev's Independent square witnessed 300,000 protestors that transformed into a mob and captured the City Hall. ...
The landing of a German teenager, Mathias Rust, inside the Red Square and his prosecution is brilliantly used to illustrate the KGB's way of thinking (pp. 226-7, TCTK). In June 1987 a German teenager landed in the Red Square in Soviet Union. He somehow managed to bypass sophisticated air defence systems and causing several bureaucrats to be fired by the Soviet Politburo (p. 24, "Destination Red Square"). ...
The Nicholas and Alexandra Summary Nicholas and Alexandra, both Czar and Czarina of Russia, had ups and downs throughout their reign. Their people were in revolt because the Czar would not give them what they wanted. They wanted food, peace, and money. The Czar just could not give them that, and a...
The current insecurity in southern Ukraine is squared based on simplistic and in material terms. ... Disagreement between member states is squarely to blame for noncompliance. ... The diplomatic settlement in the Iran deal which was negotiated by John Kerry was welcome by some nations; realism dictates raises concern over the honesty of comprehensive implementation of the treaty. ...
Introduction The USSR was around for 69 years. During which time it's citizens went through tremendous heartaches. Millions died as a result of political purges, horrible labor systems, and state-created famines (U.S., 1998). The USSR had a command economy, which means all aspects of ...
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 ...
