Soviet Union Leaders in the Post Stalin Era Kareem M. Khalil Fall 2010-2011 Lebanese American University Outline I. The Soviet Union: a. Background about the Soviet Union from 1917-1953. b. Vladimir Lenin. c. Joseph Stalin. II. Nikita Khrushchev: a. Rise to power. b. De-Stalinization. c. Reforms and domestic policies. d. Foreign Policy. e. Expulsion from power. III. Leonid Brezhnev: a. Rise to Power. b. Domestic Policies. c. Brezhnev
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Since the fall of the Soviet Union‚ Europe faced many political changes that impacted the continent tremendously. Among these changes were globalization‚ the rise of the technology‚ and terrorism. Globalization impacted Europe by allowing further interdependence of cultural and economic activities. New technology made things more efficient and caused the continent to prosper in wealth and success. Terrorism on the other hand‚ only caused the spread of fear and violence throughout the land. The
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From 18011941 great and drastic changes came to the Soviet Union. Although the Soviet Union was put on a new path of history during this time‚ they were still connects to their roots as aspects of their society prior to 1801 continued. The Russians were technologically inferior to the rest of Europe and seemed to be living in the past. After losing two wars they expected to win‚ they finally realized just how far behind they were‚ and took action to get back to the top. Not only did the Soviet Union industrialize
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Savannah McCombs Mr.VanMeter March 21‚ 2014 What is the Soviet Union? The Soviet Union is a former country that was the modern day Russian federation. The USSR was a major world power during its existence‚ which began with the Russian Revolution of 1917 and continued until its collapse in 1991. The Soviet Union and the United States were major rivals from the end of WWII until the late 1980s‚ creating a conflict known as the "Cold War" where the superpowers fought each
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End of the Soviet Union The coup attempt sparked anger against the Communist Party. Gorbachev resigned as general secretary of the party. The Soviet parliament voted to stop all party activities. Having first seized power in 1917 in a coup that succeeded‚ the Communist Party now collapsed because of a coup that failed. The coup also played a decisive role in accelerating the breakup of the Soviet Union. Estonia and Latvia quickly declared their independence. Other republics soon followed. Although
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The USSR (The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) was found in 1922 by Vladimir Lenin. The USSR was shortly taken over by Joseph Stalin‚ which lasted from the 1920’s to the 1953.(DeSomma‚ 12) During the time of Stalin’s ruling the NKVD (People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs)‚ a secret police force‚ murdered many soviet citizens and jailed many others to Gulags. Gulags were forced labor camps that people were sent to if they were seen dangerous to the union. The Soviet then destroyed all owned
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The Soviet Union and the Rule of Law How do they create laws? Soviet concept of law Soviet law was rooted in pre-revolutionary Russian law and Marxism/Leninism. Pre-revolutionary influences included Byzantine law‚ Mongol law‚ Russian Orthodox Canon law‚ and Western law. Western law was mostly absent until the judicial reform of Alexander II in 1864‚ five decades before the revolution. Despite this‚ the supremacy of law and equality before the law were not well-known concepts‚ the tsar was still
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After WWII The Soviet Union and the United States had many different political ideologies particularly communism and capitalism. Capitalism is a belief that private property should be replaced by community ownership. Communism is opposed private ownership economies of the United States and its allies. Based on Document A‚ a document was first telegraphed to American officials in Washington on February 22‚ 1946 and it happened after WWII. In Document A the United States made the idea of containment
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1984‚ there are several similarities to the Soviet Union. One of the most important similarities is Adolph Hitler. Another very important point in 1984 is Big Brother. Big Brother is very similar to both of the leaders‚ Adolph Hitler and Stalin. During Adolph Hitler’s time‚ the government had absolute control over everything. This could also be called totalitarianism‚ which was frowned upon by 1984’s author‚ George Orwell. Hitler had complete power over the daily life‚ hunger‚ and even the "vaporization"
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The propaganda of the Soviet Union The Soviet Union used many methods for conveying their messages to the wider population such as songs‚ books‚ movies and posters but because of the illiteracy and poverty of the majority rather than the other three posters was a much commonly used method. The U.S.S.R. used propaganda to convey their messages to the larger population throughout the years effectively to psychologically dictate their citizens into doing their part for their country’s future. As defined
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