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    Works of Kazakh and Russian Artists Course: Arts History (ART1303) Instructor: Camilya Karabayeva Spring 2009 Outline I. Introduction (Malika) The essay below demonstrates the main distinctive features of Kazakh artists’ art pieces with the Russians ones II. Main Body a. Comparison of Abylkhan Kasteev’s works with the famous Russian artist Iliya Glazunov (Saniya) b. Comparison of Zhanatai Shardenov’s works with the outstanding Russian artist Ivan Shishkin

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    Russia after the abdication of the Tsar. Russians were expected to live off of minimal food and land which they were not happy about‚ they decided to take action and fight for what they wanted like any human would do: “Comrades‚ if we cannot get a loaf of bread for ourselves in a righteous way‚ then we must do everything: we must go ahead and solve our problem by force”(Striker). The Russian Revolution of 1917 failed to address the needs and wants of the Russian people‚ therefore a Revolution based on

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    With many social and political changes occurring during the 1800’s‚ the Russian Intelligentsia’s view on the peasantry also saw a shift. Recent emancipations in the country saw millions of former serfs and farmers with newfound rights and statuses but also saw exposed many faults in current labor practices and corruption within the bureaucratic levels of the Russian state. The current nobility took it upon themselves to decide how they handle the new working class problems and restructuring of the

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    List of English words of Russian origin Many languages‚ including English‚ contain words most likely borrowed from the Russian language. Not all of the words are truly fluent Russian or Slavic origin. Some of them co-exist in other Slavic languages and it is difficult to decide whether they made English from Russian or‚ say‚ from Polish. Some other words are borrowed or constructed from the classical ancient languages‚ such as Latin or Greek. Still others are themselves borrowed from indigenous peoples

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    to the vast cultural influences that impact Russian culture‚ distinct languages and cultures were bound to emerge from these outside influences from history. Currently‚ there are over 180 minority languages developed in Russia (BBC). While there is evident language diversity

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    Organized crime promotes the overall performance of the economy in Russia‚ and it was also a problem during the rise of democratic Russia. Influence from organized crime is harmful internally‚ yet beneficial to Russia on a global scale. Although the Russian economy thrives as a nascent country experiencing capitalism and democracy‚ it is deteriorating from the core of their government from corruption. Several factors minister the failure of Russia’s economic reform. Corruption‚ change in political and

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    History Samantha Fisher 13B February 21‚ 2012 Mr. Allen Essay on the Russian Revolution The Russo-Japanese War lasted from 1904 to 1905‚ and arose from both Japan and Russia’s desire for expansion and dominance in Korea and Manchuria. Russia suffered many great defeats in this war‚ against a nation that was considered inferior and was not one of the Great Powers. This humiliated the people of Russia‚ and caused them to lose confidence in Tsar Nicholas II‚ as well as causing great

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    were many leaders who tried to take charge but failed miserably. The Russian Revolution took place during a difficult time in Russia. These troubles began before World War I and lasted up until the 1930’s. In the book Animal Farm‚ George Orwell shows the true Joseph Stalin by portraying him as napoleon‚ and how he was a selfish sneaky leader that mislead his country and hid his innocence for it. One of the main causes in the Russian revolution was repression and unrest. Leading up to the revolution

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    by the divided leadership within the White Army‚ as well as single unified command structure of the Red Army‚ contrasted to the way in which Trotsky was able to inspire and rally men As Richard Malone said in his school textbook‚ Analysing the Russian Revolution‚ ‘The White Army was made up of different groups who could not agree on whether they were fighting for monarchism‚ republicanism or for the constituent assembly. This made it hard for them to develop a political strategy.’ The White’s

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    during the “November Revolution”[1] in 1917 in St. Petersburg (known as Petrograd at the time of the aforementioned revolution). Additionally‚ in the section entitled Evaluation of Sources‚ two of the sources used for this investigation‚ Lenin and the Russian Revolutions‚ and Lenin: The Man who made a Revolution‚ are evaluated with regards to their origins‚ purposes‚ values‚ and limitations. B Summary of Evidence On October 25th‚ 1917 (Old Julian Style Calendar‚ equates to November 7th 1917

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