April Theses‚ Russian Aprelskiye Tezisy‚ in Russian history‚ program developed by Lenin during theRussian Revolution of 1917‚ calling for Soviet control of state power; the theses‚ published in April 1917‚ contributed to the July Days uprising and also to the Bolshevik coup d’etat in October 1917. During the February Revolution two disparate bodies had replaced the imperial government—theProvisional Government and the Petrograd Soviet of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies. The Socialists who dominated
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the Soviet Union during the 40’s. Communism’s spread through the Soviet Union caused for major tensions to take shape during and after the end of World War II. Though the United States and Great Britain had once been strong allies with Soviet Russia during the war‚ the USSR’s fast spread of their communist beliefs to other Eastern Europe countries was a cause for alarm for the two nations‚ who feared that relations with these countries could falter in the event of a communist regime. “People’s
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The Age of Absolutism State Building & the Search for Order in the 17th Century What is Absolutism? Absolutism or absolute monarchy was a system in which the sovereign power or ultimate authority in the state rested in the hands of a king who claimed to rule by divine right. Sovereignty In the 17th century‚ having sovereign power consisted of the authority to: Why Absolutism? A response to the crises of the 16th & 17th centuries A search for order— As revolts‚ wars‚ and
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ESTIMATE OF THE CAUCASUS REGION • US Domestic Considerations are the oil pipeline through the Southern Caucasus Region and the Black Sea for trade access. • Non-US/Multinational Policy Goals‚ include NATO expansion in size and influence. Relations with Russia. Creation of an independent Kurdish nation. • Iran’s objectives to reconstitute former borders‚ control the oil pipeline from Caspian Sea and U.S. presence gone from Caucasus region. Iran interests include abandoning nuclear programs. • Iran lost
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Republic of Kazakhstan‚ which is situated in central Asia‚ has the population of 15‚186‚000 people and territory 2‚719‚500 sq. km‚. The country is bordered by Siberian Russia in the north‚ China in the east‚ Kyrgyzstan‚ Uzbekistan‚ and Turkmenistan in the south‚ and the Caspian Sea and European Russia in the west. Astana is the capital and Almaty (Alma-Ata) is known as the largest city of the Kazakhstan. Furthermore‚ Kazakhstan consists of a vast flatland‚ bordered by a high mountain belt in
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significance of Russian Constructivism and by doing this we also explore the time it became active‚ the struggles it encountered‚ the people that were involved and finally the lasting impact it had on art and design. Constructivism originated in Russia and became an active movement in 1913; it was an artistic and architectural philosophy. The term “construction art” was used as a term by Kazimir Malevich when he was describing the work of Alexander Rodchenko. Constructivism had its very own unique
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the fact they were a weak government who barely had any support from the Russians due the fact they were meant to just be a replacement government until the elections. Their control over Russia was weak too‚ as there were soviets set up all over the country by workers who had control over most of northern Russia. The Provisional Government didn’t appeal to the peasants‚ who needed the help most as they didn’t make any important decisions regarding the famine or lack of shared land. Also‚ they failed
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Not able to control its own country‚ Korea is taken over by the oppressions of both Japan and Russia. In the novel Year of Impossible Goodbyes‚ by Sook (Sookan) Nyul Choi‚ we are taken through her life as she grows up under the influences of Japan and Russia. Her family is separated while Japan ruled over them; when the Russians move in‚ her family is torn between North and South Korea; the 38th Parallel is all that separates them. Soon Sookan‚ as well as her mother and brother‚ find all means of
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Berend (2000) From Plan to Market‚ From Regime Change to Sustained Growth in Central and Eastern Europe * After the state socalism collapsed in Central and Eastern Europe in the early 1990s‚ the Washington consensus of 1989 (a broadly accepted set of criteria for a reform program) was adopted as a blueprint for the process of transformation. * Central elements: * Macro-economic stabilization (for countries with significant inflation and indebtedness) * New institutions
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