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    For nearly a century‚ the KGB‚ the Committee for State Security within the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics‚ controlled the USSR. The members of the committee were trained assassins as well as accomplished spies. Through several well-placed spies and paid civilians‚ the KGB was able to control the Politburo‚ the Soviet parliament‚ and the rest of the union. The KGB was in charge of the Siberian labor camps – even today‚ Vladimir Putin’s secret service‚ the FSB‚ is charged with the upkeep of those

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    like leaves in a forest. This Russian secret police force act as watchdogs over their Russian higher-ups. The K.G.B.‚ known as the C.I.A.’s counterpart‚ dates all the back to 1917 and have grown to be the largest foreign intelligence service in the world. Origins and History of the K.G.B. The origins of the K.G.B. go as far back as one-hundred years ago to 1917. One-hundred years ago what is known as the K.G.B. now was known as CHEKA which is an abbreviation for‚ in Russian‚ Chrezvychainaya Komissiya

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    The KGB Throughout the years most country’s governments have established some sort of secret police. No matter what the government called it‚ whether it is the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) or her Majesty’s secret service (MI6)‚ whatever name the government used‚ the international term of "secret police" could always be applied. Many agencies of secret police have had their success and failures‚ some more than others. The KGB‚ which in English means "the Committee of Public

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    Russian culture has a long history and tradition that all Russians are proud of. One of the many hallmarks of the culture is the focus on family life. The keyword to Russian family is dependence. Russian family life is built on inter-dependence and nearly all the family members are very close and attached to one another. If you have the extended family members or friends‚ you will likely be invited to discuss many aspects of the life. I believe you will find that Russians are interesting people to

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    History themes‚ Task 3 Colonial India Russian Revolution/Orange Revolution History themes‚ Task 3 Abstract The Romans were thought to be the first to realize the benefit of trade with India. They chose to just have a part in the trade market however not attempt to gain control of the country. Eventually the British chose to go into India with the idea of colonization. The Indians were for the colonization at first. They realized the benefits of modern technology that the British could bring

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    The Russian Intelligentsia began during the 19th century in Russia‚ which is the beginning of the golden age of Russian science and the start of the Russian revolutionary movement. The Russian Intelligentsia was a radical group of people who questioned the problems that Russia faced. They engaged in complex mental labor aimed at disseminating culture. The origin of the Russian Intelligentsia is commonly associated with protests injustice and the destruction of the Russian monarchy. The term was first

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    Russian Immigration to the U.S Post Soviet Union Research as we have seen it tends to classify post-Soviet immigrants as being primarily Jewish immigrants. Most of these Jewish immigrants came to the United States in the late 1960’s. However‚ this paper will not focus on that aspect of Russian immigration. Instead‚ I will demonstrate that Russian speaking immigrants who arrived in the United States after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 were the most diverse group‚ in terms

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    Blake Feldmar Period 3‚ H World History February 20‚ 2013 The Russian Revolution Russia’s government and economic system underwent profound changes in the 20th century. With a monarchy that had been in power for more than two centuries‚ a lack of industrialization‚ and the advent of World War I‚ Russia’s time had come to evolve as a country. Over the course of two decades‚ Russia went from agricultural to industrial‚ and the new idea of communism was implemented. Communism is an economic system

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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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    Before the Bolshevik Revolution‚ Russia was in the traditional economy. Which mean Russia was under-developed country. It both has the advantages and disadvantages. In the traditional economy system‚ everyone knew the three basic economy questions (what to produce; how to produce; for whom to produce). They produced what their former generation produced. Farming‚ hunting‚ and gathering as three basic ways to live were done the same way as the generation before. Also‚ customs gave the economic decisions

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