forcing the abdication of Nicholas II (1868-1918)‚ the last Russian czar. Just months later‚ the newly installed provisional government was itself overthrown by the more radical Bolsheviks‚ led by Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924). By 1917‚ most Russians had lost faith in the leadership ability of Czar Nicholas II. Government corruption was rampart‚ the Russian economy remained backward‚ and Nicholas repeatedly dissolved the Duma‚ the Russian parliament established after the 1905 revolution‚ when it opposed
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Russian Gulags Russian gulags were labor camps that were founded from the 1920’s to the 1950’s by Chief Administration of Corrective Labor Camps for political prisoners and criminals of the Soviet Union. The term “GULAG” is an acronym for the Soviet bureaucratic institution‚ Glavnoe Upravlenie ispravitel’no-trudovykh LAGerei (Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps)‚ that operated the Soviet system of forced labor camps in the Stalin era After Stalin’s death in 1953‚ Soviet authorities
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The first idea you need to get your head around is that there were two "revolutions" in 1917. One in March (called the February Revolution) and one in November (called the October Revolution). However‚ they are collectively known as "the Russian Revolution". The February Revolution started with people rioting over food prices in the capital Petrograd. When the soldiers wouldn’t fire on the demonstrators‚ things got out of hand and it turned into a spontaneous mass uprising. The result of the
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Russian formalism. A school of literary theory and analysis that emerged in Russia around 1915‚ devoting itself to the study of literariness‚ i.e. the sum of ’devices’ that distinguish literary language from ordinary language. In reaction against the vagueness of previous literary theories‚ it attempted a scientific description of literature (especially poetry) as a special use of language with observable features. This meant deliberately disregarding the contents of literary works‚ and thus inviting
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The Russian Mafia Protectionism in the New Capitalist Russia The Russian Mafia has always exercised an important role in the Russian economy. The contemporary Mafiosi are descendents of the seventeenth Century highwaymen and Cossack robbers. These men occasionally murdered families prior to raids preventing them from being captured. The Russia Mafiosi made a point to remain aloof from the state. Mob men were actually spurned when returning home from fighting in the Great Patriotic War. The gangs
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(ADN1245B) Susann Brown 17 Nov 2012 The Russian Thistle The “Russian Thistle” or tumbleweed has been an icon for the west for many‚ many years. Just think about those old western movies we see with the wind blowin the lone tumbleweed across a deserted street. I have always wondered what they were and how they came to be. According to ehow.com‚ A tumbleweed or salsola tragus‚ was introduced to the western United States in the late 1800’s. Russian thistle is bushy‚ and as it grows it becomes
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outcomes? Compare and contrast the perspectives on Russian political culture and democratization by Pipes‚ Colton/McFaul and Rose/coauthors‚ Treisman‚ and Fish. What is Political Culture? Political Culture -- “a people’s predominant beliefs‚ attitudes‚ values‚ ideals‚ sentiments‚ and evaluations about the political system of their country and the role of the self in that system.” How Does Culture Affect Politics? Four Competing Arguments on Russian Political Culture and Public Opinion 1. Russia
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from the surplus of materials harvested by Gulag prisoners‚ the Soviets were able to push the Union into a period of rapid economic growth. The Gulag inmates mined coal‚ gold‚ and other minerals‚ farmed‚ cut down trees for lumber‚ and so forth. On paper‚ the Gulag was a great idea. In reality‚ despite its economical effectiveness‚ it was the cruelest thing a person could have done to another human being.
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Russian Crisis 1988 Introduction The Russian Financial crisis(also called “RUBLE” crisis) hit Russia on 17 August 1998. It was triggered by the Asian Financial crisis‚ which started in July 1997. During the ensuing decline in world commodity prices‚ countries heavily dependent on the export of raw material where among those most severely hit. Petroleum‚ natural gas‚ metals and timber accounted for more than 80% of Russian exports‚ leaving the country vulnerable to swings in world’s prices. Oil
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and the war was formally known as the Russo-Japanese War. The Russians lost the war because of the distance the army had to travel and Japan and more industrialization. The Russian revolution of 1905 could have been avoided if Russian troops did not attack innocent strikers‚ if the timing for Bloody Sunday was better placed‚ and if Czar Nicholas II participated more in the protection of the revolution. During a strike of Russian industrial workers‚ the Czar’s army attacked the unarmed and innocent
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