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    The Threat of Communism

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    Communism (from Latin communis - common‚ universal) is a revolutionary socialist movement to create a classless‚ moneyless‚ and stateless social order structured upon common ownership of the means of production‚ as well as a social‚ political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of this social order.[1] This movement‚ in its Marxist–Leninist interpretations‚ significantly influenced the history of the 20th century‚ which saw intense rivalry between the "socialist world" (socialist

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    The Russian revolution was a major crisis that occurred back in 1917. this outcome was caused by the 80- 95% of people that lived in poverty. This poverty caused the numbers of educated society to become extremely furious with the tsarist government. With that‚ the minority that lived in Russia began to call for a voice in the government. Some were so determined by the peasant poverty population that they became socialists. The socialist wanted to overthrow the tsar and create small groups‚ where

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    FACULTY OF ARTS DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY NAME: TENDAI MUVADI REG NUMBER: R115008B MODE OF ENTRY: CONVENTIONAL LEVEL: 4:2 MODULE CODE: 423 MODULE NAME:WORLD AFFAIRS SINCE 1945 LECTURER: DR V. NYAWO-SHAVA ASSIGNMENT QUESTION: Explain the origins and progression of the Russian

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    power and provisional government were created these were known as the “whites”. Soon after the “whites” gained power‚ the people started feeling that they didn’t serve their interests. This opened up for more extremist political views‚ and in 1917‚ Vladimir Lenin returned from exile in Switzerland‚ and his party‚ the Bolsheviks‚ started growing faster. Lenin was providing the idealism (Marxism-Leninism) and motivation‚

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    Introduction Jerzy Grotowski (August 11‚ 1933 - January 14‚ 1999) was a Polish theatre director and a leading figure of theatrical avant garde of the 20th century (Kumiega 1987: 4). In his lifespan of living up to the age of 66‚ he left behind a great foundation for modern theatre to build on. Grotowski was a revolutionary in theatre because he caused a rethink of what theatre actually was and its purpose in contemporary culture. His artistic journey lasted for more than 40 years and had five

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    The year is 1917 and the Russian Revolution had just taken place the Czars were overthrown and the Communist party takes over. At this time‚ it puts into power Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin is the leader of the Communist party creating the USSR. When Lenin dies in 1924 Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky are fighting for power Stalin spreads lies about Trotsky causing him to flee to Moscow‚ thus giving Stalin control of the USSR in the year 1929. The book Animal Farm by George Orwell shows in an allegory

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    puppet show‚ that most might find hard to take seriously. Clad in tattered knit masks and brightly colored dresses‚ Pussy Riot has recently caused quite a wave in Russia‚ acting out against the Russian Orthodox Church and the re-election of President Vladimir Putin. Staging improvised performances that later are uploaded as music videos to the internet‚ for the entire world to see. Currently‚ 3 members of the band are incarcerated‚ after being charged with “hooliganism” during their last performance

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    religious order.he performed well there ‚ but he was expelled in 1988 for missing his exams. he was also expelled by the soviet union for reading illeagel literature and forming a Social Democratic study circle. Stalin discovered the writings of Vladimir Lenin and decided to become a Marxist revolutionary‚ eventually joining Lenin’s Bolsheviks in 1903.

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    Bolshevik Revolution

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    Bolsheviks in Petrograd. World War I was the key factor that ignited the Bolshevik revolution‚ because it gave momentum to Lenin’s movement‚ it partly caused an economic calamity in Russia‚ and the downturn of the war pushed the Russians into revolution. Vladimir Lenin‚ the leader of the Bolshevik party during the revolution and possibly the most prominent communist visionaries of the 20th century‚ had gained support for his ideology through World War I. In 1916‚ Lenin wrote Imperialism‚ the Highest Stage

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    Corruption in Russia

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    Web. 03 Dec. 2012. . This is an article that portrays views on modernizing Russia and how corruption is hindering the process. Includes the example of Kodorkovsky and quotes from Gaidar. Gessen‚ Masha. THE MAN WITHOUT A FACE: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin. New York: Riverhead‚ 2012. Print. The chapters available in this book give an insight on who Putin is and that is critical in understanding his personality and the impacts of that on running the country and his effects on corruption in Russia

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