37 Stalin And Essays, Term Papers and Book Reports
The Life of Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
One of the most powerful and murderous dictators in human history, Stalin was the supreme ruler of the Soviet Union for a quarter of a century. His regime of terror caused the death and suffering of tens of millions of his subjects, but he was also in charge of the war machine t....
Analyse the methods by which Stalin maintain his position as the ruler of a single-party state
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The period between the rise of Stalin and the German invasion in Russia, is one of the most contradictory of Soviet Union history. Stalin had a lot of supporter, and a lot of enemies also. It is very difficult, if not impossible, to rule, alone, a huge State as Russia, for 25 ye....
Animal Farm Book Report
Chapter 1(pgs.15-24) In first chapter, the reader is introduced to all of his wonderful animals. Obviously most of the chapter is intended to spark pity and a sense of sympathy for the poor, suffering farm animals, but the old Major's words are very telling. The wise old pig addresses the central ....
Animal Farm is a fable of the Russian Revolution. How far do you agree with this statement?
It can be argued that Animal Farm is a fable, and that it is about the Russian Revolution. This essay will be split up into two parts. Firstly, is it a fable? Secondly, is it about the Russian Revolution and if so how much is similar?
Animal Farm is similar to a fable in a few ways, for example A....
Animal Farm: Political Issues / Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his psuedonym George Orwell, is an
English author commonly known to write about political issues. Orwell has been
highly acclaimed and criticized for his novels, including one of his most
famous, Animal Farm. In a satirical form, George Orwell uses personified f....
Causes of World War II
Many historians have traced the causes of World War II to problems left unsolved by World War I (1914-1918). World War I and the treaties that ended it also created new political and economic problems. Forceful leaders in several countries took advantage of these problems to seize power. The desi....
Censorship - Who Do I Believe?
Do we ever really know the complete truth? Truth is considered, among many things, impartial, subjective and neutral to all. Unfortunately, however, in the world today, a realm of deceit and bias, the definitive line between truth and false becomes hazy at best. This is an era of facts being quest....
European Imperialism in Film
The three films, Nanook of the North, The Drum, and Lawrence of Arabia, all contribute to Edward Said's argument that cultural products managed to justify, perpetuate, and explain imperialism all at the same time. They manage to complicate that argument on several levels as well. At first glance th....
Failure of Soviet Intelligence in Operation Barbarossa
On June 22 1941, World War II entered its bloodiest and most destructive chapter as Nazi Germany enacted Operation Barbarossa the invasion of the Soviet Union. Attacking along a front that stretched from the Baltic to the Black Sea, by autumn 1941 the Wermacht had penetrated hundreds of kilomet....
fall of Communism in RussiaSoviet Union
Communism in the USSR was doomed from the onset. Communism was condemned due to lack of support from other nations, condemned due to corruption within its leadership, condemned due to the moral weakness of humanity, making what is perfect on paper, ineffective in the real world. The end of this syst....
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair was born in 1903 at Motihari in British-occupied India. While growing up, he attended private schools in Sussex, Wellington andEaton. He worked at the Imperial Indian Police until 1927 when he went to London to study the poverty stricken. He then moved to Paris where hewrote two lo....
History of Terrorism
In the early morning of September 11, 2001, the deadliest terrorist attack in history took place in New York City and Washington D.C. Members of the terrorist group, Al-Qaeda, hijacked four commercial airliners full of fuel, en route from the East Coast to the West Coast of the United States. Two ....
Howard Fast
Howard Fast, the son of a factory worker, was born in New York City on 11th November, 1914. He dropped out of high school and at the age of 18 published his first novel Two Villages. Fast held strong left-wing views and a large number of his novels dealt with political themes. This included a series....
Joesph Stalin, A Good or Bad Leader?
Joseph Stalin was a leader, which meant his people trusted him with their welfare; however, under Stalins rule, millions of the people who put their trust in him were killed. This leader forced a ruthless policy on his people that increased his control, but damaged his country. To add, Stalin was ....
Joseph stalin
Joseph Stalin
JOSEPH STALIN, (1879-1953), Russian political leader, who was the undisputed leader of the USSR from 1929 until his death. He helped to convert communism in the USSR from an egalitarian, revolutionary movement into an authoritarian, bureaucratic governmental system. He helped to tur....
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin, born December 21, 1879 in Gori, Georgia, rose to great power and is often described as one of historys most interesting, horrible, and surprisingly unknown dictators of the 20th century.
As a child Joseph endured the poverty so many children in Russia experience....
joseph stalin
How Stalin won control of the Soviet Communist Party and thus control of the Soviet Union will be discussed throughout this essay. The important factors which facilitated his rise to power will also be discussed and explored.
Joseph Stalin was the head of the Soviet Communist Party and the undis....
Joseph Stalin and The Battle of Stalingrad
Joseph Stalin and the Battle of Stalingrad
The book, 1000 Years, 1000 People, by Brent Bowers ranks the top 1000 people who had the greatest influence on the millennium. Joseph Stalin is ranked number 82. Amongst philosophers, artists, inventors, and teachers the title under Stalin simply read....
Man with a Movie Camera vs Run Lola Run
Andre ParfeniukStudent # 10260974December 3, 2001The Impact of Dziga Vertov on Film" The main and essential thing is : the sensory exploration of the world through film. We therefore take as a point of departure the use of the camera as a keno-eye, more perfect than the human eye, for the exploratio....
Napoleon Bonaparte, Stalin and Hitler
The modern world as it is known today, will always be run by some of the main political and military building blocks that were placed by Napoleon Bonaparte, Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. Napoleon ability to conquer a vast majority of Europe will always be looked upon as one of the greatest mi....
Russian Revolution and Orwell (Animal Farm)
Russian Revolution and Orwells Animal FarmAnimal Farm and the Russian Revolution have many similarities and ideas. The characters, settings, and the plots are the same. In addition Animal Farm is a satire and allegory of the Russian Revolution, George Orwell meant for it to be that way. My essay wil....
Singing Revolution - Estonia
Estonia- bordered to the north by Finland, Russia in the east, Latvia to the south and the Baltic Sea to the west, is a small country in Northern Europe with a population of around 1.34 million. Estonians are among the oldest peoples in the world with the earliest settlements dating around 11000 yea....
Soviet Cinema and Montage
A certain kind of inspiration must be born of a time in which one's country is heading into a brave new world. Nothing should ever be as it was and the future is as expansive as all of Russia itself. In the time of revolution - the late teens and early twenties - Soviet cinema established itself as....
Stalin and Hitler: Two of a Kind?
For decades Americans have heard of the atrocious Second World War and the components encompassed within that subject matter. The bombing of Pearl Harbor; the Holocaust; Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime, a group which continues to spread hatred today; the Normandy Invasion and others are gruesome r....
Stalins Success in fullfilling Bolshevik ideals
The Russian Revolution in 1917 was a Bolshevik push for Communism and equality but the years that followed the overthrow of the Provisional Government were not in line with the original views of revolutionists. After the 1917 Revolution in October there was famine and poverty as Russia struggled to ....
The Chechen Insurgency
The Chechen Insurgency
A friend of mine once remarked that any country east of Germany had a weird name, a place much unlike anything they considered normal. I believe my friend is typical of many Americans. The world as a whole is a daunting place, filled with complexities, disputes, and diff....
The Holocaust
Stalin wants an opening of a second front in Eastern Europe. Roosevelt promised Stalin this front but it was not supplied until June 1944. Stalin always believed that this was intentional and that he read Trumans letter saying that the Nazis and the Soviets keep fighting one another a....
The Leadership Contest: Trotsky vs. Stalin
1) Explain Trotskys contribution to the success of the Bolsheviks up to 1922.
In October 1917 Lenin, the leader of the Bolsheviks wanted to start the new revolution to overthrow the Provisional Government. Leon Trotsky strongly advised him to wait. Then, during the night of the 6th of November,....
The United States and the beginning of the cold war
The United States and the Beginning of the Cold War, 1945-6
Long Term Causes of the War
a) There were three cracks evident between the US-Soviet relationship. America and Russia argued about the opening of a second front against Germany. Stalins plans where that America and Britain invade we....
To what extent was Hitler responsible for causing WW2?
To what extent was Hitler responsible for causing WW2?
Hitler was responsible for causing WW2 to a large extent. The four main causes for the second world was were the treaty of Versailles, the league of nations, the Nazi-soviet pact and Hitlers aggressive foreign policy. The main people to bl....
To what extent was Stalin responsible for the Great Purges?
Christopher Mardelli
History Extended Essay
09/06/06
Stalins Great Purges of 1932-1939
Abstract
For my Extended Essay, I am investigating to what extent was Stalin responsible for the Great Purges. There is a lot of evidence supporting that....
To what extent was Stalin responsible for the purges between 1932 and 1939
To what Extent was Stalin Responsible for the Purges between 1932 and 1939?
Abstract
The essay discusses Stalins responsibility of the purges between 1932 and 1939. The first part of the essay will briefly assess Lenins legacy on Stalins terror mechanism. This is followed by the....
Uncivil Civility
Typically, the term civilization invokes the mental image of an organized, cohesive, technologically advanced society while the contrary would be that of a savage, underdeveloped smattering of people living off in the wilderness somewhere. However, when fewer visual aspects of civilization a....
Veering Point
What were the causes and effects of World War I? The answer to this seemingly simple question is not elementary. There was more to the onset of the war then the event of an Austrian prince being murdered in Serbia, as is what most people consider to be the cause of World War I. Furthermore, the eff....
Why did Stalin rather Trotsky emerge as the leader of USSR
Why did Stalin rather than Trotsky emerge as the leader of the USSR in 1929?
After Vladimir Lenins death in 1924, a power struggle for control of the Bolshevik party had begun. Amongst the several contenders, two of the most important names in the power struggle were Leon Trotsky, and J....
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