The Cold War was a period of time after World War II when the Soviet Union and the United States were in a state of tension and competition. The aim of the United States during this time was to contain the spread of communism, while the Soviet Union worked to promote the spread of socialism … Read more
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a time of great tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. The United States had been monitoring Soviet activity in Cuba for some time, and when it became clear that the Soviets were installing nuclear missiles on the island, the United States reacted quickly. The United States put … Read more
Animal Farm, written by George Orwell in 1945, portrays the Russian Revolution by using animals on a farm as symbols of political figures, such as Lenin and Stalin, and historical events as well. Orwell often wrote books such as Animal farm so that he can reflect and share his concern on the political and social … Read more
Mikhail Khodorkovsky was arrested on October 24, 2003, by armed police forces in Novosobirsk. He was the wealthiest person in Russia with a billion dollars because of his management of Russia’s largest oil company, Yukos. Khodorkovsky rose as an oligarch easily because of his relationship with Boris Yeltsin, President of Russia after the collapse of … Read more
now, but how it should continue. Economic policy became the cornerstone of this debate, as the Soviet economy was damaged from a near decade of war. It is here when Lenin began rolling back towards the state-assisted bourgeoisie that the Tsarist regime had attempted to implement, an implementation Engels noted for its dependency on keeping … Read more
Following the decline of Russian leader Vladimir Lenin’s health, Joseph Stalin stepped into the position of the general secretary of the Russian communist party in 1922 (Stock). This was the very beginning stage of Joseph Stalin’s enormous impact on the communist party, as well as the rest of the world. Although Stalin’s rule is sometimes … Read more
As communism spread in the twentieth century, communist regimes initially enacted gender reforms in order to gain a female following. “While women struggled for freedom throughout the western world, communist revolutions were radically equalizing for females, helping the suffragettes everywhere. “However, as feminist movements became more radical, communist governments slowed this reform. While women struggled … Read more
A comparison, contrast between Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi. The human civilization has seen many changes throughout all the periods of time that have passed by and many brilliant minds have enlightened the path towards the process of our social development. The twentieth century marks one of the most important centuries in human history … Read more
The policies pursued by Pol Pot were done in order to maintain ideological purity, absolute control, and party security. So, did philosophers like Fanon and Marx have an undermining influence on the morals of elitists in the political realm? In response to the extreme process of purification from anything “other”, Fanon stated that, “violence is … Read more