Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, or Lenin, was born on April 22, 1870, in the sleepy little town of Simbrisk, Russia. Childhood in Simbrisk was serene and pleasant for Lenin, and his father, Ilya Nikolaievich, was highly respected by many of the nobles in this province. Vladimir took just as much intere...

Many people associate the 1920's in Russia as a preparation for Stalin, and the period of time after 1953 as a long recovery from his dictatorship. People who were anti-revolution pointed to the horror and fatality under Stalin as justification for their position on the issue of the revolution. On t...

Throughout history, lies many historical figures that influenced the world in many ways. One of which lies, Joseph Stalin. As a dictator, Stalin worked in mysterious ways. His foreign policy and his terror regime , the Stalinist system, had an impact on Soviet society and politics well beyond th...

Russia Under Stalin When Lenin's reign over the Soviet Empire ended in 1924, the future course of Communist policies and dominance of the party were cast into uncertainty. This insecurity in the Soviet nation was even further intensified by the rocky period of transition and the shaky events sur...

Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pseudonym George Orwell, is an English author for writing 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 farm animals to ...

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was born on April 22, 1870, in the city of Simbirsk. From an early age, his mother and father instilled in him the desire to better the lives of people around him. Although many people today question his methods, he did work toward achieving this goal his whole life. In 1887...