Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov, more popularly known as Lenin, is arguably the greatest leader in Russian and Soviet Union History. Lenin inspired and led the Bolshevik (Communist) Revolution of 1917, and was the architect and first head of the recently dismantled United Soviet Socialist Republi...

The book Animal Farm was written by George Orwell. It is a political satire written to parallel communist Russia. Every event and character in the book has a parallel in history to the events and characters that make up the communist revolution. Characters in the book such as Old Major and Nap...

It was Woodrow Wilson who said "There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed". This remark is not referring to communism but the principals can be associated with one another. The Communist ideals of the Russian revolution; moreover, t...

HOW DID STALIN ACHIEVE POLITICAL DOMINANCE BY 1929 By 1929, Stalin had attained total political dominance in the Communist party and this was due to a variety of factors caused by the death of Lenin and the leadership struggle that followed it. A major factor was Trotsky and his failures. Trotsky ...

The Roots of Communist China To say that the Chinese Communist revolution is a non-Western revolution is more than a clich‚. That revolution has been primarily directed, not like the French Revolution but against alien Western influences that approached the level of domination ...

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to present China as a nation that has gone through several economic phases until it reaches a point that has made several consider this country as a promising future power in the region. While Japan is falling into recession and much of Europe mired in one, grea...

A sceptre is haunting Europe, the spectre of communism," Marx said in the introduction of the powerful and controversial Communist Manifesto. Just as the years after the Industrial Revolution were strongly influenced by increasing power of socialism and communism, so were the characters and society ...

Juche Comrade Kim Il Sung was a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party, and a member of the Party Central Military Commission. He had created the Juche (defined as self-reliance) idea in the 1950s for the purpose of cutting off S...

The Cultural Revolution is one of the biggest historical events in China. The history of this event is amazingly captured in the documentary the "morning Sun". In 1964 the communist party celebrated its fifteenth birthday and the idea of a classless society was enacted. One main idea...

Although it may be difficult to say one school of political thought is superior to another, we can certainly distinguish between and assess the various types. Most every political system's ideology focuses on the attainment of a content, peaceful, and productive society, whether it be a pure D...

THE ROLE OF THE PIGS The pigs are perhaps the most interesting characters in the novel, Animal Farm, written by George Orwell. The pigs have certain characteristics, which shape the way this book starts and concludes. They bring conflict and perceive as the most important animals in their Animal ...

A People's History of the United States concentrates on the personal experiences and struggles of people who lived in the United States from 1492-present. It is a view of history from the common man's perspective, rather than the view of the leaders and upper class of this cou...

Revolutions as a catalyst for change are always going to be 'world changing' events. By their nature a revolution pertains to either the overthrow of an existing political system or a dramatic change in ideas or practice. Yet one must consider the wider world in context. Whilst in a...

COMMUNISM It's hard to believe that 60 years ago, the threat of communism was at the door step of the United States. Most everyone was in the some way effected by the threat. From being assoiated with communists or even being acused of actually being one. Communism is of...

Throughout the extraordinary novel Animal Farm, George Orwell introduces us to a fact of life that is very true and hard to overcome. This fact of life is "absolute power corrupts absolutely", and through his great satire Animal Farm, Orwell informs us on how "absolute power corrupts...

Within the movie \"Animal Farm\" there can be found an array of political statements and opinions on the animals\' actions and the film\'s storyline. These clever vices describe political situations encountered in the real world. The movie begins with the introduction of mister Jones, a farmer who...

ung Pioneers and the China-Russia Friendship were set up all over China. Because the Communist Party ran these groups, it was easy for them to use the people for its own purposes such as mass rallies. An incredible example of this was when every Chinese citizen was asked to kill 10 flies a day throu...

Deng Xiaopeng Deng Xiaopeng was a good leader for China though at times Deng hit some bumpy roads and was said to infringe some of the Chinese rights still Deng controlled China with order and efficiency. Deng raised China's economy to national high all around. Deng also strengthened its...

Past and present, ancient and modern, young and old, Muslim and Christian, rich and poor, north and south, urban and rural, monarchist and socialist: the extremes of Albanian society are vivid, it's tensions palpable. But Albania is not "another Yugoslavia:" it is more like a tense...

Past and present, ancient and modern, young and old, Muslim and Christian, rich and poor, north and south, urban and rural, monarchist and socialist: the extremes of Albanian society are vivid, it's tensions palpable. But Albania is not "another Yugoslavia:" it is more like a tensegri...

Emily Duncan 3 December 2003 Mrs. Sokash AP English 3rd period In the novel Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, Orwell muses on the dangers that occur when one government overthrows another. Orwell indicates his belief that revolutions often result in governments that are more oppres...

The reasons for the change in Party policy are the result of unrest in the proletariat class, foreign security concerns, the desire to use terror as a form of control, and the desire for total power by the Soviet leaders. The leadership position may have changed from Lenin to Stalin, however, the un...

The national history of Iran is one marked by turmoil and conflict, due mostly in part to foreign influences. As the country grappled for self-rule under the leadership of Mossadegh, Britain, and America each tried to intervene with different motives. In the aftermath of World War Two and the rise o...

Orwell, George. Animal Farm. (Not available; US): Gordon Heath Publishing, 1955. Losing The Religion- Animal farm is a social, but chiefly political, satire. This book appears to address totalitarian governments in the whole, but IÕve heard Mr. Orwell was specifically referring to the 191...

History shows that socialism is a theory that many people try, but few succeed at. This very idea of socialism is tried on Animal Farm when Old Major, a wise elderly pig who feels his time on earth is almost up, has a vision that the animals of Manor Farm can gain independence from their human owne...