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...

Introduction Beginning in late 1978 the Chinese leadership has been trying to move the economy from a sluggish Soviet-style centrally planned economy to a more market-oriented economy but still within a rigid political framework of Communist Party control. To this end the authorities switched to a s...

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 events surrounding the rise of Stalin in the Soviet Union and the rise of dictators like Mussolini and Hitler in Europe proved to be a defining mark of the 1930\'s and early 1940\'s. As such, these dynamic figures ushered in a new era in which the West was brought face to face with words such a...

'Between 1927 and 1935 Mao Zedong was a successful revolutionary leader in China.' Discuss with reference to key events including Mao's Report on the Hunan Peasantry, the Jiangxi Soviet and the Long March' During the critical revolutionary years of 1927-1935, Mao Zedong did p...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Communism and Socialism have had an invaluable and profound effect on the Twentieth Century. These two forms of government have challenged the beliefs of other governments. They have created conflict and sparked controversy. However, these two forms of governments are influential in the fact that th...

Josef Stalin is perhaps the most praised, reviled and recognised dictator in the modern world. His influence as such has reached across the globe, affecting leaders and citizens alike. Many of his techniques have been adopted by prominent leaders, today and in the past. One such example is fellow s...

The purpose of a revolution, as history has shown, is to fight some sort of political or social injustice suffered by a group of the general public. Typically a minority of the population, in search of a better lifestyle fights back against the oppression they have been forced to endure. His...

During the reign of Czar Nicholas II (1884-1917), Russia went through a series of bad harvests that caused starvation among the peasants. As industrialization increased, discontent also grew among the middle class and proletarians (workers) in the cities. As a result, Russians found themselv...

Man's Fate: Truth or Imagination Andre Malraux creatively combines his personal beliefs and experiences, history, and imaginative characters to inscribe Man's Fate. He adds his own elements to enhance the historical setting of this novel with a personal touch to give the reader an abili...

The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the topic of Soviet Union history. Specifically it will discuss whether the Soviet Union was a relatively stable dictatorship that lasted seven decades or a primarily unstable system that collapsed of its own weight. Communist, democr...