Eventually, empires and nations all collapse. The end can be brought about by many causes. Whether through becoming too large for their own good, being ruled by a series of out of touch men, falling behind technologically, having too many enemies, succumbing to civil war, or a combination: n...

"...But some are more equal than others..." Ever since Animal Farm by George Orwell was first published in 1945, a small, subconscious voice has uttered this phrase to urge the rethinking of equality. This closing thought and the events of Animal Farm closely parallel the history of the Russian Revo...

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...

a man and his army A Research paper by Kyle Ramirez for Mr. C's 2nd period class Josef Stalin and the KGB were huge influences on the Russian Revolution. The KGB, at the hands of Josef Stalin caused great damage, spread lies and used threats to p...

The purpose of the Russian Revolution was to fix problems created by Czar Nicholas II. The purpose of the Animal Farm Revolution was to make life better for all the animals. However, both revolutions made life worse afterwards. All the characters in Animal Farm have counterparts in real life. This b...

Animal Farm by George OrwellAnimal Farm compared to the Russian RevolutionAll of the characters in Animal farm have counterparts in real life. This book was based on the Russian Revolution, and all the important populace of the revolution are symbolized. Some of the animals represent individuals in ...

Essay Question:Examine the degree in which there was a period of economic, social and political consolidation following the critical revolutionary period.During the period of 1921-1928 in Russia, following the critical revolutionary period, there was a large degree of economic, social and political ...

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...

Animal FarmAll of the characters in Animal farm have counterparts in real life. This book was based on the Russian Revolution, and all the important populace of the revolution are symbolized. Some of the animals represent individuals in the Russian Revolution, and some types of animals represent dif...

Joseph Stalin or Iosef Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili was born December 21, 1879. He was born in Gori, a village in Transcaucasian Georgia, a province of the Russian Empire within the Caucasus mountains. Stalin was the only of four children to survive infancy. Stalin's father was named Vi...

From the late 1920\'s, Russian society entered nearly a decade of darkness, in which the government and the people were commanded by paranoia, fear, and terror. Under the newly introduced leader Joseph Stalin, soviet life was subject to greater control and manipulation as Stalin focused upon gaining...

Animal Farm vs. MarxismIn George Orwell's Animal Farm, the animals and events can be compared to similar people and events during the Russian Revolution of 1917. These similarities stand out due to the symbolism found in the book and the reality of the happenings of the Russian Revolution.Old Major ...

Joseph Stalin When most people see or hear the name Joseph Stalin, they most commonly associate it with a violent and ruthless political leader of the Soviet Union who managed to send more Russians to their deaths than Hitler did Jews. Aside from this fact, most individuals know very little about...

Animalism Vs. MarxismCharacters, items, and events found in George Orwells book, Animal Farm, can be compared to similar characters, items, and events found in Marxism and the 1917 Russian Revolution. This comparison will be shown by using the symbolism that is in the book with similarities found i...

Animalism Vs. MarxismCharacters, items, and events found in George Orwells book, Animal Farm, can be compared to similar characters, items, and events found in Marxism and the 1917 Russian Revolution. This comparison will be shown by using the symbolism that is in the book with similarities found i...

The Russian Revolution was one of the great events of the twentieth century. The revolution of February 1917 brought Russia the first democratic regime. During the 1917 Russian revolution there were two distinct periods. These periods were known as the critical period from 1917-1921 and the consolid...

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 ...

Corruption of Power In the words of Winston Churchill, "Power corrupts, but absolute power corrupts absolutely". This statement echo's a typical yet sometimes unpleasant characteristic of human nature. Time and again throughout history mankind has repeatedly demonstrated an inheren...

'Stalinism as Revolution from Above' and ' "A Woman Is Not a Man": The Culture of Gender and Generation in Soviet Russia, 1921-1928' demonstrate the importance of both, the political revolutionaries and the youth organizations which existed during the Stalinist period. These organizations provided t...

Animal Farm Research Paper Animal Farm is one of George Orwell's most controversial pieces of work. One would say that Animal Farm is an allegory of Stalinism, growing out from the Russian Revolution in 1917. Because it is cast as an animal fable it gives the rea...

Rise to Power Stalin first became interested in politics when as a theology student; he began reading illegal the works of political philosopher Karl Marx. He eventually gave up his religious education to devote his time to the revolutionary movement against the Russian monarchy. After becomin...

Communism is a form of government where a society works toward the benefit of the community. When Russia rebelled against the monarchy held by the Czar, Lenin established communism as the new form of government. After his death, they appointed two new leaders: Lenin\'s faithful follower Joseph Sta...

Many great works have been inspired by events in history. George Orwell's Animal Farm provides an unusual outlook on the Russian Revolution and its leaders by using animals to represent their human actions. Orwell attacks communist society and points o...

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 ...

How far was Stalinism the outcome of Leninist political practice?The political system which existed in the Soviet Union under Stalin was a system of terror. The purges of the 1930s sent millions of Russians to their deaths or to the Gulags, the population was scared of the secret police, the NKVD, t...