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...

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...

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...

During the late 1940's and early 1950's, the topic of Communism had initiated to develop as an everyday conversation for all Americans considering the end of World War II, and the beginning of the Cold War. In 1952, A man name Joseph McCarthy had been elected to Senator for the state of Wi...