... colony Kodiak was built in the northwest and their first governor was Baranov. The Colony was growing and the Orthodox Church decided to find a Russian Orthodoxy mission. Schools and churches were built for natives and now, after Alaska was sold to the USA, the Orthodoxy is still the ... . Unfortunately those prejudices remained even after the Cold War and until today a part of the conscience of most American people. 2 The Prejudices The Russian culture is a very rich one, but members of other societies and cultures mostly do not see that. Another thing is that most people lack ... are...

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... and US Pershing 2 missiles. Arms control also enhanced deterrence because with limited offensive weapons neither side would have capability of first strike. The Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START 1), which limited Russian and US nuclear power reduced the military budgets. START two signed in Jan 1993 by presided BUSH and Yeltsin calls for another reduction. These limitations had to keep world as ... . (1999,November). In Focus: U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy at the End of the Century: Lost Opportunities and New Dangers. [WWW document]. http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/briefs/vol4/v4n...

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... symbol of communist regimes throughout their lifetime. This trend was followed when Stalin came to power as leader of the Communist party and the Russian government in 1929. (2) He had achieved this through plotting and trickery and by shifting alliances. This had begun in 1924 when Stalin systematically ... the communist regime. Polish workers rioted and went on strike in 1956 and the Polish communist party also revolted by refusing to accept the Russian general Rokossovsky as the Polish Minister for Defence. (9) The situation was diffused by a compromise which was made on both sides, w...

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... symbol of communist regimes throughout their lifetime. This trend was followed when Stalin came to power as leader of the Communist party and the Russian government in 1929. (2) He had achieved this through plotting and trickery and by shifting alliances. This had begun in 1924 when Stalin systematically ... the communist regime. Polish workers rioted and went on strike in 1956 and the Polish communist party also revolted by refusing to accept the Russian general Rokossovsky as the Polish Minister for Defence. (9) The situation was diffused by a compromise which was made on both sides, w...

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... symbol of communist regimes throughout their lifetime. This trend was followed when Stalin came to power as leader of the Communist party and the Russian government in 1929. (2) He had achieved this through plotting and trickery and by shifting alliances. This had begun in 1924 when Stalin systematically ... the communist regime. Polish workers rioted and went on strike in 1956 and the Polish communist party also revolted by refusing to accept the Russian general Rokossovsky as the Polish Minister for Defence. (9) The situation was diffused by a compromise which was made on both sides, w...

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... This triggered the development of joint ventured companies of the West, such as PepsiCo, Kodak, Time-Warner Despite these reformations though, the Russian economy was heading to crisis. The Union's industry was heavily dependent on military orders, which by 1989 were remarkably reduced since the military ... only way toward a new culture and new politics that can meet the challenge of our time." (Available: http://www.russianet.ru/~oldrn/history/gorbachev.html) Again based on his reform policies, Gorbachev at the 1986 Iceland Summit, proposed the reduction of the Soviet ballistic missile...

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... republics and various autonomous regions. Lenin believed nationalism would disappear under communism and a Soviet people would emerge. This proved to be fundamentally false and Russian nationalism and beliefs of superiority set the stage for ethnic conflict within the USSR (www.historyorb.com). "The Pax Sovietica did not work" ( ... cause of the effect (the effect of nationalist movements). And the nationalist movements were the cause of the rebellions. The idea of "Russification", Russian nationalism, and undemocratic acts had caused the satellites to separate. And first it had been deci...

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... He feels that the dropping of the bomb was the first major operation of the cold diplomatic war with Russia. (www.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities History/20th_Century/World_War_II Atomic_Bomb_The) Also an American historian, Gar Alperovitz, wrote a book titled Atomic Diplomacy. His book contains a ... Secretary of State James F. Byrnes as most anxious to get the Japanese affair over with before the Russians got in. (www.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/ History/20th_Century/World War_II/Atomic_Bomb/The/) Also Byrnes' assistant Secretary of State, Walter Brown, has a diary entry that suggests that Tr...

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... father, Vissarion was a shoemaker, and a violent alcoholic, and he would beat Joseph and his wife constantly. Although neither of his parents spoke Russian Joseph was forced to learn it because it was the language spoke at the Gori church school that he attended from 1888-1894. He was known ... would read plenty of forbidden books. He would read literature written by Karl Marx, a German political philosopher, and soon he would join the revolution called Russian Marxism. He would continue to read other books, including the works of F. Engels and V. I. Lenin. In 1899 Stalin dropped out (ot...

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... them could have meant colossal destruction of each other and everyone else on Earth. Tensions between Russia and the West have been high throughout history. In 1815, at the Congress of Vienna, Tsar Alexander was quite prepared to use the congress to pursue the traditional aims of foreign ... the United States and the U.S.S.R began near the end of World War I. The Bolsheviks (later communists), led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the existing Russian government. The socialist Bolshevik regime believed in all men being equal, although democracy certainly wasn't part of their intentions. The ...

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... of its monarchy, took away important industrial lands it once held, and would later lead to the rise in power of the deadliest man in history. While the British and French were intent on laying blame for the war, American President Woodrow Wilson heard his people's cry for peace and ... almost zero from 14 percent. Propaganda almost immediately hit the American media. The war marked the greatest time period of American unity and patriotism in U.S. history. 1942 was a time period of bad news for Americans that were following the war in the Pacific. American soldiers seemingly could not wi...

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... Department were members of the Communist Party. So began the era of "McCarthyism," in which fears (later proved to be somewhat justified) of Russian spying on the U.S. served as the grounds for an unprecedented witch-hunt aimed at rooting out "Reds." During this time, Richard Nixon became ... was losing the struggle against Communism, and JFK played on those fears. Still, the election was remarkably tight--one of the closest in U.S. history--and little details helped decide the matter. During the presidential debate--the first ever televised-- JFK appeared virile and commanding, whereas...

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... second man in space. Werner von Braun who designed also the German V2 rocket designed the Saturn V rocket. It was one the most powerful types of rockets built ever The Russian rocket Energia was the only rocket more powerful. The Saturn V's structure was that of a can. If a can is empty and has no dents, the can will stay pressurized under pressure ... this belief by defending against any society large enough or powerful enough to challenge them in any way possible. On July 1st, 1957 the Soviets had successfully launched a sputnik the Russian name for satellite. This was humiliating bec...

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... them could have meant colossal destruction of each other and everyone else on Earth. Tensions between Russia and the West have been high throughout history. In 1815, at the Congress of Vienna, Tsar Alexander was quite prepared to use the congress to pursue the traditional aims of foreign ... the United States and the U.S.S.R began near the end of World War I. The Bolsheviks (later communists), led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the existing Russian government. The socialist Bolshevik regime believed in all men being equal, although democracy certainly wasn't part of their intentions. The ...

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... Rheinische Zeitung was forced to discontinue publication and Marx went to Paris (Ollman, B. 469). In Paris, Marx extended his studies in philosophy, history, and political science, and this is where Marx adopted his adopted communist beliefs (Rader, M. 132). In Paris he met a man who shared ... during the early 1900's. In the early years of the twentieth century, Russia was ready for the ideas of Marx. The Russian people were extremely discontented with their ruler, Tsar Nicholas II, who had little interest in governing and was neglecting the country badly (Cohen, ... G.A. 444). By 1917...

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... idea was that he was the first leader to employ such a philosophy after the world had begun to view such ideas as evil. 3. Stalin Stalin was a crucial figure in the history of the Soviet Union, transforming this predominantly peasant society into a world industrial power by the end of the 1930s. But his economic reforms came at a huge price - his enforced collective ... are conservative figures - as many as 20 million or more may have been killed by Stalin's regime and he is recognized today as one of the most evil dictators in history. Stalin's Soviet Union was a major factor in the...

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Throughout all of history, world powers of their era have helped maintain peace in foreign countries that are struggling with war or economic problems. Today, America is the great world power and like all ... these terrorists because the do not want the affects that might happen to them if t! hey do help America. During the Russian Civil War, America sent troops over to Russia to maintain peace. This time was an especially critical time in Russian history and when America interrupted this civil war in 1918 an explosion of controversy erupted (The Millennial Files 1). People believed that ......

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... the quarantine started President Kennedy had no control over the course of events [p.49]. On Wednesday October 24th, it was learned that the Russian ships coming toward the blockade were being escorted by submarines. Thankfully many of the ships either stopped dead in the water or headed back ... were three countries directly involved in the Caribbean, not just the U.S. and Soviet Union. Cuba was petrified that the U.S. would invade. Discussions during the U.S-Russian-Cuban Research Project in the late 1980's and early 1990's have revealed many things not known at the time of the crisis....

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... liquid secrets...a playground for every alchemist miracle-worker, and rat-piper that ever took up the cloak"(Mazzetti). It was considered a place where history and identity could disappear in an instant. Even after W.W.II, the Nazis still talked about wonder weapons and how they could get back at all ... the first submarine to fire a nuclear missile from under the water. Producer of the movie, Edward S. Feldman, stated that "The actual K-19 lies in a Russian ship graveyard, poisonous and decaying, unable to be revived, even by Hollywood" (K-19: The Widowmaker). Attack submarines were usu...

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... readings. Finally, the book includes several direct quotes and writings from Tito. The book also includes a bibliography with valid sources. The author, Ruth Schiffman, is also credible. She has taught history and written several other informative books. Tito was not limited in any way and proved to be a credible, informative, and a valuable source. Ruth Franchere's Tito of Yugoslavia was an ... begun to fail. It was his leadership that made Yugoslavia one of the most liberal communist countries in Europe. Without Tito's determination, Yugoslavia would not be the same. After the Russian ...

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... to the United States, but also to the entire world. Soon after the attack, the USA and USSR found themselves in one of the most heated confrontations ever recorded in history. This event, which took place during the cold war era, became known as the Cuban Missile Crisis. The crisis was one of the most important conflicts of the cold war ... period. This was the first time in history that two superpowers had come close to starting a nuclear war . The events that took place during the year of 1961 have had lasting affects not only on these two nations ... herd cows, he worked as a pipe f...

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... Berlin, had to be the battlefield of the ideologies and became "both a symptom and a cause of the Cold War. "1 After the war Germany was sectioned into four occupation zones: The Russian zone in the East, the American Zone in the South, the British zone in the North-West and the French zone in the South-East. Berlin was cut into four ... short terms and did not participate in the rebuilding of the German economy. Also the political differences between the "Bizone (the merged zones of the USA and Britain) and the Russian and French zone were significant. The Soviets brought the Communist...

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... too. The Cold War happened because America was scared that Communism would spread to their democratic West. Russia being the huge superpower in the east was Communist, and after the Russian Revolution, Lenin was planned on making Communism worldwide, this petrified the west. America believed in the Domino Theory, which was that if one country became Communist, then the neighboring countries ... first letter he told Kennedy that he would remove all missiles from Cuba and stop sending weapons there, only if the USA stopped their blockade and do not interfere with Russian ships. In the sec...

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... , their efforts crossed, and what resulted is the Cuban Missile Crisis. This conflict between Russia and the United States was an intense event, from its beginnings, to the roles of Russian and American leaders, and finally to its non-violent conclusion. In discussing the Cuban Missile Crisis, there are several events that made this the climax of the Cold War. First ... to take power. President Kennedy realized that he had "made a tragic mistake" (Doc G) with his interference in Cuban affairs, and on October 14, 1962, when aerial photos of Cuba showed Russian missile sites in constructio...

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... has a range of 300km and a payload of 985kg. If the Taliban were to aim it at Washington D.C from Kabul, it would not reach. Iraq has no missiles in service. The Russian SS-1 SCUD B is prohibited along with three other domestic (Iraq) missiles, "Al Hussein", "Al Hijarah", and "BADR 2000". Why is the U.S going to spend billons of dollars to protect ... . "The last claim that Russia has to being a superpower is its nuclear arsenal." (Stratfor Inc,24 July 2000: n. pag). The U.S plan for a defense system has caused problems with the Russian Chinese alliance. The main problem is American powe...

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