... Slovaks took to the streets to demand political reforms in Czechoslovakia. Leading the demonstrations in Prague was dissident playwright Vaclav Havel, co-founder of the reform group Charter 77. The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia quietly and peacefully transferred rule to Havel and the Czechoslovak reformers in what was later dubbed the "Velvet Revolution."" In Romania, the ... factor in causing the revolutions. I intend to examine the reasons behind this, and try to gauge the effect it had on the progression of events. The rhetoric of the early Communist Party, immediately after the ...

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... the development of the USSR, industrialisation occurred in varying forms under both Lenin and Stalin, the two great individuals at the helm of communist Russia. Under Lenin industrialisation was initialised by aiming to recover the economy from the toils of war and the necessary policy of War communism ... year gap' as Stalin termed it. With Lenin's Death in 1924 Stalin (after a political battle for the party) took on the responsibility of seeing Lenin's vision of a economically strong communist Russia through. Like Lenin, Stalin was willing to use Terror, force and coercion to achieve ...

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In the article "Manifesto of the Communist Party," by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels says about the Bourgeois and Proletarians for all epochs. In the earlier epochs of history, ... of production, and of property. Marx defined communism as an economic system characterized by common ownership of all economic resources. In the "Manifesto of the Communist", he predicted that the working class would become increasingly impoverished and alienated under capitalism. As a result, the workers would become aware of their own class ... . Since the early 1990s, Russia and other states in the former Soviet...

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In the article "Manifesto of the Communist Party," by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels says about the Bourgeois and Proletarians for all epochs. In the earlier epochs of history ... of production, and of property. Marx defined communism as an economic system characterized by common ownership of all economic resources. In the "Manifesto of the Communist", he predicted that the working class would become increasingly impoverished and alienated under capitalism. As a result, the workers would become aware of their own class ... . Since the early 1990s, Russia and other states in the former Soviet...

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... has gone through massive changes. It has not only lost some its key territories but has also adopted a somewhat liberal stance towards the changing political environment. The post communist Russia is not only considered as a progressive and rapidly developing society but also more friendly towards democratic ideologies. It should however be noted that the general perception about the ... the modern world. David Remnick, one of the well-known American journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner, has presented a comprehensive picture of political, economic and social developments in the post-comm...

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... simply disintegrated and was swept away. It was succeeded, after a lengthy period of political upheaval, by the Bolshevik faction of Russian Marxism-later known as the Communist Party-led by Lenin (Foreman 123). From its inception, Communist rule in the Soviet Union faced a variety of problems. In the early years the government's very existence was challenged repeatedly by its enemies within the country ... and both men had approached Uncle Sam for money and weapons, only to be rebuffed by the 'anti-Red' State Dept (Daniels 101). North Korea's Kim Il Sung joined the Communist Party in hi...

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... , leading to the establishment of the U.S.S.R as a pinnacle world superpower in less than half a century. Industrialisation was the primary goal of Lenin and Stalin, as well as many communist party members. The Soviet economy had made advances under Lenin's semi-capitalist N.E.P with its slight capitalist elements, but Stalin's five-year plans were far more ambitious and so far riskier. ... which had been largely ignored and discouraged beforehand, and through this he glorified himself as a dictator of the people and a true proletariat fighting back the bourgeois academics polluting the ...

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... the Cuban Missile Crisis, and of not accomplishing anything toward the reunification of Germany under East German rule. After the ousting of Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev became the Soviet Communist Party Secretary General in October of 1964. Under his administration the majority of the decentralization of power was destroyed bringing a centralized form of control back into effect. Krushchev's ... of the Soviet economy and ideal. State control was lo! osened and individual initiative encouraged. He expanded the authority of the Soviet presidency and transferred power from the Communist par...

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... events and outside influences on the interpretations of both generations of the writings of this history. Events casting the Cultural Revolution in a negative light include the influence of the Chinese Communist Party, the rise of Occidentalism, availability of new evidence and the death of Lin Biao. As a modern historian writes from a different perspective than one of thirty years ago, ... based on the ambiguity of the motivation and successes of the Cultural Revolution. The eventual denunciation of the Cultural Revolution can be partly attributed to the position of the Chinese Communis...

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... of consumer goods occurred. The First Five-Year Plan also called for transforming Soviet agriculture from predominantly individual farms into a system of large state collective farms. The Communist regime believed that collectivization would improve agricultural productivity and would produce grain reserves sufficiently large to feed the growing urban labor force. The anticipated surplus was to pay for ... in the Congress of Soviets in November 1935 after several months of publicity and comment. Article 126 negated the entire document, though, for it made the Communist Party the only leg...

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... after a lengthy period of political upheaval, by the Bolshevik faction of Russian Marxism "later known as the Communist Party "led by Lenin (Foreman 123). From its inception, Communist rule in the Soviet Union faced a variety of problems. In the early years the government's very existence was ... challenged repeatedly by its enemies within the country. When the Communist Party emerged victorious, it was faced with the need to rebuild the nation's ruined economy and to train the Russian people for life ... political struggle had led to the collapse of the Soviet Communist Party and the...

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... of consumer goods occurred. The First Five-Year Plan also called for transforming Soviet agriculture from predominantly individual farms into a system of large state collective farms. The Communist regime believed that collectivization would improve agricultural productivity and would produce grain reserves sufficiently large to feed the growing urban labor force. The anticipated surplus was to pay for ... in the Congress of Soviets in November 1935 after several months of publicity and comment. Article 126 negated the entire document, though, for it made the Communist Party the only leg...

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... the political system that had been unimaginable was becoming reality. Fears that the shift of power from centralized one-party system system to multi-party democracy might turn into bloody revolution proved unfounded owing to the presence on both sides, the Communist Party and the democratic opposition, of peacefully-minded reformists committed to a peaceful solution, while the Catholic Church managed to ... constitution to eliminate references to the "leading role" of the Communist Party, and renamed the country the "Republic of Poland." The Polish United Workers' (Communist) Party dis...

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... Army and guided the Bolsheviks to victory. After the war, the Bolsheviks renamed themselves the Communist Party, and declared Russia the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Stalin was elected General Secretary of the Party in 1922, and although he quickly began to increase his personal power, no one realized ... Minister Winston Churchill of Britain and President Franklin Roosevelt of the United States. After Germany fell, he used Red Army troops to forcibly install Communist governments in Eastern Europe and further his country's interests around the world. Meanwhile, he launched a new...

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... could be done to strengthen the shaky pro-American governments in Western Europe, those governments might fall under the control of rapidly growing domestic communist parties."" In February of 1948, a coup in Czechoslovakia, taken over by Stalin's allies, abolished any opposition preventing the Marshall plan from going ... powers in pursuit of international goals through agencies such as a National Security Council (NSC) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The most important anti-communist alliance was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), formed on April 4, 1949. NATO formed...

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... States being the only country in contention for this title. After Stalin's death in 1953, Khrushchev became First Secretary of the Communist Party. Khrushchev would openly denounce Stalin and his actions because they were unnecessary and harmful to the Communist party and the Russian people (Harris). Khrushchev concerned himself with lessening the plight of the individual, attempting to increase the food ... to discussion of social problems and shortcomings. The purpose of these reforms was to elevate the Soviet standard of living in order to reaffirm the citizenry's loyalty to the Commu...

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... and services. This privatization has contributed to the current economic upswing that China is experiencing. However these capitalistic reforms make China anything but a pure communist regime. Also, China uses a method of democratic centralism which limits some powers of the state whereas in the Soviet Union all the power lay ... work if everyone was an angel, it must be expected that people will take advantage of the system. Another concern is the power a communist society allows one party complete control. It has been said that, "absolute power corrupts absolutely" and so far this has...

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... guerrilla operation behind Nationalist lines. He later claimed that around 14,000 people had been trained for this work by 1938. The Soviet Union provided considerable help to the Spanish Communist Party to improve its position in the Popular Front government. This included the removal of the socialist Francisco Largo Caballero as prime minister and replacing him with the ... political left established in January of 1936 by Manuel Azaña to fight the national elections due to take place in February(Spanish). This included the Socialist Party (PSOE), Communist Party ( PCE), Esquerra Party...

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... works with greats such as Gabo, Klutsis had the opportunity to cavort with Malevich's union of artist. Attending school at Second State Free Art Studio in Moscow, Klutsis joined the Communist Party at age twenty-five in 1920. Marking Lenin's fiftieth birthday, Klutsis used photomontage to design two ideologically mannered Soviet posters. The significance of Klutsis's posters is that they demonstrate ... few elite members of the avant-garde. The Soviet government did not recognize that this was in fact the avant-garde's goal. A resolution adopted in 1925 by the Communist Party Central Comm...

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... that characterized the state socialist system. But the separation between the public and private sphere is not clearly defined in Russian society. The penetration and coerciveness of the Communist Party dulled the line between state and civil society. In order to consolidate and strengthen the budding private sector, Russia needs to create an administrative system that actively ... agencies to acquire many legislative functions. Communication with constituents and consensus building was a unnecessary hassle. The real conflict existed within the decision-making elite. Yeltsin: Presidenti...

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... month after the invasion, the German army encountered little resistance and penetrated 600 kilometers into Soviet territory. Stalin and the Communist Party, while frantically trying to develop the inadequate Soviet war machine, issued a direct order to rural Soviets stating, " the Communist Party order the immediate mobilization of units of the People's Defense (Partisans) for the support of the Red Army according ... to the decree of Comrade Stalin." (Dixon 59). Aside from the Party's orders, the Partisan movement grew as a result of the German treatment of Soviet population. ... a rur...

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... , largely, through emotional appeal. Several dictators have used propaganda during wars in order to dehumanize the enemy. The Soviet propaganda promoted Marxist and Leninist ideology in order to promote the Communist Party and its leader, Stalin. This propaganda was aimed at creating an idolization of Stalin through the entire country, extolling the virtues of the new ideology of the religion of socialism ... connotations. His cult began by portraying him as a "strong," "beloved," "bold," and "genius" leader. The interaction between Stalin and children from the Communist Party became an ...

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... organization with the principle that only the combined force of the proletariat of most or all industrialized countries could succeed in overthrowing the government. "The communist international should represent a single universal communist party of which the parties operating in every country form individual sections." The Commintern implied Twenty one conditions for admission in to the group, something that ... was intended to centralize and strengthen the parties control and further their chance of revolution. The result was a successful involvement in Outer Magnolia where a revolutio...

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... United States, this buffer zone in Europe was no longer needed. Also, many leaders of these nations posed threats to Gorbachev and his policies, remaining firmly entrenched in radically conservative communist policies. Their removal from power thus secured Gorbachev for some time against a conservative backlash. Aid to other Soviet satellite nations such as Cuba, Yemen, and Ethiopia was cut. ... total disarray. Gorbachev had lost credibility due to his distribution of power and toleration of dissent. Pipes continues: The political crisis has two principal aspects; a vertical conflict wit...

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... Plan and The purges. Indeed, this essay will show if Stalinism was necessary for Russia, for economy, for the promotion of the Communist ideology or for Stalin himself so as to intensify his own power. The costs, the success and the benefits of Stalinism shall also ... Collectivisation of the Russian farms implied the redistribution of the land to create large and more economically viable farms, which did follow perfectly the Communist ideology. However, another evidence of his ideology coming out was the "dekulakisation". One of his objectives was to destroy the Kulaks, which ... arg...

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