... believe that this conflict was a very important because it was a crucial part of the cold war, and it helped shape the way the world was going to be in the future. Not only did it affect the cold war buy stopping the spread of communism in the Middle East, but it affected the ... By the end of it, tens of thousands of soldiers were dead, and almost one million civilians lost their lives in the conflict. The Soviet-Afghan war was a very complex war, lasting from 1979 to 1989. The overall goal for the Soviets was to turn Afghanistan into another satellite country, ... command of Leonid B...

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... war was key in the outbreak of war in 1914. World War One was a war intended to end all wars and as a consequence became a 'Total War'. A war that not only involved soldiers and a battlefield but one that took over countries socially and domestically everyone became part of the war effort, everything at home was targeting towards war in 1914. The impact of world war one cannot be underestimated and as a result fifteen million people died in a war ... 14 months and by the start of the First World War Britain had 49 battleships, compared with Germany's 29.  Although the naval race as suc...

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... the opposition forces, the various strands of the divided "Whites". One primary function of War Communism was the requisition of grain from the peasantry, in order to feed the starving urban population. The agricultural production in Russia declined since the outset of the First World War, and those who had food, hoarded it. Major agricultural regions were occupied by the white armies during the ... rations, whereas porfessionals and middle classes were given the bare minimum for survival. Another important aspect of war communism was the red terror, carried out by the Cheka. This was u...

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... subsequent reluctance of workers to strive for greater output. The traditional pattern, Stalin's pattern, was very wasteful. In the 1970-1980 period, available manpower increased by 24 million people. In the 1980s, the increase was only 6 million. The economy was in rapid decline. It was important back then to increase the productivity of all workers, not only so that growth rates could be maintained ... aid from Russia, such as Angola and Mozambique, wasted Russia's investment by turning away from communism. Alcoholism and absenteeism, which surfaced in the workforce, were also taking it...

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... Limited participation in direct hostilities (during the war years the number of American troops did not exceed one million, and the population at that time was approximately 110 million people), and also the most active and significant maintenance of industrial and financial basis of the fight against fascism contributed to the extraordinary growth of economic power of America. During World War II for ... about 40% of the total budget of 36 billion. dollars, which is more than 10 times higher than the costs in 1938. The geographical position of the United States played an important role i...

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... European Union's (EU) future plans. Turkey, a candidate for a full membership to EU, is located close to 70% of the world's oil and gas reserves. Due to it's proximity to these important resources, Turkey is in a perfect position to host a large pipeline (Nabucco Gas Pipeline) that will carry gas from the Caspian Sea to the Middle East. This would give all the countries involved ... Armenian territory (could be said was as the recent political developments between Armenia and Turkey is getting better after ˜the football diplomacy') but in support of any others that crosses through its ...

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... OF THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST AND JAPAN IN PROMOTING ECONOMIC COOPERATION IN THE NORTHEAST ASIA The relation between the Russian Far East and Japan is 'near and far'. In the Cold War period there existed an 'invisible wall' in the Sea of Japan. The Cold War ended about 10 years ago. Although a tense atmosphere remains in the Korean Peninsula, people's comings and goings and cultural exchange ... between Japan and Russia have remarkably increased since then. In this sense the 'invisible wall' has collapsed. Nevertheless ... He stresses that despite the weaknesses and threats mentioned above sm...

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... hundred years (Chechnya Time Trail). The Chechens have fought continuously against the Soviet occupation of their land, and paid a huge price for it during World War II. Stalin ordered "[o]n February 23 and 24, [1944], 400,000 Chechen and Inguish people "almost the entire population "were rounded up and deported, mostly to Kazakhstan. 30-50% of them are estimated to have died ... also have pipelines that cross through their territory, and Russia would have to pay for their use if Chechnya became an independent state. Russia's political motives are just as important and they link in with...

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... hundred years (Chechnya Time Trail). The Chechens have fought continuously against the Soviet occupation of their land, and paid a huge price for it during World War II. Stalin ordered "[o]n February 23 and 24, [1944], 400,000 Chechen and Inguish people "almost the entire population "were rounded up and deported, mostly to Kazakhstan. 30-50% of them are estimated to have died ... also have pipelines that cross through their territory, and Russia would have to pay for their use if Chechnya became an independent state. Russia's political motives are just as important and they link in with...

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... disparate individuals, colonies, and nations was the desire to obtain the greatest magnitude of power. The collective mindset found concerning dominant and subordinate relationships was that 'power relationships' were important to keep any particular union perpetual. Thus, different orders of power were seen to be the source to sustaining a fruitful society. Although the thirst for power was equal for everyone ... that a hard power can exist without a soft power. World War II was a prime example of hard power exertion. Hitler began to invade European nations in hopes of spreading t...

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... the majority of industry was made property of the people, which meant the majority of the means of production was controlled by the government. Lenin's government made many achievements. It ended a long civil war against the remnants of the old Czarist military system and established institutions in government. During this period, and in fact throughout the majority of the Communist rule, censorship ... production goods such as manufacturing machinery over basic consumer goods such as clothes and other staples. During this period the Second World War broke out and drained most of what w...

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... inhabitants are now increasingly identifying themselves as members of ethnic groups rather than as citizens of the Russia. (Drobizheva). An important development in center-periphery relations is the growing importance of "economic nationalism," an effort to create an economic basis for political independence. ... . Tatarstan, for example, strives to sell its oil at world market prices in foreign markets to generate income, and in 1993-94, the local governments in Tatarstan and Yakutia sought economic decentralization in Russia by refusing to pay federal taxes. Consequently, an agreement ....

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... down to the core of nationalism, how it aroused and developed. Some scholars think that nationalism emerged when the first people appeared in the World. The others believe that Nationalism is a form of extreme patriotism and suggest some ways how to avoid it or consider it as a form of Zionism. However, recent researches show that ... . There was an expectation of stronger solidarity between the workers of different countries than of solidarity between different classes within the same state. At that time, Armenian historians debated two important concepts, the dating origins of Armenian...

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... with "cold war" issues. The year 2001 was extremely important for both USA and Russia political life. Americans started preparation to take their part in the war in Near East with almost full support of most western countries including (at least formally) Russia. The highest point of the mutual cooperation was present after 11 September 2001. Attacks at World Trade Center were a ... was getting worse and worse, tension grew. An appropriate example is a conflict in Georgia in 2008 which ended with. Worth mentioning is a fact that at that time people started to talk about the beginning of ...

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... revolution would have not succeeded had it not been for the weakness of the provisional government, or the Petrograd soviets assistance. Christopher Read puts forward the view that Lenin, although important, was not necessary for the revolution; "Being the focus of a movement is not the same as being its main creator. Even if the focus had not been there, the ... were just another method of increasing the control Stalin had on the population, a level of control which is characteristic of the USSR of 1953. "Industrialization, like collectivisation, was chiefly important to Stalin as an i...

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... this invasion and moved to boycott the upcoming Olympic games to be held in Moscow. Washington seemed to be stuck in the Cold War attempt at détente and the very thought of peace was cut short. Arms control has been the most important aspect of international security since the end of World War II and even more so today with more and more states acquiring ... nuclear launch capabilities more than in the Cold War. I have attempted to bring forth evidence that ... arms control does create stability but in retrospect it cannot merely be arms control that is relied upon to bring about safe...

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... extreme decline. Russia had become the least advanced of the major European nations in terms of political and social development. There was no parliament, and no middle class. The Church, officers, and other important people and institutions were firmly against social progress. The terrible defeat of Russia in the Crimean War in 1855 and 1856 exposed weaknesses of Russia's various organizations. The road to ... the Russian Revolution began with the end of the Crimean War in 1855. The government's continued half-hearted attempts to reform Russian society, ... and off for years. After per...

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"Evaluate the relative importance of imperialism, the arms race and the failure of diplomacy in causing the First World War" In 1914, the people of this world experienced, some more than others, one of the most terrible and bloody wars in the history of mankind so far. World War One, then entitled the Great War, set off as a result of a disagreement between the Dual Monarchy of Austria- ... gunshot and the death of a statesman. In order to fully comprehend the causes of the First World War, and in order to sooner or later verify responsibility for the war, the state of affairs before its orig...

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... the Neisse River, a territory containing approximately nine million Germans. Churchill and Roosevelt had both agreed that they would work for the establishment of a new Polish government that represented the Polish people. However, at Yalta, they gave into Stalin. He insisted on the communist dominated Polish Committee of National Liberation that had proclaimed itself the "provisional government of National Unity. When Soviet ... the United Nations. Poland was seen as a "test-case- of Soviet-Western relations, so Churchill and Roosevelt had to find solutions, or at least, explanations, to...

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... the westerners' weaponry and technology are more superior to ours. Their invention "steam train has proved to be one of the most important human inventions towards industrialization, suggesting their edge-cutting technology. Moreover, the Triple Intervention in 1885 forcing Japan to give up Liaotung Peninsula has witnessed Japan's vulnerability towards the Western powers. It proved that Japan has no position go ... Japan as he holds a very important position in the military, meaning that we should follow his recommendations as he has his interests for Japan for whatever he does. Fourthl...

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... rise of nationalism among the European nations. As national pride began to blossom in each country, there was an increasing belief in a national destiny in many of the countries that would play a significant role in initiating the First World War. All of the Powers involved in the Great War began to stake claims in Africa after 1870, eventually creating an animosity that would lead to the creation ... systems; the very alliance systems that were a fundamental catalyst in the outbreak of war. When the recent history of each of the major contributors to the outbreak of war is examined, a ...

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... at Stalingrad it would be unfair to say the Russian war effort was merely a "meat grinder." Zhukov said "war is waged with skill. Not people's lives," technical inferiority of the Red Army meant they were fighting a superior force for much of the war, large casualties were almost inevitable. Numerical advantage was important however it was more the proficient utilization of that advantage ... scientists starved whilst protecting the world's largest seed bank, refusing to eat what they saw as their nations future . Brutality The Eastern Front from 1941-45 was "the most terrible place in ...

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... . All of the confessors were sentenced to death. The following year, another group of old Bolsheviks were subjected to the same treatment. (It is important to note that Stalin stood directly behind these trials--he delegated responsibilities in other aspects of the Terror, but for the Show Trials he personally chose the list of "guilty" men, he deceived the accused into thinking ... 1939, shocked and frightened the West--but it should have come as no surprise to anyone familiar with Stalin's political cunning. A month later, Germany invaded Poland, igniting the Second World War. Part 2: ...

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... elected municipal council under the Czars government). Russia endured serious poverty under Nicholas II, with about 90% of the people being peasantry. Existing in depressing circumstances, working long hours with very basic tools and rewarded with pittence. Therefore it was important for peasants as the proletariat to educate themselves to such teachings of Karl Marx if they were to create a ... proletariat and poorest sections of the peasants." Book from main library Marx's theories to creating a better world was inviting particularly to the peasantry proletariat and the Bolsheviks. Th...

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... been shifted by the tectonic geopolitical role of cold war. The traditional definition is no longer sufficient to satisfy what constitute international security in the modern world full of security challenges and threat. However, some critics have argued that the traditional definition of international need to be redefined but must retain important aspect of human agency. They are great challenges facing ... stable, they have failure to control foreign fighter from entering in and out of Afghanistan. To win a counter insurgency war, NATO must understand the influence of citizen toward the...

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