... in corrupt totalitarian regimes such as in 20th Century Russia. It is a political story that displays the concepts of social justice and idealism that have gone wrong. Animal Farm extends beyond the outward appearance of a fairy tale, and exposes the treachery, corruption and dishonesties that exist in dictatorial societies. Although Orwell's originally titled novel, "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story", combined with the use of animals ... of Animal Farm goes beyond any magical or make-believe story. Orwell paints a vivid picture of a violent political revolution of farm animals against the fa...

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... the two rulers manipulating the people would be how they got rid of religion. Napoleon did this by trying to keep the raven named Moses, who preached about the Great Beyond, away from the manor. Stalin fought religion by banning the Orthodox Church so that people would believe in Stalin as their god. Also, Stalin has his people thinking that only ... . But in reality he was the one who was destroying it. Stalin twisted events to make himself look good in the eyes of his people, as did Napoleon. They also both lived in great luxury while their people suffered from famine and disease. Napo...

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... , but in a lapse of good judgment had been recently redesigned to allow full control of America's nuclear arsenal. Once inside the system, David inadvertently triggers a countdown towards nuclear war. WarGames skillfully illustrates American society's attitude towards the Soviet Union near the end of the cold war. The movie touches upon America's fear of nuclear war, communist espionage, and the threat of communism ... around or rummaging through their belongings while their backs are turned. This coincides well with speeches Reagan was giving at the time referring to the Soviets as "an ...

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... places in time, location, you name it. When editing was first discovered it took time before filmmakers got a real feel for it. Vertov, Griffith, and Eisenstein were the innovators, they displayed the type of impact editing could really have. Griffith was one of Hollywood's first great directors. His timeless classic Birth ... ; the swifter the clan begins to ride. As a viewer, emotions begin take rise, and the search for good and evil begins. Who in this situation is right? We cannot be in favor of the KKK; they are the epitome of evil. Yet, can those pillaging the small town be heroes...

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... better understanding of these improvements, drawing a comparison between the film It's My Day Off in 1950s and Ermo in 1990s is a good start. This examination will facilitate the process because both films focus on how individual roles have progressed in ... good characteristic at that time because an individual should behave like this under the leadership of Chinese Communist Party. Switching from a larger background to a much smaller one, Ermo was depicted as a dragon lady, but equipped with egoism. On one hand, Ermo tries so hard to take care of her family, which shows her perseveranc...

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... hypocrisy. The pigs create the seven commandments for all the animals on the farm to live by but the pigs break all the commandments that they have created. The commandments and inscribed on the side of the barn. Slowly the Seven Commandments become reduced to a single principle reading, "all animal are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." Meaning ... themselves are to manipulated to realize there need for rebellion until the end of the story. The animals are in need of food but the pigs ignore the animal's needs and only want money for their benefit. The pig's greedines...

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... middle class, worker, or poor occupants. In newly constructed developments, differentiation by building and neighborhood is increasing. Housing in the Soviet Union was and continues to be differentiated among the least, less, more favored, and most favored. The poorest urban housing class is the millions who cluster beyond the borders of the large cities. In the city, the housing poor are the ... city centers. The most-favored are those families living in apartments in or near a city center. These are mainly political, state, military, state security, economic, scientific, cultural, ed...

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... military links with pro-democratic nations, and his firmness when responding to threatening soviet acts, Truman handled the soviet threat to the best of any presidential ability. Following George Kennan's Long Telegram in 1946, Truman knew he had to act upon Kennan's analysis of the current state in Europe. ... A key part to the telegram was that communism may be attractive to war torn Europe as their markets had collapsed and people were living in unsustainable conditions. Greece and Turkey were two countries right under the nose of the S.U and in desperate ... Berlin to sustain the c...

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... Russia that were susceptible to the spread of communism. Britain continued to provide financial support until they were no longer able on March 31, 1947 and this support was in order for Greece to become a "self-supporting and self-respecting democracy." President Truman did not want Greece to become a communist state simply because the Russians were able to provide the resources necessary ... against Russia was cause for a shift in U.S. foreign policy. President Truman was aware of the consequences involved with stepping into communist territory and adjusted foreign policy accordingly....

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... Stalin's rule he organized what were called "show trials" in which many people he did not approve of curiously confessed to solemn crimes and were immediately executed or sent to prison. eventually Stalin began trading with non-communist countries of western Europe, although he continued to be hostile ... great speaker as was Lenin, both were highly regarded by their followers and both were betrayed by their comrades. Also there was boxer who represented the working class, Molly who was white Russia, and who could forget the evil dogs of Napoleon who inspire the role as the secret polic...

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... young man. Stalin joined up with the Bolshevik revolutionaries. This was an underground group of people that followed the communist writings of Karl Marx and was led by Lenin. He now assumed the name Stalin which is the Russian word for "steel" combined with "Lenin" ... these camps to work as slaves. He had anyone that didn't agree with him killed. Millions of citizens were accused of treason and espionage and were arrested, tortured, and executed or sent to the gulags. This massive effort to ensure Stalin's absolute power was called "purging." Historians estimate that he ... Accord...

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... from turning fully Communist like the Soviet union wanted, The United states bribed Greece and Turkey $400,000,000 in aid. President Truman made a speech to congress March 12th, 1947, describing how the United States bribed Greece and Turkey saying "They spread and grow in the evil soil of poverty and strif. They reach their fully growth when the hope of a people for a better ... life has died. Therefore, I propose giving Greece and Turkey $400 million in aid" This was the United States plan in order to ... get Greece and Turkey to come out of communism and become capitalist. Truman wa...

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... their long history with Afghanistan. "We had hoped America would abide by the agreement that we reached that Afghanistan should be a neutral, democratic country that would have good relations with its neighbors and with both the U.S. and the USSR," the former Soviet leader said. "The Americans always said they supported this, but at the same time they were training militants -- the same ones ... ? Sending in half a million troops? That wouldn't work" (AOL News). Gorbachev said that the best NATO could hope to achieve was to help the country get back on its feet and rebuild itself after t...

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... could be taken at any moment for having the slightest connection to anything that Stalin disliked. Maybe it was a greed for power and control, maybe it was racism and bloodlust, but either way, its effects were devastating to the country. There could be various motivations for Stalin's use of terror. But ... kind." He simply wanted complete control, at any costs. There was nothing that he wasn't willing to do to reach the goal. The terror and murder seems to have been very widespread. The constant threat of being exterminated for any reason kind of crippled the entire country. This is be...

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... . Even a little thing like being ten minutes late for work, you would be sent to Gulag. At Gulag the laborers were worked to death. Stalin ruled by use of terror and secret police. He used collectivization of farmland, where small farms were combined into larger farms under government control. Villages were rebelled, setting fires to crops, smashing machines ... , and killing livestock which lead to famine. Military and secret police used mass executions and deportations to enforce obedience to Russia. There was Political Oppression in which individuals were sacrificed for the good of soc...

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... quot; tells the story of a group of barnyard animals that revolt against their human master in an attempt to create a utopian state. However, power and greed caused their society's tragic downfall, as they end up repeating the cycle of human tyranny. The plot of Animal Farm follows the Russian Revolution. ... he suspected to be against him. However, this is not the only event that corresponded between the novel and Russian history. Another example of the parallel between "Animal Farm" and the Russian Revolution is when the animals start to rebuild the windmill. The animals' source of food...

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... through the monarch. It also saw the rise of many independent groups that looked to the Soviet Union for help. This in turn caused the U.S.A. and Britain to withdraw financial aid for fear about Nasser's relations with the Soviet Union. All of these accusations led to the Suez Crisis. The Six-Day ... War soon followed, in which Israeli forces overran the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights on the Syrian border, and East Jerusalem. The Israelis also ignored the decision of the UN that Jerusalem should be an international city by making it their eternal capital. The ... Camp David Accords...

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... through the monarch. It also saw the rise of many independent groups that looked to the Soviet Union for help. This in turn caused the U.S.A. and Britain to withdraw financial aid for fear about Nasser's relations with the Soviet Union. All of these accusations led to the Suez Crisis. The Six-Day ... War soon followed, in which Israeli forces overran the Sinai Peninsula, the Golan Heights on the Syrian border, and East Jerusalem. The Israelis also ignored the decision of the UN that Jerusalem should be an international city by making it their eternal capital. The ... Camp David Accords...

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... everything in site grain fields, they slaughtered livestock so as to leave nothing to the enemy could eat and they retreated. Napoleon entered Moscow in September 14, and found it in flames Napoleon and his army stayed in the ruined city for fine weeks they were there till mid October too late to ... advance farther and perhaps too late even to retreat. Napoleon than ordered his starving army to turn back as snow started to fall in ... 's ragged retreating army many of Napoleon's surviving soldiers were walking barefoot using pieces of wood as their cane many soldiers died from wounds, ...

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... then become an absolute dictator. People were, "subjects." They had no responsibilities, no rights, no freedom. They worked for the state and were controlled by the state. Stalin's policies were bound to bring opposition. Anyone who spoke against the Plans or against Stalin could be arrested by ... peasants under state control. In 1931 he claims, "we are fifty to a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in 10 years (...) Either we do it, or we shall be crushed." Russia was to become a self-sufficient country. ... all the small farms of a village int...

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... Russia expected him to keep his promise. This caused the army's morale dropped rapidly. Many Russian soldiers deserted and, knowing the peace was imminent so their fighting would be futile, went back home. This represented both good news and bad news for the Bolsheviks. The good news was that the army could not be used against them by bitter Generals, but the Germans were ... now free to walk into Russia and talk what they wanted. Peace negotiations began on December 22 1917; a week after an ... rule forever treating your opposition like this. Overall, I think Lenin's consolidation of ...

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... new society after the revolution. It tells how the animal captured the Manor Farm from its unconcerned master, change its name to Animal Farm and establish a community in which all animals are equal, how a power-starved pig brought into existence his own personal dictatorship, how the animals learned ... about the Russian Revolution. All the characters in the story represent the people involved in that period. From Karl Marx, to Stalin, to Hitler and even the common people. My grandfather recommended this book to me because he said that I could easily find connections in this story even...

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... a second front in Western Europe to relieve German pressure on Russia. The decision to postpone the invasion of France increased Soviet-Western mistrust. The Teheran Conference, November 1943 Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin met at the Teheran Conference in Persia (Iran). This was the first meeting of the Big Three. They made a number of important decisions concerning Allied co-operation in the ... Americans. To improve Soviet-Western relations, Churchill agreed to let Soviet Union take parts of Poland and East Prussia after the war. Churchill and Roosevelt confirmed their decision to in...

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... other factors that aided with Khrushchev's ejection was the humiliation of the USSR in the Cuban missile crisis; for the widening split with China; and for his flamboyant personal style. Public surveys taken in the 1970's, throughout the 80's indicated that most of the Russian citizenry had a favorable ... view of their life during the regime after Khrushchev, namely the Brezhnev era (1964-1982). Despite many negative social, political, and economic features of the time, a substantial majority thought of the Brezhnev era as more or less positive. Leonid Brezhnev was the true representat...

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... the USA adopted a "get tough" attitude towards the USSR. The USSR responded to this "get tough" attitude of the USA by accusing the USA and her allies of trying to enclose the USSR in a corner so as to later dispose of its communist government. Another major reason why the Cold War ... had broken out between the USA and USSR was the Yalta Conference, where the "Big Three" met. The relation between the USA and the USSR deteriorated in the first year after the Yalta Conference. The cause of their relation crumbling ... created a pro-communist government in Poland after forcing the German...

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