Peter the Great's Westernization of Russia In 1689, Tsar Peter I forced his way into power in Russia. Better known as Peter the Great, he overthrew his half-sister's regime and took control of the state. At this time, Russia was dealing with rapid expansion, yet it was still a very backwards cou...
These 10.5 million (1 Ukrainian out of 4 population) were killed through starvation, the occupation of Nazis, disease or they were sent as slave labourers to Nazi Germany or were deported as political prisoners to the Soviet Union. ...
May 3, 2003 Dear Readers, Now, on the 58th anniversary of the only time in history the atomic bomb was used, we are still left with the same question, a question that still generates heated debates. Was the United States justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and ...
As an example to show the oppression of the peasants in the post-revolutionary society, Stalin's five year plan which was successful in creating an increased grain quota in the 1930s, but it was at the cost of starving millions of Ukrainians, with between eight and twelve million dieing from starvation. ...
In the late 15th century and into the 16th century, serfdom emerged in Russia. The devastation caused by the wars which plagued Eastern Europe contributed to the growing strength of the nobility, while the increasing demand for grain in Western Europe gave the nobility a motive to seize land and for...
During the period of 1905 to 1917 in Russia many changes occurred, which ultimately led to the falling of the Tsarist reign. As these changes occurred, the stability of the Tsar, Nicholas the second, as ruler became questionable. He began to lose the support of his people, and the country seemed to ...
Whether the Russian revolution was primarily the product of domestic or global causes Russia experienced several revolutions during 1904-1917. Those revolutions made Russian get rid of the dark time governed by the Tsar, found Soviet government, turned to the socialism new times. The biggest revo...
Why was there Revolution in Russia in March 1917? There were many reasons for a revolution in Russia in March 1917. Some were political, others were social and economic, but they all had something in common - they all helped to dethrone Tsar Nicholas II. Russia in the early 20th century covered a ...
Introduction No conflict, neither in size nor in scope, is comparable to the Eastern Front, 1941-45. It was the deadliest theatre of war in history causing the death of over 30 million people. This colossal conflict played a decisive role in destroying the Nazi regime: the German armed forces suffer...
Motya, Gleb's neighbor, is left devastated after her children all die from starvation; nearly all the factory workers have abandoned their posts, and the factory-the heart and pride of the proletariat-is nearly abandoned. ...