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Natasha's Dance/Orlando Figes

the Great gave the Russian upper class a split personality, divorcing them from all things Russian, by introducing European custom...

An Analysis of The Cherry Orchard

her home, even if that is done in a happy context, there is a sense of nostalgia. There is also a sense of loss. There is for exam...

The Significance of the Space Race

important part of scientific and political history and has a great deal of significance. Yet, in delving into the history of space...

The International Monetary Unrest in the Late 20th Century

This 8 page paper discusses the reasons for the financial turmoil of the late 20th century. The writer argues that the unrest star...

The Cold War: Causes, Treaties, and Ongoing Tensions

be desired from the Russian perspective. At the Teheran Conference Stalin was indifferent to the division of Germany into separa...

19th Century Russia

older brother, Alexander I, died and his second brother, Grand Duke Constantine, refused the crown (Levykin, 1999). His first act ...

Intelligence Agencies in World War II

split; the Nazis "created a separate intelligence organization, the Sicherheitsdienst, or Security Service, headed by Reinhard Hey...

ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY IN TODAY'S RUSSIA

This 5-page paper compares Islam and Christianity in Russia. Also offered is a brief history of both religions. Bibliography lists...

Russia; Why Market Reforms Have Worked But Democracy Has Not?

the way that Russia has adapted in changed there is an underlying pattern which can indicate the reasons for the market reform suc...

Russia Under Putin

Putin has been methodical in the manner in which he has insured that Russias energy resources are under state control. Having acco...

Kremlin Capitalism (Book Report)

capitalism in Russia, but it was very weak (Blasi, Kroumova & Kruse, 1996). It is no wonder then that the Russian Revolution would...

The Proliferation Of Nuclear Weapons In Developing Countries Is A Reality

same time officials felt compelled to somewhat shield the public from its alarming aspects in order to maintain civic composure. ...

Abraham Cahan/Yekl

of antecedents, tastes, habits, inclinations, and speaking all sorts of sub-dialects of the same jargon, thrown pell-mell into one...

Why did communism fail?

not dictate some of the things that manifest as a result of unscrupulous and greedy dictators. In evaluating the situation, a focu...

America And Russia: Tensions And Impact Upon Global Community

Russia possessed considerable political strength, there has remained an unsettled climate between the two nations ever since. As ...

The Polish Free Elections and the Breakup of the USSR

control over the military.1 Thus, the nation faced dual rule, and was (and remains) in transition. This is relevant to our questio...

Marie Antoinette and Alexandra Feodorovna

the Columbia Encyclopedia. It says, quite succinctly, that "Alexandra Feodorovna, 1872-1918," was the last Russian czarina and the...

Website Analysis: Ivan the Terrible

mijn werk als architect. - Laatst bijgewerkt 08-05-2006" (Klaas Vermaas Portfolio Website, 2006). The text, which is in Dutch, app...

Brief Overview of 5 Monarchies of Western Civilization

territories" a process that wasnt stopped until the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 (Holy Roman Empire, 2005). As to the various empe...

Russian Modernization and 'the Liberator' Peter the Great

and embarked on a plan of self-improvement that would later define his leadership (Riechers, 2003). An impatient man who had tire...

Nuclear Energy Waste Disposal and the Role of Russia

twenty-eight people died within four months from radiation or thermal burns, nineteen have since died, approximately nine more dea...

1917 Petrograd, Russia Fictional Story

the pressure and approved wage hikes, however, they quickly evaporated as inflation crept into the warring city. Gordei and his c...

Russian Organized Crime

to the Russian Mafia are members of an organization that has "hundreds of gangs" and its membership numbers in the thousands (Meye...

Perfectly Virtuous Medieval City

to be happy, but to be happy he has to know what happiness is and how to achieve it (Alfarabi, p. 35). Here we come to the idea of...

Machiavelli's Place in Medieval Society

of the day. There were Kings and Christians and those who were attached to Enlightenment ideals. In essence, Machiavellis world wa...

Medical Knowledge/Medieval Europe v. Arab World

texts, such as the works of Hippocrates and Galen, were held by the Roman Catholic Church, whose policies toward medicine were des...

Muslim Culture and the Influence on Medieval Europe

were often Muslim (74). Many influences in regard to the Muslims were equated with trades such as carpets, metal work, glass makin...

Medieval Christianity and the Arch Angel Michael Diptych

examination of one specific piece of sculpture of the time (a sculpture of the Archangel Michael as he was depicted on a sixth cen...

Forecasting for a Fast Food Outlet

and ice creams sold in the summer, this looks at the trends rather than just the past performance. Regression analysis takes th...

Islamic Influence on Medieval European Women

Europeans were studying at Muslim universities, located mostly in Spain, by the 13th century (The Islamic world to 1600). Even aft...