Even though Chernobyl destroyed and damaged a large area of the Soviet Union, and the economy was completely shaken, the resolve of the government not to take action or admit its faults was just as astounding as events earlier in … Continue reading →
The Soviets in Space: Keeping Details as Minimum as Possible
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This past Thursday we broke up into groups to explore different topics regarding the changes and events going on within the Soviet Union during the sixties. My group in particular was to investigate the conversations between Khrushchev and Gagarin after … Continue reading →
Khrushchev’s Secret Speech: A Shock to Communism
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In the Seventeen Moments in Soviet History page on 1956, one particular moment that although deserves recognition in its importance is just too late in some degree to actually pull together the country through words along with stopping many Western … Continue reading →
An Unexpected Ally
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We look back at the Cold War and see it as an inevitable outcome of the Second World War, however, as the 1943 section of Seventeen Moments in Soviet History: The Strange Alliance goes to show us, the truth behind … Continue reading →
Was Collectivization the Only Option to Bring Mechanized Farming to Russia?
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Any student of history has learned in America that mechanized farming was mainly brought about through the Industrial Revolution and in the post-Civil War era of the American South. Although not impacting 100% of farmers within our country, it certainly … Continue reading →
A Movement of an Army: The War, The Revolution, The Choice
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Although the subject constantly discussed in texts and within our discussion is in regards to “the people” and those workers and peasants who are running the activities and movements that allowed for the Revolution in 1917 to occur, little sometimes … Continue reading →
The Russian Empire Joining Rome
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The gradual decline of Imperial Russia came at a time when it was clear that historians of that era were not sure what would be made of the land that once was held by the Czar’s for so long. The … Continue reading →
A Peak Behind the Iron Curtain…Before the Iron Was Able to Exist
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Unlike some students in this course, or possibly like many, I’ve been taught many aspects of Russian and Soviet History. However, these come only from the perspective on into the context of the Cold War and the Iron Curtain that … Continue reading →
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