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…been sent into space include dogs and monkeys. The first animal ever to be sent into space was on September 3, 1957; a Russian dog named Liaka. She was sent in the Russian spacecraft “Sputnik II,” meaning “fellow traveler.” Unfortunately, during…

…and the government. They protested and led demonstrations for years but were unsuccessful. After Karl Marx death his ideology still remained in the minds of the people, before his death the manifesto was translated into Russian. The Russian rebel took his ideas…

…. In the Middle East, the crumbling Ottoman Empire was alluring to Austria-Hungary, the Balkans and the Russians. Strong Feelings of nationalism also fed the fires of hatred in pre-war Europe. It turned Frenchman against German and Russian against Austrian…

…Essay Number Two: Animal Farm The book Animal Farm is a satire on the Russian revolution, and therefore full of symbolism. The characters and buildings in this story represent more than farm structures or just plain animals. They represent…

…and early 20th century, various movements were staging demonstrations to overthrow the oppressive government. Poor involvement in WWI also added to the rising discontent against Nicholas as Russian armies suffered terrible casualties and defeats because of a lack…

…arrivals had left their homelands to escape mobs who attacked them because of their ethnicity, religion, or politics. The German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman (Turkish) empires ruled over many different peoples and nationalities and often…

…wrote a variety of works, his novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) are best known and most widely read. Animal Farm, a deceptively simple animal fable about a barnyard revolt, satirizes the consequences of the Russian Revolution…

…The painting Red Square by Russian painter Kasimir Malevich is a particularly interesting piece. It is simple red square on a white background representing a peasant woman. It is an example of the Malevich's unique style of suprematism, which focuses…

…industrialization world. Under Russia’s feudal system, serfs were bound to the noble whose land they worked. By the 1820 many Russians believed that serfdom must end. In the Russian’s eyes it was wrong and it was holding Russia back from advancing economically. The Czars…

…of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1991. Yeltsin, who was elected to a second term 1996, is a central figure in the transition away from communism in the former USSR and has dominated Russian politics in the last decade. Early Life In 1930, Ignaty Yeltsin…