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…of the Russian government only reinforced to the power of the oppressive Russian nobility and increased serfdom within Russia and her newly conquered frontiers and colonies. Catherine's reign was rife with cronyism at its most severe, friends and lovers were granted…

…, Stalin imposed Russian culture on other nationalities, such as the Central Asian countries and the Baltics, which he thought was superior to all other cultures. Stalin further took land from different countries and gave them to other countries. One example…

…A particular chain of events resulted in catastrophe. China was in a weakened state as it had no centralized government and the country was divided into parts; each ruled by a different warlord. Both Japanese and Russian forces were taking advantage…

…that Kurtz had so many things planned, so much to offer to the world (92-93). Earlier in the book, a Russian sailor foreshadows the fiancée’s idealistic view of Kurtz. Apparently, the Russian had befriended Kurtz soon upon his arrival. The Russian speaks…

…of June 22, 1941.Making his second and most costly mistake of the war, invading the USSR in 'Operation Barbarossa'. Hitler, believing Russian forces to be weaker than that of the French, vastly underestimated the Soviet Red Army, and most crucially failed…

…to the government’s doctrine. They aren't allowed to speak to each other on the street, they aren't allowed to bye anything that isn't necessary. This novel is also a critique of various political systems, such as Italian Fascist, Hitler’s Nazi, and particularly Russian…

…farm George Orwell uses animals to represent specific people and also uses the tribulations of the animal society as a metaphor for the Russian revolution. Animals that are considered noble (such as horses) can also be used to proved lessons on how humans…

…of the petitioners, Mr. Budenz, admitted to using a book named Foundations of Leninism by Josef Stalin, while editing projects for a newspaper. Mr. Budenz not only used it, but by his own admission, he used it constantly. At a later day in the trial, Mr. Budenz also…

…this to happen here? Suppose everyone went to different classes everyday. For instance, the Chinese children go to their classes, the Russians to theirs, and Spanish to theirs and the English speakers go to their Standard English classes. What is going to happen…

…loose in a candy store. There are all of these new things available to them, and most of the younger generation wants too try everything at once. All of these citizens experimenting with their new freedoms are creating political chaos. The Russian citizens…