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…The Russian economy made fairly good progress in the year 2001 and 2002. In 2001 Russia's GDP increased by 5% and in 2002 it increased by 4.1%. Even though the percentage increase in the GDP in 2002 was less than that of the year 2001…

…untouched. All attempts were stopped by the monarchy. The expectations of the people were raised but little progress was actually made. Russians rebelled, demanding "land and liberty". One reason a revolution broke out was the unrest and low morale caused…

…ANIMAL FARM IN COMPARISON TO THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION Animal Farm is a satire on the Russian Revolution. You can look at this story as a fairy tale about the animals, or on a deeper level, as an account of the events in the Russian Revolution. I…

…Russian Pogroms on a more personal note At the beginning of Nicholas II's reign in 1894, Russia was faced with revolution. People were beginning to fight for political reformations, and their right to freedom of speech, but Nicholas II…

…(Britannica, 944-945). Trotsky was one of the most important brains in the Russian Revolution. ''If Lenin was the uncontested leader of the Bolsheviks, it was Leon Trotsky who became their organizational genius.'' (The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Russia…

…for a ticket to the city. Between 1890 and 1900 workers who would have been otherwise been handpicking crops for next to nothing served to triple Russia's production of coal, iron, steel and oil. There were problems with Russian industrialization right from…

…The Cherry Orchard is a play written by Chekhov. It is set in Russia during the 1800's and was written with much symbolization to the Russian society at this time. The characters were chosen to represent different beliefs and entire groups of people…

…Animal Farm is a satire on the Russian Revolution. You can look at this story as a fairy tale about the animals, or on a deeper level, as an account of the events in the Russian Revolution. I chose to learn more about the real meaning of Animal Farm…

…) was born to peasant parents in Gori, Georgia of the Soviet Union. As he grew up, he taught himself to speak Russian (in Soviet Georgia, they spoke Georgian) and studied to be a priest. During his priesthood studies, he read forbidden literature like Karl…

…Steps Towards the Russian Revolution The quotation, "'I shall maintain the principle of autocracy just as firmly and unflinchingly as it was preserved by my unforgettable dead father.' (Nicholas II) In spite of the Czar's decrees and declarations…