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…like Lenin were abroad at the time and members were divided over the party’s purpose in Russia. Notwithstanding this, by 1922, the Bolshevik Party had assumed resolute power in Russia and consolidated their authority. Nicholas II’s abdication had created…

…revolution" be usefully applied to the events of November 1918 in Germany. All revolutions are created by mass discontent. The Russian revolution was caused by High Command's incompetence at directing their country through a war. Poor results…

…not essentially lie in the aftermath of Yalta, but in the inevitable clash of capitalism and communism. The fact that Stalin adopted a, in their opinion aggressive, policy was not so much the result of security, but the expansionist nature of Lenin-Marxism. Yet…

…written. This short treatise was published in 1848 and would become one of the most important political influences in European history. Throughout history leaders such as V.I. Lenin and Mao Zedong have followed the foundation laid out by Marx yet have been…

…, and it chooses to do this in the name of Socialism, just as Stalin claimed to be following Lenin, when in reality he had his own ambitions. Stalin used massive amounts of propaganda to show how well the soviets were doing. In reality most people were oppressed…

…, and that "people may be killed." It is interesting to note, just on the side, that this exact philosophy was used by such leaders as Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler, who believed that if someone was hindering their ability to govern for the "general welfare", the only…

…was that of Russian law. Gorbachev was educated a lawyer, and told a newspaper in 1988 that perestroika was just as much a legal reform as a political one (White 42). There had previously not been concrete law, which led to much abuse by the government, and self-exemption…

…was that of Russian law. Gorbachev was educated a lawyer, and told a newspaper in 1988 that perestroika was just as much a legal reform as a political one (White 42). There had previously not been concrete law, which led to much abuse by the government, and self-exemption…

…of which was the Theramin. Named after its Russian inventor Leon Theramin and consisting of a box with two ariels sticking out to control volume and pitch, the Theramin was the favorite instrument of Russian revolutionary leader Lenin. It was also…

…. In the late 40's through early 50's the Soviet Union started to spread the Lenin ideological as it started moving in the Westward position. In 47 the US started funding the rebuilding of European infrastructure in a system called the Marshall Plan. Russia in turn…