Eisenstein is regarded to be the author of five montage methods disclosed in his work “Word and Image”. The methods of montage developed by Eisenstein are considered to be used in Soviet theories.
The formation of the Soviet Union can be traced back in 1917 when the people got tired of the monarchy system which, was led by Czar Nicholas II.[1] In those times, most people in the […]
The motive of the plot was to discover strategies used by KGB to gather intelligence about U.S.military operations and plans and to arrest Soviet spies operating within the United States.
This failed regressive ideology serves the leaders or those in top positions in the government as it impoverishes the masses. Soviet ideology reflected in the style of architecture was characterized by abundant use of highly […]
In particular, it is essential to note that they were characterized by totalitarian thinking as one of the distinguishing features of the first half of the twentieth century and the times of faith in science […]
The thesis in Chu’s article suggests that in regard to Arctic exploration and industrialization there was a difference between the rhetoric of aggressive conquest propagated by the Soviet government for social purposes and the realities […]
The goal was to gather information for the authoritarian regime about the local political-military situation in the annexed lands. In the Baltic territories, the surveillance lasted about nine months before they were annexed; the NKVD […]
At the same time, in the film, the Soviet Union is a country where culturally diverse people of different nationalities live all together peacefully, and Marion’s “racial crime” does not bother anyone.
The theme is the same to show the rise and fall of the German Nazi empire. The first remarkable feature of the movie is the humor with which Mikhail Romm, the director of the movie, […]
The films created images of the U.S.enemy using cinematic illustrations of American masculinity and femininity. USSR used sex to describe the American enemy to the audiences and validate the superiority of the Soviet lifestyle.
It was as a result of declaration 142-H, which led to the acknowledgment of the former Soviet republics during the creation of The Commonwealth of Independent States. The major external forces included the intervention of […]
It is the resilience of the people and harshness of the terrain that made it difficult to conquer the country that borders Pakistan to the South, Iran to the West, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan to the east.
In order to understand the processes which occurred in the Soviet Union and led to its disintegration and collapse, it is necessary to consider the development of the state, form of government, the state regime, […]
Through the origins of the ideas of Nikita Krushchev, Russia continued to undo the great misfortune and struggle that Stalin had imposed on the country.
Stalin was the forth child of Ekaterina and was born healthy, tough, and determined boy in the city of Gori in Georgia.”At baptism he was given the name of Joseph; and so the local Greek […]
Only one party existed, and the leader of it was the head of the state. Propaganda was spread to inspire the people to work hard for the prosperity of the new state.
The seizure of Winter Palace by the Bolsheviks gave birth to the communist movement in 1917, when and died in 1989, with the fall of the Berlin Wall and in 1991, when the Soviet Union […]
They directed the forces in the state and were also part of the working class. The CPSU was bound to the working class and its goals were of worker’s interest.
The very existence of the civil Government in Afghanistan is with the active assistance of the reigning National Alliance, needs the support of foreign powers and NATO allies to stay in power.
The healthcare system in the USSR was largely based on using water procedures for the treatment and prevention of various ailments, and a special attitude to water became part of not only the physiological but […]
The fall of the Soviet Union marked the end of the Cold War. According to the author of the post, the defective system theory mainly contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
As far as the political reasons are concerned, the lack of emphasis on the nationalities policy, the lack of support in the military conflicts against the states’ opponents, and few possibilities for further development in […]
After the end of World War II, the USSR acquired the status of one of the leading world powers and led a specific world block promoting the ideas of socialism.
The purpose of this paper is to describe the case study related to the shadow economy in the Soviet Union with reference to the fact that, in the 1970s, this was a hidden transcript that […]
According to Nathan, the deployment of the missiles by the USSR in Cuba represented an essential and triumphant retort to the vital interests of the Americans in Cuba that caused challenges to the Soviet Union.
The paper will begin by providing an overview of the Cold War in order to highlight the conditions that led to the space race between the US and the USSR.
The key mandate of United Nations Organization was to promote political, economical and social stability in the world. The European nations were in the process of recovering from the after math of the First World […]
After the fall of the Soviet Union, the countries that had unified under it emerged as independent states and Russia took all the rights of the Soviet Union. They discussed the Treaty of the Creation […]
The purpose of this paper is to get a better perspective and understanding of Afghan communism and the Soviet intervention by critically analyzing the communism ideology and how it aided the Soviet Union to join […]
Thus, to understand the future of these countries, it is important to consider political systems within the countries and define factors which resulted in the development of such regimes.
In order to be successful in any armed conflict, a country must be stable in a number of ways and some of the key aspects to observe here are things such as economical status and […]
This paper explores some of the factors that may account for the failure of the communist party in Russia, as well as factors contributing to the success of the Communist party in China2.
The two regimes had one political party that normally suppressed all the others claiming to represent the interest of the vast majority of their population.
When the idea took certain shapes and the process of creating links with the Soviet Union was launched, Egon Bahr, the man who conducted the whole procedure and was in charge of the changes that […]
There were political, economical, and cultural reasons that led to the collapse of the USSR. This led to the collapse of communism as it had lost favor among people in the east.
Klaus and Lane state that this war came to be known as the cold war because the two sides: the Soviet Union and the United States never engaged in a physical fight. In conclusion, the […]
According to Leffler in his book “The Specter of Communism” the cold war was a political and economical war between the United States and the Soviet Union, which started few years after the end of […]
Furthermore, before the war, the US described the USSR as a reincarnation of the devil but the feeling was mutual; the USSR did not see the US any different from the devil.
In the same month, Finland was attacked by the Soviet Union and this led to Emergence of Winter war. However, these policies were ineffective and the fall of USSR was witnessed in 1991.
Soon after the end of the Second World War, the signs of tensions and mistrust reappeared even though the two nations had been allies during the war and the US had even supplied Russia with […]
The Americans believed in the principles of democracy and free enterprise while the Russians believed that the whole world must convert to a system of governance according to the teachings of Karl Marx and Lenin.
❓ Questions About the Soviet Union
Why Did the Soviet Union Decide to Place Missiles in Cuba?
How Did the Soviet Union Develop Its Atomic Bomb?
Why Did Relations Between the United States and the Soviet Union Change in 1943-1947?
What Was the Relationship Between the United States and the Soviet Union During the Cold War?
How Did Mikhail Gorbachev’s Social Reforms During Glasnost Cause the Collapse of the Soviet Union in 1985-1991?
Why Didn’t the Soviet Union Invade Poland?
What Methods Did Stalin Use to Control the Soviet Union?
How Effectively Did the Soviet Union Control Eastern Europe from 1945 to 1968?
Why Did the Soviet Union Intervene in Hungary and Not Poland in 1956?
To What Extent Were Ideological Differences the Cause of the Growing Hostility of Us Policy Toward the Soviet Union in 1944-1946?
What Are the Differences Between the Women of the Soviet Union and the Women of Western Europe?
Why Did the Soviet Union Collapse?
How Did the Construction and Collapse of the Soviet Union Take Place?
Why Did the Communist Party Reform in China but not in the Soviet Union?
What Turning Points Kept Relations Between the Soviet Union and China Hostile for More Than 20 Years?
How Did the United States and the Soviet Union Use Science?
Why Did Relations Between the Soviet Union and the United States Change in 1970-1985?
How and Why Did the Bolsheviks Gain Control of the Soviet Union by 1922?
What Were the Major Reasons for the Collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991?
Why Did Communism Collapse During the Soviet Union?
How Did Stalin’s First Five-Year Plan Affect the Economy and Population of the Soviet Union?
Why Was Stalin Able to Retain Power in the Soviet Union?
What Political and Economic Changes Took Place in Russia After the Collapse of the Soviet Union?
Did Democracy Contribute to Economic Transitions in the Former Soviet Union?
Why Did the Soviet Union Sign a Non-Aggression Pact in 1939?
How Did Russia and the Soviet Union Modernize from the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 to 1941?
What Did Cuba Gain or Lose from Its Relations with the Soviet Union?
Why Did the Soviet Union Lose the War in Afghanistan?
How Did Ronald Reagan Play an Important Role in the Collapse of the Soviet Union?
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