Chile had been engulfed in an authoritarian period for years. This came to a halt in the 1960s, when social movements began to emerge prompting many to question existing social and political policies. The US had previously been involved in funding political campaigns, but relations turned sour in 1970. Salvador Allende won the presidency under … Read more
The United States of America has been a prime world-leading country since 1945, and the US has maintained its privileged position through military capability, political leadership, and economic influence. It has then established itself as a global primacy. The U. S. primacy brought crucial benefits, which other nation states are unlikely to attack or threaten … Read more
1). Debose, C. & DeAngelo, E. (2015). New Cold War: Russia’s Ban on Adoptions by U.S Citizens. Children’s Issues, 28(1), 63-76. Retrieved from http://heinonline.org.ezproxy.scu.edu.au/HOL/Page?public=false&handle=hein.journals/jaaml28&page=51&collection=journals This journal article discusses in detail, the proposed solutions for improving American and Russian inter country adoptions without specifically banning American adoptions. It also examines the controversy over the ban, the … Read more
In the totalitarian future of 1984 by Orwell the ruling party controls it’s people by means of repression, inclusive management over language and history, and utter manipulation of individual ideas and thoughts. The party’s strength is received by it’s power over the people and as a result the people believing in the party. With the … Read more
The years under the leadership of Brezhnev in the USSR can be defined as years of political rigidity and economic stagnation. We will take an in depth look at what Brezhnev did or didn’t do to help the USSR. First, we have to understand what a command economy is. A command economy according to Webster … Read more
Their country’s government. But still the boycott occurred, and soon more people and countries got involved. As the word of an Olympic boycott spread throughout the globe, opinions from athletes, countries, and the media started to form. Many of the American athletes opposed the ban, since they felt it was a waste of years of … Read more
Collectivization was one of Stalin’s paramount methods of modernizing the Soviet Union in his “revolution from above”. Stalin sought to bring about industrialization and to streamline agricultural production through collectivization. Collectivization was not just intended to help industrialize the Soviet Union and improve agricultural efficiency but also to enhance widespread Communist control. Collectivization’s lofty goals … Read more
Following the release of his immensely popular 1934 film Jolly Fellows, director Grigori Aleksandrov found himself in an unenviable dilemma. While his films were quite successful with the Soviet people, the state itself was less than impressed with the lack of ideological content. And, given how they had full control over the making of future … Read more
“Peace, land, and bread” (Sokolskaya). That indeed was the supposed fulfillment made by Vladimir Lenin to the citizens of Russia, in order to seize power from the Tsar. Little did the people know that they might have been better off with Czar Nicholas II, rather than the Bolsheviks. The Russian Revolution unsuspectingly made negative impacts … Read more
Communism is a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. George Orwell was a fierce critic of this political theory being used by states as a primary system … Read more
The book Animal Farm by George Orwell displays animals who become discontented with the farmer who owns them. When they decide life has become unbearable, they start a revolution and overthrow their farmer. Once they drive the farmer out, the animals have complete control of the farm. After the humans have been gone for some … Read more
MAUS by Art Spiegelman is considered, by Jules Feiffer to be “A remarkable work, awesome in its conception and execution… at one and the same time a novel, a documentary, a memoir, and a comic book. Brilliant, just brilliant” (MAUS). MAUS portrays Nazi Germany in all its flaw. Whilst MAUS represents Nazi Germany, Animal Farm … Read more
It is election season here in America, and it is the big one. Normally the presidential elections are considered to be the more important elections, but this one is even more significant than usual. This time, it seems to be a case of do or die, in determining the survival of the United States. As … Read more
Moving throughout points in human history -but mainly focusing on the 19th and 20th centuries- author James Scott takes the reader through multiple case studies of governments and individuals’ pursuit of a centrally controlled society. Authoritarian countries such as the Soviet Union both before and during the cold war as well as imperialist Germany during … Read more
In the early 1980’s the United States was still dealing with the repercussions of the Cold War. At this time, the Soviet Union was considered the United States’ most dangerous enemy and the public feared nuclear attack by the Soviets. Specific incidents such as the Soviet interference in the Middle East, specifically in Afghanistan, frustrated … Read more
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”-Neil Armstrong. This quote was said during the process of the space age in 1969. The Space age was a time period related to the three themes, space race, space exploration, and space technology around the period 1950’s-1960’s. It was encouraged by the United States … Read more
Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin were two of the most evil men in history, responsible for countless atrocities. They had many similarities as well. Both men committed genocide to further their political agenda, massively improved the militaries of their respective countries, had their own different groups of secret police and spies, and finally they were … Read more
If someone asks about the Great Leaders of Russian History, there will be the two leaders, Stalin and peter the great. Stalin is the Dictator of the Soviet Union, the 19th century of Russia that industrialize the Soviet Union. Whereas the Peter the Great, the 17th century dictator of Russian Empire that modernize and westernize … Read more
The history of the Soviet Union is complicated and fascinating. In the course of only seventy years this country has seen the development of the totally new system of state, economic growth, the growth of hopes for the “brighter future”, and then the sudden and expected by no one collapse of the whole system leading … Read more
The methods that Russia has used to deal with the break-away Republic of Chechnya has caught the eye of the world media, and not without good cause. This dynamic portion of the former Soviet Union is seen as a predecessor of things to come from other pieces of the dead communist giant. So many different … Read more
The United States and Soviet Union, the single most important rivalry of the twentieth century, started as a partnership. This irony was caused by the fact that the Germans were taking over Europe, which forced them in this relationship. Once Hitler was eliminated and Berlin destroyed, the tensions began rising. These two nations had completely … Read more
John F. Kennedy’s greatest triumph as President of the United States came in 1962, as the world’s two largest superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States, edged closer and closer to nuclear war. The Soviet premier of Russia was caught arming Fidel Castro with nuclear weapons. The confrontation left the world in fear for … Read more