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Why did the Warsaw Pact intervene in Czechoslovakia in 1968 but not in Poland in 1980? When conducting a comparative analysis there are several arguments that need to be developed in order to come up with a feasible conclusion. Therefore by using a three-fold approach I will be exploring the question of why the Warsaw…

In the text “Drawing Back the Curtain” by Denis Healey, he discusses the post-war years in Russia and how the Soviet Union’s appearance changed. The author also mentions a generation in Russia that examined totalitarianism. Healey believes that deep-rooted national traditions cannot be destroyed by any power, despite the fact that Soviet Communism had flaws…

A Comparison between Mikhail Gorbachev and Vladimir Lenin Introduction The erstwhile Soviet Union was formed after the Russian Revolution of 1917. The fall of the Russian Empire led to the creation of the Soviet Union. It was established in December 1922 with the union of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Trans-Caucus. The Soviet Union always remained…

Ida Elizabeth Eisenhower gave birth to her third son, Dwight David Eisenhower, on October 14, 1890. He was the younger brother of Arthur B. Dwight Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas where he lived with his family. His father David Jacob Eisenhower and his brother Edgar A. Eisenhower resided there as well. The family had…

Russia and the United States grew to become the main superpowers in the arena of international relations during a specific time in history. The emergence of these two countries as superpowers can be traced back to World War II. In order to be a superpower, a nation needs to have a strong economy, an overpowering…

Hegemonic Stability Theory had its genesis to The Great Depression that hit United States in 1929. Charles Kindleberger is considered to be the inventor of this theory. Hegemonic Stability Theory states the rules that are required in the maintenance of international monetary and political systems all around the world. According to Charles Kindleberger, in order…

            Stephen Kotkin’s Magnetic Mountain: Stalinism as Civilization is a case study of Soviet society in the 1930’s.  Kotkin was the first American in 45 years to be allowed into Magnitogorsk, a city built in response to Stalin’s decision to change the principally agricultural nation into the so-called a country of steel. Kotkin looks at…

Communism has failed in Europe because of its lack of care for the individual, its corrupt leaders and also because it went against human nature. Two novels that demonstrate this statement are the semi-autobiographical We the Living by Ayn Rand, and Julian Barnes’ The Porcupine. According to Ayn Rand, Communists were pitiless. When Kira, the…

Agony of Reform: Commanding Heights Part 2 The global economic revolution in the 20th and 21st centuries was marked by stress, uncertainty, and challenges. Economic foundations underwent a shift due to deficits and inflation in the 20th century. However, government attempts worldwide to address this shift were unsuccessful and did not yield the expected results….

Should a Superpower Establish a Sphere of Influence? This influence, that was felt around the world, led to many wars and possibly prevented a holocaust. It was a visible defensive action and an invisible security wall. The real importance of this question is not “should” a sphere of influence be established, but “why should” a…