Articles related to "Bolsheviks"
Dizzy With Success: Part 1 (of 2)
Lenin once observed that Stalin had a tendency to “make a rotten compromise in order then to deceive.” Nowhere was this propensity for deceit more clearly displayed than with 'Dizzy With Success'.
stalin • bolsheviks • soviet union • ussr • communism
Lenin once observed that Stalin had a tendency to “make a rotten compromise in order then to deceive.” Nowhere was this propensity for deceit more clearly displayed than with 'Dizzy With Success'.
stalin • bolsheviks • soviet union • ussr • communism
Dizzy With Success: Part 2 (of 2)
Part 2 looks at the actual contents of Stalin's famous article, 'Dizzy With Success'.
stalin • bolsheviks • soviet union • ussr • communism
Part 2 looks at the actual contents of Stalin's famous article, 'Dizzy With Success'.
stalin • bolsheviks • soviet union • ussr • communism
Political Influences on Russian Easter Egg-Giving
The decorations and materials used on Easter eggs varied with different political eras in Russian history. Imperial Easter eggs and Fababerge Eggs are discussed as an important part of Russian art history during the reign of the Tsars.
easter eggs • russia • faberge • imperial • bolsheviks
The decorations and materials used on Easter eggs varied with different political eras in Russian history. Imperial Easter eggs and Fababerge Eggs are discussed as an important part of Russian art history during the reign of the Tsars.
easter eggs • russia • faberge • imperial • bolsheviks
Victims of the Romanov Murder
The Romanovs, along with a doctor, three servants, and a family dog, were brutally murdered by Bolsheviks.
romanov murder • romanov victims • killed by bolsheviks • murdered by bolsheviks • russian royal family killed
The Romanovs, along with a doctor, three servants, and a family dog, were brutally murdered by Bolsheviks.
romanov murder • romanov victims • killed by bolsheviks • murdered by bolsheviks • russian royal family killed
What About the Workers? Conclusion
SAT resists Communist takeover attempt.
bolsheviks • stalin • great terror • russia • lanti
SAT resists Communist takeover attempt.
bolsheviks • stalin • great terror • russia • lanti
Borzoi: Royal Russian Wolfhound
The Borzoi, also known as the Russian Wolfhound, is a dog with uncertain origins and an aristocratic past.
borzoi • russian wolfhound • sight hound • bolshevik revolution • grand duke nicholas
The Borzoi, also known as the Russian Wolfhound, is a dog with uncertain origins and an aristocratic past.
borzoi • russian wolfhound • sight hound • bolshevik revolution • grand duke nicholas
The Gulag Archipelago
For decades the Soviet Union threw innocent citizens into gulags in accord with the systematic terror and paranoia that characterized the totalitarian state.
solzhenitsyn • gulag • soviet • archipelago • nkvd
For decades the Soviet Union threw innocent citizens into gulags in accord with the systematic terror and paranoia that characterized the totalitarian state.
solzhenitsyn • gulag • soviet • archipelago • nkvd
The White Russian Armies 1917-1923
The Russian Civil War pitted communist Red armies against counter-revolutionary White armies in a six year long armed struggle. This is a look at those White forces.
provisional government • alexander kerensky • bolshevik red army • anti-bolshevik • russian civil war
The Russian Civil War pitted communist Red armies against counter-revolutionary White armies in a six year long armed struggle. This is a look at those White forces.
provisional government • alexander kerensky • bolshevik red army • anti-bolshevik • russian civil war
Baratov's Corps Combat Record
Baratov's cavalry corps in Persia, forgotten and far from home during the Russian Revolution, refused to stop fighting during World War One.
cossacks persia • world war one persia • wwi persia • tabriz • cossacks iran
Baratov's cavalry corps in Persia, forgotten and far from home during the Russian Revolution, refused to stop fighting during World War One.
cossacks persia • world war one persia • wwi persia • tabriz • cossacks iran
Formation of the Red Army Cavalry
The 1st Cavalry Army of General Budyonny was formed in 1918 to give the Red Army a mobile striking force and rapid reaction reserve in the Russian Civil War.
red army • russian civil war • kransov • mammotov • shkuro
The 1st Cavalry Army of General Budyonny was formed in 1918 to give the Red Army a mobile striking force and rapid reaction reserve in the Russian Civil War.
red army • russian civil war • kransov • mammotov • shkuro
The Cavalry Corps of Gen Baratov
Composition and origins of the Russian Imperial Army's 1st Caucasian Cavalry Corps of General NN Baratov fighting the Turks in Persia during World War One.
cossacks persia • world war one persia • wwi persia • tabriz • cossacks iran
Composition and origins of the Russian Imperial Army's 1st Caucasian Cavalry Corps of General NN Baratov fighting the Turks in Persia during World War One.
cossacks persia • world war one persia • wwi persia • tabriz • cossacks iran
The Combat Record of the Konarmia
The 1st Cavalry Army of General Budyonny fought the Whites, Poles, Armenians, Greens, and everyone else in the Russian Civil War.
red army • russian civil war • tachanka • kransov • mammotov
The 1st Cavalry Army of General Budyonny fought the Whites, Poles, Armenians, Greens, and everyone else in the Russian Civil War.
red army • russian civil war • tachanka • kransov • mammotov
The Northern White Army 1918-1920
Centered in the frozen wind-swept White Sea region, a small force of White troops held out against the Reds with the help of a few thousand Interventionist troops.
allied forces • murmansk • archangel • general ek miller • admiral kolchak
Centered in the frozen wind-swept White Sea region, a small force of White troops held out against the Reds with the help of a few thousand Interventionist troops.
allied forces • murmansk • archangel • general ek miller • admiral kolchak
The Red Army 1917-1923
Formed from mutinous soldiers, armed factory workers and peasant conscripts, the Red Army prevailed through force of arms in the six-year-long Russian Civil War.
red army • army order number 1 • red guards • raboche-krest'yanskaya krasnaya armiya • rkka
Formed from mutinous soldiers, armed factory workers and peasant conscripts, the Red Army prevailed through force of arms in the six-year-long Russian Civil War.
red army • army order number 1 • red guards • raboche-krest'yanskaya krasnaya armiya • rkka
The Southern White Army 1917-1920
Under the protection of the Cossacks and aided by a corps of Interventionists, the AFSR White Army of the South fought for three bloody years until defeated.
ukraine • don cossacks • kuban cossacks • kaliden • kransov
Under the protection of the Cossacks and aided by a corps of Interventionists, the AFSR White Army of the South fought for three bloody years until defeated.
ukraine • don cossacks • kuban cossacks • kaliden • kransov
From the 'Antique Square'
A life lived within St. Petersburg in its most turbulent time and forgotten, but found again in the depth of a cheap antique store. Just a few things gathered from an old diary and a few letters -- just a ray of light into the dark mystery of what was a century ago.
russia • revolution • bolshevik • red • guard
A life lived within St. Petersburg in its most turbulent time and forgotten, but found again in the depth of a cheap antique store. Just a few things gathered from an old diary and a few letters -- just a ray of light into the dark mystery of what was a century ago.
russia • revolution • bolshevik • red • guard
Lenin's New Economic Policy
With the Soviet territory suffering from famine and deprivation, Lenin enacted a New Economic Policy that promoted trade, privatization, and enterprise.
lenin's new economic policy • new economic policy • nep • nepmen • bolsheviks
With the Soviet territory suffering from famine and deprivation, Lenin enacted a New Economic Policy that promoted trade, privatization, and enterprise.
lenin's new economic policy • new economic policy • nep • nepmen • bolsheviks
Stalin: An Insider’s Account: Part 1 (of 3)
Stalin is one of the most extraordinary personalities in human history, perhaps the most extraordinary. Much has been written about him, but it is from the testimony of insiders that we can best understand his unique character and how it enabled him to become undisputed ruler of the Soviet empire.
stalin • bolsheviks • soviet union • ussr • communism
Stalin is one of the most extraordinary personalities in human history, perhaps the most extraordinary. Much has been written about him, but it is from the testimony of insiders that we can best understand his unique character and how it enabled him to become undisputed ruler of the Soviet empire.
stalin • bolsheviks • soviet union • ussr • communism
Stalin: An Insider’s Account: Part 2 (of 3)
Part 2.
stalin • bolsheviks • soviet union • ussr • communism
Part 2.
stalin • bolsheviks • soviet union • ussr • communism
Stalin: An Insider’s Account: Part 3 (of 3)
Part 3.
stalin • bolsheviks • soviet union • ussr • communism
Part 3.
stalin • bolsheviks • soviet union • ussr • communism
Stalin’s Court: Part 1 (of 2)
Insiders present their fascinating accounts of what life inside Stalin's court was like.
stalin • bolsheviks • soviet union • ussr • communism
Insiders present their fascinating accounts of what life inside Stalin's court was like.
stalin • bolsheviks • soviet union • ussr • communism
Stalin’s Court: Part 2 (of 2)
While reading accounts of court life during the Stalin years may seem like nothing more than harmless fun, these details actually play a vital role in our understanding of Stalin and his rule.
stalin • bolsheviks • soviet union • ussr • communism
While reading accounts of court life during the Stalin years may seem like nothing more than harmless fun, these details actually play a vital role in our understanding of Stalin and his rule.
stalin • bolsheviks • soviet union • ussr • communism
The Kirov Murder: Part I
Part I details the death of Sergei Mironovich Kirov and explains why there was a conspiracy to murder this prominent Bolshevik.
stalin • bolsheviks • soviet union • ussr • communism
Part I details the death of Sergei Mironovich Kirov and explains why there was a conspiracy to murder this prominent Bolshevik.
stalin • bolsheviks • soviet union • ussr • communism
The Czech Legion 1917-1920
Growing from a unit of volunteers that fought for the Tsar against the Hapsburg Empire, these 50,000 Czechs fought an amazing campaign for survival.
czechoslovak legions • 1914 • 1915 • 1917 • 1918
Growing from a unit of volunteers that fought for the Tsar against the Hapsburg Empire, these 50,000 Czechs fought an amazing campaign for survival.
czechoslovak legions • 1914 • 1915 • 1917 • 1918
Be the Ball
When we can no longer satisfy our ambitions by the exercise of effort and initiative, resentment will blossom into spontaneous revolution.
russia • soviet union • communism • st. petersburg • petrograd
When we can no longer satisfy our ambitions by the exercise of effort and initiative, resentment will blossom into spontaneous revolution.
russia • soviet union • communism • st. petersburg • petrograd
The Kirov Murder: Part II
Stalin took a big risk in deciding to eliminate Kirov, but the gamble turned out to be successful. Part II explains the astonishing sequence of events that resulted from the assassination and how it benefited the Boss.
stalin • bolsheviks • soviet union • ussr • communism
Stalin took a big risk in deciding to eliminate Kirov, but the gamble turned out to be successful. Part II explains the astonishing sequence of events that resulted from the assassination and how it benefited the Boss.
stalin • bolsheviks • soviet union • ussr • communism
Vladimir Putin's Strategic Plan for Russia
Vladimir Putin came to office on December 31st 1999, purportedly with a vision for Russia - end the Yeltsin Chaos, restore Russian pride & regain Russian prominence.
vladimir putin • yeltsin chaos • president • gasprom • disaster waiting to happen
Vladimir Putin came to office on December 31st 1999, purportedly with a vision for Russia - end the Yeltsin Chaos, restore Russian pride & regain Russian prominence.
vladimir putin • yeltsin chaos • president • gasprom • disaster waiting to happen
The Russian Imperial Guard in 1917
The weakened Imperial Guard, suffering from its World War One losses, fought against its Tsar in March and then refused to stand by the new democratic government as well.
guards russian revolution • last at winter palace • kerensky • kornilov • kappel
The weakened Imperial Guard, suffering from its World War One losses, fought against its Tsar in March and then refused to stand by the new democratic government as well.
guards russian revolution • last at winter palace • kerensky • kornilov • kappel
Admiral Stark at Vladivostok 1922
At the end of the Russian Civil War an elderly Admiral called back from retirement led a broken down fleet of stolen ships loaded with refugees to safety.
russian vice-admiral • russian siberian squadron • white russian vladivostok • last russian fleet • end of russian civil war
At the end of the Russian Civil War an elderly Admiral called back from retirement led a broken down fleet of stolen ships loaded with refugees to safety.
russian vice-admiral • russian siberian squadron • white russian vladivostok • last russian fleet • end of russian civil war
Hitler’s Foreign Legion: Waffen SS
Nearly 350,000 non-German volunteers from no less than 16 occupied countries served willingly in Adolf Hitler's Waffen SS combat units from 1940-1945.
hitler’s foreign legions • waffen ss • ss • german ss • schutzstaffel
Nearly 350,000 non-German volunteers from no less than 16 occupied countries served willingly in Adolf Hitler's Waffen SS combat units from 1940-1945.
hitler’s foreign legions • waffen ss • ss • german ss • schutzstaffel
Russian Culture Guides
One of the best things to do before traveling to a country as complicated as Russia is to read up on its history and culture. Here are some books to get you started.
russia • culture • history • books • travel
One of the best things to do before traveling to a country as complicated as Russia is to read up on its history and culture. Here are some books to get you started.
russia • culture • history • books • travel
Soviet propaganda coming to U.S.
Eighty-nine years after the Bolshevik Revolution (and 16 years after the U.S.S.R. collapsed), Jove is releasing a 4-DVD box set of Soviet propaganda cartoons.
animated soviet propaganda • dvd • cartoons • animation • soyuzdetmultfilm
Eighty-nine years after the Bolshevik Revolution (and 16 years after the U.S.S.R. collapsed), Jove is releasing a 4-DVD box set of Soviet propaganda cartoons.
animated soviet propaganda • dvd • cartoons • animation • soyuzdetmultfilm
Ekaterinburg by Helen Rappaport
A review of Helen Rappaport's Ekaterinburg, a tragic and thrilling account of the climax of the Russian Revolution and the last days of the Romanovs.
ekaterinburg • ekaterinburg by helen rappaport • the last days of the romanovs • fate of the romanovs • murder of nicholas ii
A review of Helen Rappaport's Ekaterinburg, a tragic and thrilling account of the climax of the Russian Revolution and the last days of the Romanovs.
ekaterinburg • ekaterinburg by helen rappaport • the last days of the romanovs • fate of the romanovs • murder of nicholas ii
The Romanov Children
Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei were the last tsar's five children. None of them were to live a full life after revolution came to Russia.
romanovs • grand duchess olga • grand duchess maria • grand duchess tatiana • grand duchess anastasia
Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei were the last tsar's five children. None of them were to live a full life after revolution came to Russia.
romanovs • grand duchess olga • grand duchess maria • grand duchess tatiana • grand duchess anastasia
Adolf Hitler Changes Europe
Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 but what was it about this man's personality that led people to follow him and endorse his brutality?
adolf hitler • hitler's crimes against humanity • nazi race genocide • german society in the 20's • hitler's personality
Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 but what was it about this man's personality that led people to follow him and endorse his brutality?
adolf hitler • hitler's crimes against humanity • nazi race genocide • german society in the 20's • hitler's personality
Russian Women's Legion of Death
The organization, war record, and short-lived history of the battalions of the Russian Women's Legion of Death that fought in World War One and the Russian Revolution.
womans battalion • woman's battalion • women's legion • female soldier • army girl
The organization, war record, and short-lived history of the battalions of the Russian Women's Legion of Death that fought in World War One and the Russian Revolution.
womans battalion • woman's battalion • women's legion • female soldier • army girl
AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE - THE DEMIDENKO AFFAIR
The Demidenko Affair was most inflammatory debate in recent Australian literary history. Was the book an excuse of anti-semitism? Who was Helen Demidenko or was it Darville?
helen • demidenko • darville • ukraine • nazi
The Demidenko Affair was most inflammatory debate in recent Australian literary history. Was the book an excuse of anti-semitism? Who was Helen Demidenko or was it Darville?
helen • demidenko • darville • ukraine • nazi
20th Century Genghis Khan
The crazy life of white russian Major General Baron Ungern von Sternberg, psychopathic warlord of Mongolia and Military Buddhist
sternberg • ungern-sternberg • ungern • russian • cavalry
The crazy life of white russian Major General Baron Ungern von Sternberg, psychopathic warlord of Mongolia and Military Buddhist
sternberg • ungern-sternberg • ungern • russian • cavalry
Battleship Imp Aleksander III
The battleship, built by the last Tsar of russia and named for his father, served in two wars under at least five flags.
his majesty's russian battleship • the imperator aleksander iii • emperor alexander iii • russud yard • nikolayev yard
The battleship, built by the last Tsar of russia and named for his father, served in two wars under at least five flags.
his majesty's russian battleship • the imperator aleksander iii • emperor alexander iii • russud yard • nikolayev yard
The Finns
This article is about the Finnish. It describes the origins of the Finnish and the nation of Finland
finns • finnish • lutheran • eduskunta • kalevala
This article is about the Finnish. It describes the origins of the Finnish and the nation of Finland
finns • finnish • lutheran • eduskunta • kalevala
Universal Health Care
Its one of those things Canada prides itself about: it's Universal Health Care.
canada • health • ccf • ndp • tommy douglas
Its one of those things Canada prides itself about: it's Universal Health Care.
canada • health • ccf • ndp • tommy douglas
St. Petersburg Winter Palace
The architecturally minded can revel in the magnificence of the St. Petersburg Winter Palace, built between 1754 and 1762.
st petersburg • winter palace • artifacts • alexander • catherine the great
The architecturally minded can revel in the magnificence of the St. Petersburg Winter Palace, built between 1754 and 1762.
st petersburg • winter palace • artifacts • alexander • catherine the great
War and Responsibilty: Ferguson's PITY OF WAR (book review)
Niall Ferguson's latest book THE PITY OF WAR has caused a firestorm of controversy among academics and others and has profoundly affected the debate about World War I. "The A.J.P. Taylor" of his generation, Ferguson's book is fun, historically entertaining and interesting, as well as extremely controversial and often wrong. This extended essay offers a thorough synopsis of the author's arguments as well as my assessment of the book.
first world war • ww1 • wwi • great war • military
Niall Ferguson's latest book THE PITY OF WAR has caused a firestorm of controversy among academics and others and has profoundly affected the debate about World War I. "The A.J.P. Taylor" of his generation, Ferguson's book is fun, historically entertaining and interesting, as well as extremely controversial and often wrong. This extended essay offers a thorough synopsis of the author's arguments as well as my assessment of the book.
first world war • ww1 • wwi • great war • military
A Review of Young Stalin
A review of Young Stalin, Simon Sebag Montefiore's biography of the early years of the notorious Russian dictator, the self-styled Red Tsar.
young stalin • simon sebag montefiore • young stalin by simon sebag montefiore • biography of stalin • stalin
A review of Young Stalin, Simon Sebag Montefiore's biography of the early years of the notorious Russian dictator, the self-styled Red Tsar.
young stalin • simon sebag montefiore • young stalin by simon sebag montefiore • biography of stalin • stalin
History of Faberge Eggs
Today, Faberge eggs are priceless masterpieces but their history began in 1885 with Tsar Alexander III, who commissioned Peter Carl Faberge to make an egg for his wife.
faberge • faberge eggs • russia • romanovs • easter
Today, Faberge eggs are priceless masterpieces but their history began in 1885 with Tsar Alexander III, who commissioned Peter Carl Faberge to make an egg for his wife.
faberge • faberge eggs • russia • romanovs • easter
The Latvian Legion
The Latvians fought with the SS during World War II, but are they bad people?
latvia
The Latvians fought with the SS during World War II, but are they bad people?
latvia
Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna
Alexandra Fyodorovna, the last Empress of the Russian Empire, was a caring mother and wife. However, her flaws were frowned on by citizens unhappy with tsarist rule.
alexandra fyodorovna • romanovs • nicholas ii • tsaritsa • russian empress
Alexandra Fyodorovna, the last Empress of the Russian Empire, was a caring mother and wife. However, her flaws were frowned on by citizens unhappy with tsarist rule.
alexandra fyodorovna • romanovs • nicholas ii • tsaritsa • russian empress
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
Weak or stubborn? Whatever Tsar Nicholas II's most serious flaw, it proved fatal to the Romanov dynasty and the monarchy of the Russian Empire.
nicholas ii • tsar nicholas • nicholas romanov • romanovs • last tsar
Weak or stubborn? Whatever Tsar Nicholas II's most serious flaw, it proved fatal to the Romanov dynasty and the monarchy of the Russian Empire.
nicholas ii • tsar nicholas • nicholas romanov • romanovs • last tsar
What About the Workers? Part One: Pioneers
The workers' Esperanto movement, 1905-1914
george orwell • uea • universala esperanto asocio • australian esperanto association • titanic
The workers' Esperanto movement, 1905-1914
george orwell • uea • universala esperanto asocio • australian esperanto association • titanic
WINSTON CHURCHILL, Part Two
Churchill between the Wars.
churchill • aristocrat • dardanelles • admiralty • dardanelles
Churchill between the Wars.
churchill • aristocrat • dardanelles • admiralty • dardanelles
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