Sergei Eisenstein’s “Battleship Potemkin”
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This 5 page report discusses the 1925 classic movie “Battleship Potemkin” and the fact that it is actually portraying events taking place at the time the movie was made rather than the historical incident of 1905 that it supposedly presents. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWbtship.rtf

Socio-Cultural Influences And Elections In Russia
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The effects of social, cultural and economic factors on politics are discussed in this 7 page research paper. The 1995 Russian Parliamentary election is highlighted as an example. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Russia.wps

Soviet Film In The 1920s
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An 8 page research paper on the political and aesthetic principles involved in filmmaking during this era. The writer presents critical commentary and examples from film. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Sovifilm.wps

Soviet Foreign Policy -- A Fundamentally “Tsarist” Approach
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This 4 page report discusses the ways in which Soviet foreign policy during its “Communist period” (1917-1991) can be seen as being related to Russia’s previous tsarist policies. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWsvtsar.rtf

Stalin And Control
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses information control methods, the need for such control, the definition of a social culture and why Stalin was determined to control it, as well as why it is difficult to establish whether or not people believed in his propaganda. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCstlin.wps

Stalin: Mechanisms of Oppression
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A 5 page discussion of the mechanisms of oppression that were employed by Stalin. The author of this paper contends that because of Stalin's captivating personality and his phenomenal leadership skills, many Russians just stood idly by while he initiated one measure after another of severe oppression. The contention is presented as well that this type of oppression would never take hold in American because of the many checks and balances allowed by our Constitution, because of our governmental structure, and because of Americans willingness to take a personal role in their country. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPstaln2.rtf

Stalinism
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This 5 page paper explores the social ramifications of the Great Purges that were initiated during the time Josef Stalin was in power. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KTstalin.wps

Stalinist Despotism in the Soviet Union
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of two different perspectives on the Stalinist despotism that took hold in the Soviet Union. This paper relates Mancur Olson's views in Power and Prosperity and Arthur Koestler's perspectives in Darkness at Noon. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MHStalin.rtf

STALIN’S LEGACY
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This paper examines the legacies, both good and bad, left by Josef Stalin, who ruled the Soviet Union between 1920 and his death in 1953. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTstalin.rtf

Summary And Review Of Four Articles
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12 pages in length. The writer briefly summarizes and reviews four articles on labor migration, Midwestern legacy, Pacific Asia and post-Communism/nationalism. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TLCSumRev.rtf

Testing the Totalitarian Model
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A 5 page paper presenting a hypothesis that the totalitarian model exists and is operational right up to the time that it falls to democracy, that there is no gradual transition from one to the other. The paper examines the experiences of Poland, Russia and China to conclude that the recent histories of those nations collectively support the hypothesis. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSpolTotal.rtf

The Absolute Power of Louis XIV
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This 3 page paper looks at the similarities between the absolutism of Louis XIV and the Soviet Union in the Twentieth Century. The paper also considers if Louis XIV was good for France in the long term. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TElouxil.rtf