Question by Alexander H: What is your favorite recording of Tchaikovsky's 6th symphony? Mine has to be Mravinsky with the Leningrad Philharmonic. Answers and Views: Answer by Malcolm DYour choice is pretty much definitive. A good alternative is Von … [Read more...] about Your favorite recording of Tchaikovsky’s 6th symphony?
Why did Tchaikovsky write the 1812 Overture?
Question by Sam Duncan: What was the occasion that Tchaikovsky wrote the 1812 Overture? hey everyone :) now i know it was based on the historical event of the battle of borodino in 1812, but what was the occasion that he made the piece for? is it … [Read more...] about Why did Tchaikovsky write the 1812 Overture?
What effect did the Soviet Sputnik have in shaping American policy?
Question by daredpepper: What effect did the launching of Sputnik have in shaping American policy? What effect did the launching of Sputnik have in shaping American policy? Answers and Views: Answer by ucrguyIt made us insecure and in turn our … [Read more...] about What effect did the Soviet Sputnik have in shaping American policy?
Why Putin is so afraid of Mikhail Khodorkovsky?
Question by kate: Why President Putin is so afraid of Mikhail Khodorkovsky? The second trial turned the prisoner into Great dissidents status like Soltzhenitsin, Shcharansky and Sakharov. I know the answer but I would like to know what Russian … [Read more...] about Why Putin is so afraid of Mikhail Khodorkovsky?
When did Mikhail Gorbachev declare Marxism was a failure?
Question by Brad: When did Gorbachev declare Marxism was a failure? It's in my notes from school. I need quotes please. Books, quotes, anything, which implies Gorbachev declared Marxism was a failure. The actual statement would be good. Answers and … [Read more...] about When did Mikhail Gorbachev declare Marxism was a failure?
How did trotsky build up the Russian red army?
Question by [email protected]: How did trotsky build up the red army? in the period when Lenin was in Finland? Answers and Views: Answer by Comm199It was by means of mass propaganda, forceful conscription and a gun in their hand. Read all … [Read more...] about How did trotsky build up the Russian red army?
Has the Gulag been acknowledged by Russia?
Question by Cachoeira: Has the Gulag been acknowledged by Russia at all? I'm in the process of reading 'The Gulag Archipelago'(abridged) by Aleksander Solzhenitsyn (almost done...). I read in the begining somewhere that Russia has not really … [Read more...] about Has the Gulag been acknowledged by Russia?