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Your favorite recording of Tchaikovsky’s 6th symphony?

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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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