Question by ghhshdh: What Soviet dictator is associated with the policy of Destalinization? A. Nikita Khrushchev B. Vkadimir Lenin C. Leonid Brezhnev D. Mikhail Gorbachev Answers and Views: Answer by BethI submit the answer to this, and the other … [Read more...] about What Soviet dictator is associated with Destalinization?
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In what ways and why did Vladimir Lenin alter Marxism?
Question by help: In what ways and why did Lenin alter Marxism? I'm having trouble finding information on Lenin's principles of Marxism. Got any ideas? Answers and Views: Answer by Jacob1207Yeah. Karl Marx expected communism to first happen in … [Read more...] about In what ways and why did Vladimir Lenin alter Marxism?
What did Mikhail Gorbachev do to end the cold war?
Question by kieee: What did Mikael Gorbachev do to end the cold war? I was reading something and it said that his attempts at reform led to the end of the Cold War. I'm just wondering EXACTLY what he did to end it? Well what did he do that led to the … [Read more...] about What did Mikhail Gorbachev do to end the cold war?
Is Russia any better off now that it’s run by capitalistic dictators?
Question by Joe: Is Russia any better off now that it's run by capitalistic dictators instead of communist dictators? How so? If you ask me a dictator is a dictator. They still have no freedom of the press. The police are still thugs. We all know … [Read more...] about Is Russia any better off now that it’s run by capitalistic dictators?
When the USSR collapsed what happened at all the Soviet Embassies?
Question by Lleh: When the soviet Union collapsed in 1991 and Gorbachev resigned what happened at all the Soviet Embassies? I mean did the people who worked there still get paid? Did they pack up and go home to Russia? Were they replaced or did the … [Read more...] about When the USSR collapsed what happened at all the Soviet Embassies?
Your personal opinion of Leon Trotsky?
Question by Iama Froggie: What is your personal opinion of Leon Trotsky? I'm doing this for a project and i honestly can't think of anything to say about him! But i suppose all the opinions should be generally the same so yeah. A little push, here? … [Read more...] about Your personal opinion of Leon Trotsky?
How did Glasnost and Perestroika lead to the fall of the USSR?
Question by Kristen: How did Glasnost and Perestroika lead to the fall of the Soviet Union? Answers and Views: Answer by SpellboundThe Soviet economy was slowly becoming stagnant, whilst military spending went through the roof. Reagan's Strategic … [Read more...] about How did Glasnost and Perestroika lead to the fall of the USSR?