Question by agua4211: Good books on the fall of communism in Eastern Europe? I am starting on a paper about the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. Can you recommend any good sources? I already have the rise and fall of the Brezhnev Doctrine by Hahn … [Read more...] about Some good books on the fall of communism in Eastern Europe?
History and Politics
Should the Russian Federation have changed the cities names?
Question by Maxwell: Do You think that the Russian Federation should have changed the cities names when the USSR broke up? Like Gorki to Nizhny Novgorod Leningrad to St. Petersburg ect. I know they used to be called St. Petersburg but I think The … [Read more...] about Should the Russian Federation have changed the cities names?
How did Alexei Romanov affect the revolution?
Question by Baby Im Amazed(:: How did Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov affect the revolution? Alexei, Anastasia's younger brother was part of the royal family. How did he affect the revolution individually? How did the revolution affect him? Answers … [Read more...] about How did Alexei Romanov affect the revolution?
How did the Stalin’s gulag start?
Question by Rafaella: how did the gulag start? Answers and Views: Answer by justin mFrom 1918, camp-type detention facilities were set up, as a reformed analogy of the earlier system of penal labor operated in Siberia in Imperial Russia. Here is … [Read more...] about How did the Stalin’s gulag start?
Did Josef Stalin take from the rich and give to the poor?
Question by ishx360: Did Stalin take from the rich and give to the poor? I am doing an AP compare/contrast essay and I need to know how stalin created a classless state. Other help would be nice. Im comparing a democracy and a totalitarian … [Read more...] about Did Josef Stalin take from the rich and give to the poor?
How did Anastasia Romanov manage to survive?
Question by calliebear: How did Anastasia Romanov manage to escape and survive? I saw on Unsolved Mysteries that they believe that Anastasia survived/escaped the execution and went by the name Anna Anderson. She had many evidences that she was … [Read more...] about How did Anastasia Romanov manage to survive?
How did the Bolsheviks manage to seize power so quickly?
Question by : how did the Bolsheviks seize power so quickly? I was reading about the October revolution and would like to know how Lenin took power so quickly (it took him just 10 days). I'm guessing it started when Kerensky armed the Bolsheviks … [Read more...] about How did the Bolsheviks manage to seize power so quickly?