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?
History and Politics
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?
What percentage of the population in Russia want a Tsar back?
Question by gangstamillion: What percentage of the population in Russia would you say want a Tsar back as a constituitional monarch? Im just curious is all before anyone has a rant at me because the last royal family were made saints in 2000 and … [Read more...] about What percentage of the population in Russia want a Tsar back?
How important was the role of Trotsky in the Russian Civil War?
Question by Ella: How important was the role of Trotsky in the Civil War Russia 1918? Answers and Views: Answer by Spellbound (bigredan *JPA)Trotskii was instrumental in the Bolshevik victory in the Civil War. He was a brilliant organiser, an … [Read more...] about How important was the role of Trotsky in the Russian Civil War?
Would you consider Mikhail Gorbachev a patriot?
Question by Jeremy K: Looking at how Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies changed the Soviet Union, would you consider him a patriot, or in ? Looking at how Mikhail Gorbachev’s policies changed the Soviet Union, would you consider him a patriot, or in a … [Read more...] about Would you consider Mikhail Gorbachev a patriot?