Tag: Stalin

• Stalin in the 1930s Part II: The Great Terror

  Read Part I HERE! In his biography Stalin, Robert Service writes of Joseph as a young child being someone who was determined to prevail. “No matter how many times he was knocked down, he got back up and fought on.  He broke the rules if it helped him win.  Joseph was sly.  He was also ambitious:…

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  October 15, 2014

  History & Culture, Stalin

  Russia, Stalin, the Great Terror, USSR

• Know Your History: Germany is Split

  In the waning hours of WWII, Germany’s defeat was assured, but the make-up of post-war Europe was anything but certain. The Soviets pushed hard into Germany from the east and the remaining allies, USA, Britain, and others, moved in from the west. After Germany completely capitulated in May 1945, the Allies split the conquered foe…

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  April 29, 2014

  History & Culture

  East Germany, NATO, Soviet, Soviet Bloc, Stalin, Warsaw Pact, WWII

• NBC’s “Revolution” and the Caricature of a Dictator

  My daughter recently introduced the show “Revolution” to me. I had not previously known anything about it as I don’t really watch TV to any great extent. I’ve been watching the first season with some degree of interest, but it certainly does have its drawbacks for me. First off, I’m not a fan of dystopian…

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  December 27, 2013

  drama, Promotion

  authoritarian regimes, dictatorship, dystopian stories, Hitler, NBC Revolution, Stalin

• The Aftereffects of Stalin: An Essay (Part I)

  How did the Russians deal with the Stalin era? Here’s part 1 of an essay I wrote a while back on the topic. The effects of human tragedy and trauma manifest themselves daily in the hearts and minds of those who have struggled through trials and yet survived.   On a person level, people keep on…

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  June 13, 2013

  History & Culture, Stalin

  Gorbachev, gulag, post-Stalin, Soviet Union, Stalin