Tag: the Great Terror

• Napoleon: The Revolution & the Catholic Church

  In this essay segment, I explore Napoleon’s connection to the French Revolution and Roman Catholicism. Even though he accepts the role of emperor, bringing civil rule to an end, perhaps he was more revolutionary than we tend to think. It might be easy to dismiss Napoleon Bonaparte’s reign as a clear shift away from the…

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  August 15, 2016

  French Revolution, History & Culture

  French Revolution, Napoleon, pope, Roman Catholicism, the Concordant, the Great Terror

• 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