The Soviet Union launched Sputnik I on October 4, 1957, which was the first earth-orbiting satellite by any country. This launch was a huge victory for the Soviet Union against the US in the space race that took place during the 20th century. The Soviet Union and its citizens took great pride in this achievement … Continue reading “The Launch of Sputnik I”
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Week 7 Posts
New Nation New Anthem
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In 1943, General Aleksandr Vasilievich Aleksandrov, Garold El-Registan, and Sergei Mikhalkov took it upon themselves to write a new national anthem for Russia. The old anthem did not disappear though, it became the party anthem while the new song became the national anthem for Russia as a whole. The national anthem can be found here. Generating a…
Red Star, Week 6 Posts
Nationalism, Communism, and the Soviet Union
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An interesting movement that slowly emerged over the course of the 1930’s and hit its peak in 1939 was the concept of nationalism in the Soviet Union. As noted in his essay entitled “The New Patriotism”, historian James von Golden noted that the later 1930’s saw a rise in the posthumous rehabilitation of figures from Russia’s […]
Week 2 Posts
Nationalism and the Revolution of 1905
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The Revolution that occurred in 1905 was similar to the revolutions that other countries experienced because there were many different causes and reasons why it occurred. As with almost every conflict that a country experiences, there is not one glaring cause that historians can pinpoint as the breaking point. The Revolution that occurred in 1905 […]
