In December of 1991, the Soviet Union was finally disbanded and broken into fifteen separate states with the Russian Federation being the largest of them. The few years prior to ’91 and ’91 itself, were politically tumultuous to say the least. These years included the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Boris Yeltsin winning … Continue reading Good Bye USSR
Khrushchev Slums
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Khrushchev wrote in his memoirs that the lack of housing for his people was a major concern of his. While in power, he devised a new housing plan that took place throughout the 1950s that revolved mostly on apartment buildings being built as quickly as possible. The investment on housing construction in the late ‘50s … Continue reading Khrushchev Slums
The Turning Point
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Above is a picture of the city of Stalingrad taken turing the battle. The Battle of Stalingrad is seen by many as the turning point of the Second World War, and for good reason. The battle was part of the Nazi offensive on the Eastern Front. Before the Soviet Union had won the battle, the Russians … Continue reading The Turning Point
The Stress of War Upon the 1917 Revolutions
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(Pictured above are Russian soldiers training without rifles, showing a lack of production and resources within the country during World War I) Though it was not the only cause of the 1917 Revolutions, World War I played a large role in expediting the revolutions in the years prior to them. By 1917, Russia had taken … Continue reading The Stress of War Upon the 1917 Revolutions
Russia in 1905 and the Creation of The October Manifesto
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In 1905, Tsar Nicholas II (pictured above) issued the “October Manifesto.” The manifesto gave vague promises and fell short of what many revolutionaries wanted. The document had enough substance however, to calm some of the Tsar’s less radical opponents, allowing it to effectively split the revolutionary opposition. Though dividing the revolutionaries, it did not immediately … Continue reading Russia in 1905 and the Creation of The October Manifesto
Town of Zlatoust
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Pictured above is the rail station in the town of Zlatoust from the early 1900s. It is in present day Russia, in the Ural Mountains region. This picture shows the growth of industrialization during the late 1800s and early 1900s in even the more rural parts of Russia. The picture was found at: https://www.wdl.org/en/item/5281/#q=Prokudin-Gorskii 
First blog post
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This is the excerpt for your very first post.
