It’s hard to believe that this is the last blog post of the year already. As I sat down to research for a topic to write about this week, I found something rather peculiar: the Anti-Alcohol Campaign. What? An anti-alcohol campaign in Russia? I was taken aback to say the least. Alcohol is a staple […]
Literacy has been a priority for the Soviet Union for a long part of its history. The emphasis on literacy and the esteem that the Soviet government held literacy too was also rather impressive. As far back as 1919, the government has been pushing the end of illiteracy in its vast empire. When Lenin took power […]
After Joseph Stalin died in in March 5, 1953, Nikita Khrushchev took power and gave a speech known as “The Secret Speech” on February 24, 1956 which practically denounced Stalin and all of his work. It cited grievances throughout Stalin’s reign and denounced any of his wrongdoings. This was shocking to the people of the world […]
During the years of 1946-1957, the Soviet Union experienced one of it’s three largest famines, after several years of success and happiness seen during the industrial period in the 1930s. The famine happened for a few reasons, though out of…
World War Two was a tall task for the Soviets to overcome. After years of domestic turmoil with cultural, political, and economic change, the “New Russia” was put to test. This war (and Russia’s subsequent victory) meant a lot to…
World War Two was a tall task for the Soviets to overcome. After years of domestic turmoil with cultural, political, and economic change, the “New Russia” was put to test. This war (and Russia’s subsequent victory) meant a lot to…
During the 1930s, Russia saw purges throughout different sectors of its culture. Stalin began to eliminate three main groups within the country: the party (Old Bolsheviks), the military, and the security apparatus (the secret police). These three groups were targeted…
During the 1930s, Russia saw purges throughout different sectors of its culture. Stalin began to eliminate three main groups within the country: the party (Old Bolsheviks), the military, and the security apparatus (the secret police). These three groups were targeted…
The period of the 1930s was known as “High Stalinism” in Soviet Russia. It was a shift from the tough, tumultuous times of the cultural and political upheaval years of the Cultural Revolution. High Stalinism was marked by a joyful and…
The period of the 1930s was known as “High Stalinism” in Soviet Russia. It was a shift from the tough, tumultuous times of the cultural and political upheaval years of the Cultural Revolution. High Stalinism was marked by a joyful and…
