The beginning of “destalinization” put an end to many things, but the Soviet Union’s development of nuclear weapons wasn’t one of them. Given priority by Stalin, nuclear arms development was also continued by his successors, including Nikita Khrushchev. The soviets considered the nuclear program of very high importance, and in 1953, the directors were even … Continue reading The Semipalatinsk Test Site: A Bomb on Nation
How the Soviets Tried to Take Religion Out of Russia
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The text on this rather brutal poster says “religion is poison- protect your children.” Did religion play a part in the formation of the new Soviet state? Not really, but the Soviet state played a part in the weakening of the Russian Orthodox Church. When the Bolsheviks rose into power in 1917, they immediately began … Continue reading How the Soviets Tried to Take Religion Out of Russia
Russian Jews and the Revolution of 1905
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Many of the factors that led to the Russian Revolution of 1905 were nationalistic issues. As Russia expanded in the 19th century, it became even more of a multiethnic empire. However, there was a hierarchy of religions in Russian society. Jewish people, especially, had always been subject to discrimination, but as the 20th century began, … Continue reading Russian Jews and the Revolution of 1905
Prokudin-Gorsky Photograph
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