Chernobyl was a disastrous event that holds name recognition no matter who you talk to. When diving a bit deeper into the conflict and analyzing the competing perceptions of the Soviet Union and the West, it develops into something even more interesting. When looking at the New York Times Moscow’s Silence On Disaster Assailed In … Continue reading Chernobyl or Sept of Baelor, Which was worse? →
The Patriotic War and the Aftermath
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Even though the Soviet Union was at a disadvantage, they were able to prevail in the Great Patriotic War. There were many factors at play that led to the defeat of the Nazi regime, one of them being the ability of the soviet dictatorship to be centralized and to have direct control and rapid mobilization. … Continue reading The Patriotic War and the Aftermath →
Kollontai Paving the Way
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There were some major breakthroughs for women’s rights following the revolution, and Aleksandra Kollontai fought for those rights. One of these rights being the ability for a woman to divorce her husband without “obtaining his or any other permission.” (The New Woman) Social norms would be changed for women at home and in the workplace, … Continue reading Kollontai Paving the Way →
Zlatoust Factory
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The photo is showing a production shop for scabbards at the Zlatoust plant taken in 1910. Scabbards are the leather or metal protective cover for swords or knife’s, which were very important as swords were mass produced. Prokudin-Gorskii was able to capture this image and many others during this time with the help from Tsar … Continue reading Zlatoust Factory →
