Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler, both were leaders who had complete authoritarian control over their countries. Because of their authoritarian control, they also controlled the military. Hitler and Stalin both made mistakes in the war between Germany and the Soviet Union and in the end, the Soviet Union won due to their resilience and …
How Sports Affected The Soviet Union
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With the transformation of the built environment, the Soviet Union paid more attention about physical fitness, sports, and the upbringing of the youth. Sports were becoming more and more popular across the world and the Olympics began to be seen as a way to show off a nation’s superiority. The Soviet Union wanted to show …
Religion in the Soviet State
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With the formation of the Soviet State, religion was involved a lot. The Soviets wanted to have complete authority over the people and wanted people to look to them, not religion, as saviors. The Soviet state took property and valuables from the churches, killed followers of religions, and promoted atheism in the state. Clearly, …
Three Generations: Zlatoust factory
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Looking at this picture, one can see three people. The three people each belong to a different generation where the old man on the left is 72-year-old Andrei Petrovich Kalganov, the man in the middle is his son, and the woman is Kalganov’s granddaughter (Library of Congress). Andrei Kalganov was a specialist in leather sheathing …
