Historical Tour to Vladivostok, Russia
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A 3 page travel guide for an American seeking a historical tour of Russia's eastern-most southern city, Vladivostok. Always important as a naval outpost, Vladivostok's commercial enterprises grew along with the completion of the Trans-Siberian Railway. It now holds several museums and is open to travelers from all parts of the world. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KStravVladiv.rtf

How Stalin Transformed Eastern Europe
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This 5 page paper considers how Joseph Stalin transformed Eastern Europe. The paper considers the successes and failures that had a ling term impact on the region. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEstlin1.rtf

How The Political and Economic Concerns of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. Impacted New Governments and Reconstruction in Germany and Japan Post-World War II:
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This 3 page paper discusses the Cold War era and how the Soviets and the U.S. influenced the formation of governments around the globe in order to advance their superpower status. Specifically, this paper examines East/West Germany and Japan to highlight the theme of the paper. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: GSUSUSSR.rtf

Human Rights and Chechnya
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A 5 page paper which examines human rights violations committed by the Russians towards Chechnya. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAchech.rtf

Ideological Separation: The U.S., the U.S.S.R., the Cold War
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A 5 page discussion of the ideological separation which exists between the U.S. and the former U.S.S.R. The author contends that this separation can be traced to World War II and the subsequent Cold War. Examples from Afghanistan and Vietnam are employed to illustrate these separations. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPcldWr3.rtf

Impact of the Russian Revolution
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A 3 page research paper that examines the impact of the Russian Revolution of 1917. The writer argues that it is not an understatement to say that any other political upheaval, before or since, has not rocked the world as severely for as long a period of time. An examination of the history of this period demonstrates why the impact of the Russian Revolution on international politics was so large. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: khrr1917.rtf

Industrial Development In Russia / 1689 Through 1917
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A 16 page paper discussing the industrial revolution in Russia throughout the rule of the Romanov dynasty. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Russiade.rtf

Islam in Russia : Before and After
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This 10 page paper examines how Muslims have fared through the break up of the Soviet Union. How things have changed, and what the fall of the Berlin Wall has meant to Russians who want to practice their religion, are explored. An overview of how Muslims have been treated under communist rule is also included. Bibliography lists 8 sources
Filename: SA132Mus.rtf

Ivan the Terrible.
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(6 pp). Ivan IV or Ivan the Terrible,1530-84, grand duke of Moscow (1533-84), was the first Russian ruler to assume formally the title of czar. Ivan the Terrible, the most famous tsar before Peter the Great and the most brutal ruler of Russia before Stalin, inherited the throne as a three-year-old boy on the death of his father, Vasily III, in 1533. Officially the new tsar became Ivan IV; he was awarded the title of Terrible (in Russian, ???????, "threatening" "inspiring awe or fear") by later historians. Ivan IV enjoyed the longest reign in Russian history--to the distress of his people. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BBivanTT.doc

Jacques Levesque's Enigma of 1989 (Book Review)
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the book Enigma of 1989 and critiques it. Several reviews are cited in an evaluation of this work on the fall of the USSR. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA316USS.rtf

Jewish Life in Stalinist Russia
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A 5 page research paper that investigates the autobiography of Mary Leder (My Life in Stalinist Russia, 2001) in order to report on what life was like in the former Soviet Union for Jews and how and why this changed after World War II. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khmlussr.rtf

Josef Stalin 1879-1953
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A 24 page paper. Josef Stalin was born Ioseb Dzhugashvili in 1879. He died under vague circumstance in 1953. He ruled the Soviet Union for almost a quarter of a century. Tens of millions died under his rule. This essay presents a biography of Stalin and includes an introduction, his early years, including his education, his beginning involvement in revolutionary activities, his rise to power, his activities after he succeeded Lenin, the purges he ordered, participation in World War II, his last years and an analysis. There is also a short comparison of Stalin, Hitler and Mao Tse-tung. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
Filename: PGstaln.wps