POLI 2053 Chapter : Russia
Document Summary
Russia did not like it: power of its president putin resurrected russia after the cold war. History: characterized by several revolutions that have influenced the country"s political evolution as far back as the 1500s: 1500s ivan the terrible/1825 decembrist revolution/1905 revolution of. 1905, : 1917 bolshevik revolution, first major country to embrace communism. Originated from karl marx: called the marxist-leninist revolution (ideas of marx, strategies/actions of. Members of gov"t were kicked out of office, and in its place, they established the communist revolution. Joseph stalin (1924-1953), developed cult of personality center of all political action, everyone looks up to them, develop your own doctrine, people trust you. Gorbachev and soviet system came to an end and afterwards: russia became a new country all over again. Jailed 10 years, had to hire attorneys in houston to fight imprisonment: released in 2007 during olympics, lives in exile, will continue to fight putin.
