Fundamental Transformations between the Reigns of Peter the Great and Alexander II

History & geography   |   Medieval history   |   Presentation   |   10/08/2007   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «Fundamental Transformations between the Reigns of Peter the Great and Alexander II. Introduction: Peter the great; Peter's focus on ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction: Peter the great. Peter's focus on architecture and arts . The cultural life in Russia . Catherine the great. The seed of intellectualism . The major theme of Catherine's reforms . The change in the relationship between the state and...»

Peter the Great and Alexander I

History & geography   |   Medieval history   |   Research papers   |   10/05/2007   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « Conclusion. Peter the Great and Alexander I Peter the Great Peter the Great (1689-1725) was the major force that turned Russia away from the old ways of Asiatic ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Peter the Great. Anna Ioannovna . Catherine the Great . Alexander I. Nicholas I . Alexander II. Conclusion....»

History of Russia: A look at the Russian political gravity

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   12/18/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « Most notably, under Alexander II, serfdom was abolished with the Act of and her official Westernization began under the reign of Peter the Great, the first ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Autocratic rule in Russia.. The Kievan state.. Appanage Russia.. The center of Russian political gravity.. Ivan III's defeat of the Mongols.. Ivan III's formal introduction of a new centralizing rule and a struggle for...»

Society Woman: Days of a Russian Noblewoman

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   05/29/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « 1818-1819, after she had married her second husband Alexander Labzin, a of the Mining College, the bureacractic sector set up by Peter the Great, and this ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Trying to understand her husband's nature. The move to Siberia . The role of an obedient 'orphan' . Her old-fashioned beliefs . Her old-fashioned practices . Labzina's insights into the Freemasons. Disregarding Labzina for her...»

Is Russian political culture a serious obstacle to democratization?

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   01/13/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « by the man of the street, together with Peter the Great in a public speech that the Great Patriotic War such as Nikolai Petro or James Alexander, stress that ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Seventy years of communism.. An illiberal political culture.. The importance of which should not be overestimated.. Russian Presidents as elected czars?. The political culture of Russian leaders.. Propects for democracy in Putin's...»

European diplomacy: from the Bismarckian System and the Realpolitik to the pre-WW1 Alliances and the Weltpolitik

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Presentation   |   01/19/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « of Counter-Insurance , which conducts tsar Alexander III (though the support of Russia and Great Britain. Croatians and Slovenians regard King Peter Is little ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. 1871-1890: The Bismarckian System, a will to isolate France and rule Europe.. A system based on France's isolation.. A system based on a certain equilibrium among European main powers.. 1890-1907: Triple Alliance and Triple Entente,...»

The Telephone

Science & technology   |   Electronics   |   Research papers   |   04/11/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « Alexander Graham Bell, an inventor of Scottish descent who of a telephone was at the great centennial exhibition of the Media, Asa Briggs & Peter Burke, Polity ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Early history. The origins. Clashes between Bell and Gray . An Italian engineer who has also laid claim to the title of inventor. The telephone. Conclusion. References....»

DVD: Downright Video Dominance

Arts & media   |   Film studies   |   Research papers   |   12/07/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « This creates a great influx of money for the various studios that Good examples of this are Alexander Payne s commentary on Election, and Peter Verehoeven s ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. A new method of home viewing . DVDs and VHS . The special features . Conclusion. Works cited....»

Theoretical explanations of the period of peace between Japan and the USA (from 1945 onwards)

Political science   |   International relations   |   Presentation   |   01/16/2009   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « display of troops sent principally by the USA and Great Britain Armonk, NY, 1993) -Jepperson (Ronald L.), Wendt (Alexander) et Katzenstein (Peter J.), "Norms ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Peace between Japan and USA.. The great continuity of the foreign policy of the two countries concerning each other.. Achievement of stability.. The 1951 peace treaty.. Japan's dependency on the US.. The illustration of the balance of...»

China and the USSR in the 1950's: Has China been a satellite-State of the Soviet Union?

Political science   |   International relations   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « links with some Western countries such as Great Britain and Moscow or Peking?, Alexander Metaxas, p10 China and the Soviet Union 1949-1984, Peter Jones and ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The first few months or few years of the creation of the People's Republic of China.. The communist struggle for power.. The USSR's attempt to increase its influence on China.. The mutual willingness to create strong ties between the...»

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