Russian Essays

Common Theme in 19th Century Russian Literature             Women were common subjects of ancient literature. Unfortunately, the common theme of these writings was the portrayal of women as prostitutes. Women were always given characters that are fallen and dejected. However, 19th century writers endeavored to abandon this theme and instead …

            The Russian Revolution refers to a number of revolutions which took place in Russian during the year 1917. These revolutions were very instrumental in the destruction of the Tsarist Autocracy and led to formation of the Soviet Union. The first revolution took place in the month of February and …

Abstract Russian ballet and opera as well as Russian literature in the nineteenth century contributed to the development of other countries’ culture. The end of the nineteenth century was very fruitful for the Russian culture. Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky made Russian novel famous all around the world. Tchaikovsky, Borodin, …

            Before Boris Yeltsin, Russia’s first president resigned on December 31 of 1999, one of his major goals was to be a member of the World Trade Organization (Brenton and Malofeeva 2007). When Vladimir Putin took his place, he continued to make the WTO membership a “clear policy priority (Brenton …

Introduction A proper understanding of Soviet women requires an understanding of the political and social framework of a particular historical period. This context is a product of the interplay of socio-cultural factors and the complex heritage of Tsarist Russia and the Soviet regime. Such complexity results in varying perspectives as …

The early twentieth century in Russia saw people from many different levels of society experience grievances due to the poor leadership and decision making of Nicholas II. Nicholas failed to see the problems his people were dealing with and was too caught up in keeping Russia under autocratic rule. The …

“Without truly free media Russian democracy will not survive and we will not succeed in building a civil society” (Sakwa, Richard) these were the words of Vladimir Putin in the summer of 2000 soon after he replaced Boris Yeltsin as the president of Russia. The media breathed a sigh of …

The Oprichnina was a policy which was set up by Ivan the Terrible. It involved employing a number of secret police, who spread all around the areas which were under Ivan’s control, who looked to see if anyone would commit treason or try and challenge Ivan’s leadership. Ivan created this …

We played a fateful role in Yevgeny Zamyatin’s life. An epitome of his philosophy, the novel prefigured his own future and that of his country with astonishing accuracy. Zamyatin’s credo is best expressed in the words of the heroine of We: “There is no final revolution. Revolutions are infinite,” and, …

Privet·stvie g-zha Kinghorne i drugimi tovarishchami. Segodnya vy uznaete o Rasputine. Greetings Mrs Kinghorne and fellow comrades. Today you will learn about Rasputin. Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was born a peasant in the small village of Pokrovskoye in Siberia in 1869. At age 18 eighteen, Rasputin spent three months in the …