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The Origin of Russian Marxism, 2008.
A explanation of the origins of Marxism in Russia.
2,109 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper studies the origins of Russian Marxism that originated from the theories and writings of Karl Marx and Freidrich Engels and which called for the overthrow of capitalism and the establishment of rule by the proletariat. The paper relates that, although Marx's intended audience had always been primarily the working class people of Europe, especially in Germany, it was the Russian Marxists who were the first to lead a successful revolution against capitalism.
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"Das Kapital and The Communist Manifesto had a profound influence on the origins and development of Russian Marxism. These books described why the exploited working classes of capitalistic societies would suffer from alienation, rise up against the middle classes, and overthrow the system of capitalism. Then, according to Marx and Engels, after a brief period of rule by the dictatorship of the proletariat, the classless
society of communism would emerge. (Marx and Engels 99-102)
"The Communist Manifesto was basically a written version of everything Marx had been saying for years. Although it was Russian Marxists who were the first to lead a successful revolution against capitalism, Marx's intended audience had always been primarily the working class people of Europe, especially in Germany, and he spared no effort to incite them with his inflammatory rhetoric of class warfare. His intention was to persuade the workers of Germany that revolution was not only the sole answer to their oppression and misery, it was historically inevitable because of the scientific laws of history.
"The Communist Manifesto was published in February 1848 in order to fan the flames of revolt which were then smoldering across Europe. Marx had declared that Germany should be the chief focus of Communist interest because the proletariat in that country was more developed than it had been when either the French or English bourgeoisie had struggled for their independence. He believed that the proletarian revolution would arrive first in Germany, so when unrest broke out there in March of 1848, he traveled with much anticipation to the Rhineland to observe unfolding events."
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Marxism, 2002.
An analysis of Marxism and the key role played by Lenin and Stalin.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 26.95
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A paper concerning Russian Marxism and Marxist. The paper explores the vast changes in government and the role that Lenin and Stalin played in Marxism.
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The Russian Mafia versus the Japanese Yakuza, 2008.
This is a comparative paper between the Russian Mafia and the Japanese Yakuza and includes the topics of how each is organized, the methods used, and their respective histories.
2,070 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 65.95
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This paper discusses the many similarities and few differences between the Russian Mafia and the Japanese Yakuza. Specifically, the paper looks at how each is organized, the methods each employs, and the respective histories of each organization. In so doing, the paper ultimately argues that the chief differences between the two organizations are twofold: the Russian Mafia, for historical and cultural reasons, is even more powerful than its Japanese counterpart because of its close ties to the Russian state, and the Russian Mafia is even more brutal in its methods than the Yakuza - or most anyone else. In the final analysis, Robert I. Friedman and other close observers are not wrong to view the "Red Mafiya" with trepidation and dread.
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Introduction
How the Japanese Yakuza is Organized
How the Russian Mafia is Organized
The Methods Employed by the Japanese Yakuza
The Methods Employed by the Russian Mafia
History of the Japanese Yakuza
History of the Russian Mafia
Conclusion
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"The Russian Mafia has been around at least as long as its Yakuza counterpart. James O. Finckenauer writes that stealing the Czar's timber was not considered criminal during much of modern Russian history and professional criminals in the early years of the twentieth century conspired with Marxist political revolutionaries to overthrow first the Czar and then the short-lived revolutionary government that followed. While it is not clear, it appears as though the modern-day Russian Mafia was shaped by the exigencies of the Soviet-era Communist economy - an economy that often failed to provide adequately for its citizens. As a result, a 'shadow' economy sprang up, and it was one in which a criminal entrepreneurial class able to operate outside the law found the perfect climate in which to flourish."
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Russian Futurism, 2002.
An analysis of Russian futurism and concepts of a Russian utopia through a literature review.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper will discuss the ideas of Russian futurism that was so prevalent in the Russia at the beginning, and the middle of the 20th century. By realizing the contributions of some of its authors, a look at the language of Zuam will be analyzed, as well the literature that so powerful in setting this example for Russian culture. By arguing for a lapse in the final stages of a Russian utopia, we can see how this artistic was a valued one, but held secondary to the Dada Movement and other radical elements in the time that held greater sway in their influence.
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Russian Music, 2002.
An analysis of the history of Russian music, including a focus on its impact on present day Russian society.
1,062 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper describes the ups and downs of Russian music throughout the Soviet Union?s tumultuous history. The paper examines the impact that music has on Russians today. This paper also discusses the music during the pre-revolutionary years, post-revolutionary years, the Stalin years, the post-Stalin years, and Gorbachev?s perestroika years.
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"The years before the Russian Revolution of 1905 and the Russian revolution of 1917 are considered the pre-revolutionary years. The Russian Revolution of 1905 was an unsuccessful attempt to topple the ruling czar and it all started with the Bloody Sunday Massacre. The Russian revolution of 1917 succeeded in overthrowing the imperial government and replacing them with the Bolsheviks. The pre-revolutionary years, in Russia, were filled with Byzantium liturgical chants, nationalistic folk songs, operas, and symphonies. In 988, Prince Vladimir of Kiev decided that Russian?s national religion would be Byzantine Orthodoxy and that?s how the Byzantium liturgical chants ended up in Russia. However, after the Russians created their own style of liturgical chants, it was called znammeny chants. This type of music was entirely vocal and there were no musical instruments accompanying the chants."
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Russian Organized Crime, 2007.
This paper discusses the Russian mafia and the dangers they pose today.
914 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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The paper explains the origins of Russian organized crime and its activities in the U.S. The paper discusses how Russian organized crime exploits technology in a variety of white-collar computer crimes including counterfeiting, credit card schemes and insurance frauds. The paper labels the Russian mafia as one of the most dangerous organized crime groups in the world today. The paper relates that not only is the Russian mafia extremely violent and versatile in its choice of criminal activities, it also holds no qualms about trafficking in nuclear weaponry between countries and political terror organizations. The paper contends that the Russian mafia should be one of the top priorities for worldwide law enforcement and control.
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"Russian organized crime (or the Russian mafia) spread quickly after the evaporation of the Soviet Union in 1991. Organized crime spread quickly in Russia, and many experts believe one reason was that the chaotic government system after the breakup resulted in an atmosphere of mistrust and bribery in order to survive. One historian notes, "In order to survive, ordinary citizens had to act like criminals; they had to master the intricacies of the corrupt state bureaucracy, learn how to bribe officials, and develop skills in forging and counterfeiting documents" (Kelly, 2000, p. 268). Thus, the conditions were perfect for the growth and sustenance of a healthy organized crime culture in the former Soviet Union, and this quickly spread to the United States."
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Karl Marx and Marxism, 2002.
An analysis of Marxism and Karl Marx.
2,650 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 97.95
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A paper divided so that the first part contains the life and times of Marxism, the second elaborates on the Principles of Marxism and the third is on the interpretation of Marxism by his followers.
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"Russian Folk Belief", 2004.
A review of the book, "Russian Folk Belief", by Linda Ivanits.
1,615 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper discusses Linda Ivanits?s book, "Russian Folk Belief". The paper states that the book is a foundational, and possibly one-of-a-kind work, exploring concepts of Russian culture that have previously been unknown. The bedrock themes that are present within Ivanits's work are continually demonstrated within her text through real memories and experiences of Russian people. The paper describes how Ivanits clearly demonstrates how a tradition associated with eons of standards and cultural practices has evolved through more modern times into the age of Christianity. Each section of her book weaves the roots of Russian folk belief with the dominance of the Christian ethic and practice.
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"Ivanits give and initial account of the Pagan history of many supernatural beliefs and identities all of which are rich and varied and inclusive of the Russian peasant lifestyle. Ivanits then moves on to introduce the reader to the themes as they associate to the names and faces of the Christian personages. Superimposition of the personification of the saints and characters of the past in Russian Orthodoxy is proven without a doubt to be associated with the foundational personifications of historical supernatural pagan identities. "
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The Russian Worker, 2001.
Examines the life of Russian laborers under the Tzarist Regime.
1,657 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 53.95
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The Russian working population changed dramatically when the country modernized during the late Imperial age. It was a drastic change for a Russian peasant to go from living in a small village and working a variety of tasks to going to the large cities and specializing in one task. Using Victoria Bonnell's book "The Russian Worker" as a reference, this paper evaluates this shift, as well as the Russian government's actions toward labor.
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"As thousands of peasants moved out of villages, a new type of worker was formed. Their individual identities and their concepts of their roles in society all changed. The first revolution in 1905 was due to poor working conditions and the need on the part of the workers to be herd. Although the old regime stayed in tact, many workers began to comprehend the political power of their actions. After some time, many workers residing in large factories formed the working class."
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The Relevance of Marxism, 2005.
This paper discusses the relevance of Marxism after the Cold War.
1,338 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 44.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that while orthodox Marxism prophesying the breakdown of capitalism and the advent of a classless society, as well as Marxist-Leninist Soviet foreign policy, became indeed obsolete as soon as the Cold War ended, in other areas Marxism continued to have a strong influence. In the second part of this analysis it is argued that Marxism remains after the end of the Cold War a major source of inspiration for alternative ways of thinking to the pre-dominant neoliberal consensus, especially in the development debate. In the third and last part it is further argued that Marxism is also of great value to the study of international relations in the area of nationalism.
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"Thus the critique Marx made of liberal economics in the nineteenth century is today of equal importance to the critics of the present neoliberal world order in the development debate and the anti-globalisation discourse. Certain revisionist countries in Latin America led by Venezuela for instance have in the last years found Marx a great source of inspiration if not for their true policy aims at least for a markedly anti-American rhetoric. Only recently the Italian government fell because two ideologically motivated communist senators voted against the expansion of an American military base."
"Traditionally, Marxism is criticised precisely for failing to provide a coherent account of international relations. In particular, he is said to lack a theoretical framework to understand armed conflicts. Yet the international is central to Marx's thought and it therefore remains crucial to the study of international relations. While Marx does recognise the importance of the state in international relations, unlike realist theorists he regards social class rather than the state as the fundamental actor in international relations."
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Russian Literature, 2002.
A discussion of the life and literary work of Russian emigres.
3,106 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 90.95
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This paper examines how the life and literary work of Russian emigres draws upon a very distinct Russian tradition of intellectuals in exile and how both the Russian Empire and Soviet Union had many exiles, both inside the empire and outside it. It looks at how many of those that left voluntarily early in their lives such as Vladimir Nabokov, Boris Pasternak, and Ayn Rand, reflected the sentiments of those that were later forced into political exile, which include Brodsky, Solzhenitsyn and Sakhalov. In particular, it focuses on Nabokov?s cohort of Russian emigres to Europe and America.
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"Nabokov was a native of Saint Petersburg, which at the time of his childhood dominated Russian culture as it had been the home of the Czar and represented not only the seat of the Russian government but also its connection to the commerce of the west. Nabokov, like Rand and other emigres who grew up in Piter during the aughts and teens, was a child of privilege who vacationed in the Crimea and in continental Europe; in many respects he was similar to the upper middle class that one finds today in Moscow. Nabokov grew up in a wealthy suburb of St. Petersburg; at that time, small villages like Vyra and Tsarsky Celo had regular rail service to the center of town. He was taught by private tutors and spoke several languages from a very early age."
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Marxism and Global Capitalism, 2003.
A discussion on whether the theories of Marxism are more relevant than ever before in an age of global capitalism.
3,008 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 88.95
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This paper embarks on an examination of the theories of Marxism and argues that a specific engagement with "The Communist Manifesto" should prove to be fruitful in fulfilling this task. It points out that the theories of Marxism were based on the notion that the degeneration of capitalism would contribute to its eventual downfall, however the antithesis of degeneration has occurred. Hence, one could argue that the theories of Marxism carry no more relevance in an age of global capitalism. Despite this, this paper goes on to contend that to leave ones analysis at this would make it incomplete. One needs to go below the surface and back to "The Communist Manifesto" where amongst the passages one will find Marx and Engels anticipating and providing a vivid account of the global capitalism the world is now experiencing and a number of examples to support this are cited. Further evidence is cited which explains the reasons why the proletariat have not revolted. It concludes by noting that countless changes have occurred in the world since "The Communist Manifesto" was written which may well have led to a decline in the ?fashion? and significance of Marxist theories.
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"Central to Marx?s views on the capitalist system lies his notion of ?surplus value? which is the difference between the value of capital at the start of the capitalist production process and the additional value of commodities, which are produced. Surplus value only occurs in capitalist societies. The critical point that Marx makes is that the bourgeoisie or the minority of individuals appropriate surplus value or profit, which is in reality, produced by the rest of society namely the proletariat. Someone else reaps the product of their labour, they have invested their time and efforts in it, yet it is taken away from them. The profits of capitalist depend on the exploitation of the worker."
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Russian Revolution, 2005.
An overview of the Russian Revolution.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper is on the Russian Revolution, its causes, its aftermath, and the rule of Stalin through the first half of the twentieth century. The paper notes that the Russian Revolution in 1917 was based essentially on principles espoused by Marx and Engels and then reshaped by Lenin and others in the era prior to the onset of the revolt. The revolution was an expression by the Russian people that they wanted a change in leadership, in economic structure, and in how society was ordered.
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"The Russian Revolution put the ideas of Marx to the test, but ideology was not the cause of the revolution but only one of the tools brought to bear in a social situation that had already deteriorated to an intolerable degree. The revolution was directed in part at correcting the ills of the serfdom that marked the agricultural sector. (Keep 3). Marx and Engels never wrote directly about the situation in Russia in any depth, but they did make certain references to it that would demonstrate to us how they viewed the matter."
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Russian Organized Crime In The U.S., 2004.
A look at the origins extent and sophistication of the Russian mobs in the U.S.
678 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This paper describes the Russian mobs that have infiltrated the U.S. since the end of the Cold War. The paper discusses Russian crime families in Brighton Beach, New York and Los Angeles and Miami. The paper also discusses the possible threat the Russian criminal activity may pose to U.S. security interests.
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"Perhaps if Russia had not lost the Cold War and split into various Republics and had not suffered severe economic problems, there would be little or no organized Russian criminal activity in the U.S. Many came as immigrants willingly accepted by the U.S. as sufferers from Communism. Now the emergence of Russian criminal groups in the United States is this country's fastest growing criminal justice problem. How did these criminals get here? During detente..."
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