Stalin and 1984
There are many similarites between Stalin and 1984. In fact George Orwell based many of the nightmare sceniors directly from the soviet union. Stalin and Big Brother have many similarties both...
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Alex Rider: Skeleton Key by Anthony Horowitz (Reflection)
I have finished reading the action-adventure fictional novel, Alex Rider: Skeleton Key. It has 327 pages, and is the third installment in the Alex Rider series. I have already made one previous...
View ArticleThe New Nobility
So I'm sorta liking this writing about books I've read recently thing that I've been doing. I'd say something about 1984 but I've read it at least three times and have done just about as many essays...
View ArticleRussian Military Education for Schoolgirls
I recently read an interesting article on an all girls military school in Moscow. What makes the school interesting is not the fact that it rials Westpoint in the fierce competition to get in, or even...
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Did the cold war really end?
Russian spies have been an undercover issue ever since the cold war, but us as Americans are unaware due to the fact that they are people we probably call close friends and co-workers. The government...
View ArticlePropaganda: Regimes Cannot Prosper Solely on Fear
According to the Institute for Propaganda Analysis, propaganda posters use “psychological means to direct the thoughts and actions of its targets towards a particular goal.” It was mainly meant for...
View ArticleReindeer Herders
In the far North live the reindeer herders. Their territory spans across several countries and two continents, encompassing some of the harshest environments in the world. Yet, to these indigenous...
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Safety at the Olympic Games
Russia has put in place massive security plans which include ‘alpha’ anti-terrorist squads, sonar equipment and drones. The anti-terrorism efforts are being centered on the ‘ring of steel’. The ‘ring...
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Privacy versus Security
File: personal_privacy_versus_national_security.pdfI have found, through my research, the great difficulty that lies in balancing national security and personal privacy. Through speaking with...
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The Culture of Death and Theory of the Afterlife
“Funeral rituals across the world reflect the way various cultures value death. Considering different approaches to death can enrich our own perspectives”-Judy Huang.In Huang’s article, she discuss...
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Ukraine Crisis
Following a ceasefire reached on February 15, tensions have largely remained the same between the Ukrainian government and the separatist rebels. There are still hopes the ceasefire will hold despite...
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Censorship
Russia has a history of censoring the media. During the communist period in Russia, known then as the USSR, dishonesty was everywhere. Corruption in the government was evident and fear ruled. Today...
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The Peoples Opinion
How do Russian citizens feel about the re-occurs of censorship in recent history? Some Russian reader see censorship while other defend their government is the name of an article written in 2008. The...
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Dishonest in the Press
While doing research on tweeter I found a BBC story that is shocking and intriguing. Russian networks had been reporting on a story that a 10-year-old girl was killed in Ukraine by a Ukrainian...
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Recent History of the Media
As I have been researching the dangers of journalism in Russia a see one name more often than any other, Novaya Gazeta. In 2010 an article titled Professional hazard: murder (stet) by Tina Burrett...
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