The firm animal: “All animals are equal, but some are equal to others” Those in power can also manipulate the state. Many in the history of idealistic political philosophy have suffered upheaval because of leaders who abused their power. But the most powerful thing available is language. One of the world’s most famous leaders, Joseph […]
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Joseph Stalin began to rise through the ranks in Russia during the early 1900s. In 1917 the February Revolution took place. This proved to be the first stage of the Russian Revolution. This revolution resulted in the immediate expulsion of Tsar Nicholas II. During this time, Stalin supported Alexander Kerensky and the provisional government that […]
Benito Mussolini, born on July 29, 1883 in Predappio, Italy, raised a socialist form of government (Mussolini, Benito, 2006). As a young man, Mussolini lived a military life in Switzerland between 1902 and 1904. Returning to Italy, he was raised against the Libyan war. He worked as an editor for an Italian socialist newspaper, but […]
Stalin’s five year plan was launched and approved by the Communist party in 1928. Visualizing a “revolution from above”, Stalin’s goal was the swift industrialization and collectivization of agriculture in the Soviet Union. Stalin believed that the Soviet domestic policy should stop being driven by capitalism and the New Economic Policy as soon as possible. […]