Russian Intelligence (KGB) During the Cold War
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A 4 page contention that during the Cold War, United States intelligence was often accused of engaging in projecting one’s own outlook and world view upon that of the adversary and assuming that one’s own logic was necessarily the adversary’s as well. Russian intelligence was guilty of this same projection, however. In effect these two world powers stood staunchly as enemies as much because of perceptions of one another's motivations as because of realities! Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPrusKGB.rtf

Russian Mafia
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A 4 page research paper that discusses this topic. Since the fall of the former Soviet Union, there has been a consistent image of Russia as a nation that is caught in the vise-like grip of organized crime. While there is some truth to this image, there are also misconceptions that have been explored by scholarship over the last several years. This discussion of the Russian mafia looks at the history of this criminal element, as well as its growth and current impact on society, in order to offer an evolutionary analysis. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khrusmaf.rtf

Russian Organized Crime
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This 3 page paper provides an overview of organized crime in Russia and how it had spread over time. The U.S. is a focal point of the investigation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA628org.rtf

Russian Work Assignment:
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This 6 page paper examines the practice of work assignment in the days of the Soviet Union. This paper discusses both the pro's and con's of this policy and compares the practice to today's employment situation in that country. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: GSSoviet.rtf

Security Affairs in Eastern Europe and Moscow after 1945
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This 5 page report discusses the highly effective and equally repressive security measures and forces of both the Soviet Union and the nations of eastern Europe after World War II and until the end of the Cold War. Such systems far outweighed the role and function of the traditional military and police systems and instead became a controlling and terrifying factor in the daily lives of the general population. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWmoscow.wps

Sergei Eisenstein’s “Battleship Potemkin”
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This 5 page report discusses the 1925 classic movie “Battleship Potemkin” and the fact that it is actually portraying events taking place at the time the movie was made rather than the historical incident of 1905 that it supposedly presents. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWbtship.rtf

Socio-Cultural Influences And Elections In Russia
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The effects of social, cultural and economic factors on politics are discussed in this 7 page research paper. The 1995 Russian Parliamentary election is highlighted as an example. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Russia.wps

Soviet Film In The 1920s
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An 8 page research paper on the political and aesthetic principles involved in filmmaking during this era. The writer presents critical commentary and examples from film. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Sovifilm.wps

Soviet Foreign Policy -- A Fundamentally “Tsarist” Approach
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This 4 page report discusses the ways in which Soviet foreign policy during its “Communist period” (1917-1991) can be seen as being related to Russia’s previous tsarist policies. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWsvtsar.rtf

Stalin And Control
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses information control methods, the need for such control, the definition of a social culture and why Stalin was determined to control it, as well as why it is difficult to establish whether or not people believed in his propaganda. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCstlin.wps

Stalin: Mechanisms of Oppression
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A 5 page discussion of the mechanisms of oppression that were employed by Stalin. The author of this paper contends that because of Stalin's captivating personality and his phenomenal leadership skills, many Russians just stood idly by while he initiated one measure after another of severe oppression. The contention is presented as well that this type of oppression would never take hold in American because of the many checks and balances allowed by our Constitution, because of our governmental structure, and because of Americans willingness to take a personal role in their country. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPstaln2.rtf

Stalinism
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This 5 page paper explores the social ramifications of the Great Purges that were initiated during the time Josef Stalin was in power. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KTstalin.wps

Stalinist Despotism in the Soviet Union
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of two different perspectives on the Stalinist despotism that took hold in the Soviet Union. This paper relates Mancur Olson's views in Power and Prosperity and Arthur Koestler's perspectives in Darkness at Noon. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MHStalin.rtf

STALIN’S LEGACY
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This paper examines the legacies, both good and bad, left by Josef Stalin, who ruled the Soviet Union between 1920 and his death in 1953. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MTstalin.rtf

Summary And Review Of Four Articles
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12 pages in length. The writer briefly summarizes and reviews four articles on labor migration, Midwestern legacy, Pacific Asia and post-Communism/nationalism. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TLCSumRev.rtf

Testing the Totalitarian Model
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A 5 page paper presenting a hypothesis that the totalitarian model exists and is operational right up to the time that it falls to democracy, that there is no gradual transition from one to the other. The paper examines the experiences of Poland, Russia and China to conclude that the recent histories of those nations collectively support the hypothesis. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSpolTotal.rtf

The Absolute Power of Louis XIV
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This 3 page paper looks at the similarities between the absolutism of Louis XIV and the Soviet Union in the Twentieth Century. The paper also considers if Louis XIV was good for France in the long term. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
Filename: TElouxil.rtf