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85Darkness At Noon by Arthur Koestler - Summary and Review
This is a book review of Arthur Koestler's historical fiction work, Darkness At Noon. The novel focuses on main character Rubashov, as he goes from right hand man to Joseph Stalin, to prison within his own communist government.
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78The Second Front; the most significant cause of tension between Russia and the West between 1941 and 1945?
It is possible to construct many theories as to why there were tensions between theSoviet Union and its western allies in the grand alliance. It is plausible to consider the events between the Russian...
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78The Command Economy by TJ O'Connor
TJ O'Connor's 'The Command Economy' is a well presented and educational introduction to central planning and Marxist economics. The author successfully manages to present the fairly dry discipline of Marxist economics in a manner that is readable...
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76Religion in the USSR.
I grew up in the former USSR. Let me tell you about religion there in case you don't know. Most churches at that time were stripped from all religious regalia and turned into clubs and warehouses. "Religium is opium for people", - that was one of the main slogans of communist party. People knew better than ask questions.
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80Reasons for American Entry Into WWII
World War II was a terrible event that will be remembered as one of the darkest chapters in human history. With estimates of the dead ranging from 60 to 80 million, it is unthinkable to imagine that this event was allowed to fester and erupt as it...
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79Wernher von Braun. I Aim For the Stars (But Sometimes I Hit London).
On July 13 1944 the citizens of London heard for the first time a strange sound.Just one week earlier,Allied forces had begun to take back occupied Europe from the Nazis with their landings on the beaches of Northern France.The unfamiliar buzzing...
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74In Memoriam: Samantha Smith
Samantha Smith in 1983 On August 25th, 1985, Samantha Smith was killed in an airplane crash near Auburn, Maine. I intended to write this hub on the 25th anniversary of that tragedy and, although the date has gone past, I still feel compelled to...
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765 Best Russian Fiction Books
Many great writers have come from Russia over the centuries. Their works, from Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment" to Tolstoy's "War and Peace" have been ingrained as classics in our literary culture. The...
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75The Cold War - an overview
A short overview of the cold war, the name given to the period from 1945 to 1990 when a high level distrust existed between the USA and the USSR. communism.
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77Best Ever Goalkeeper: You Vote
This hub will try to create the best football team ever and I would like the readers to decide who ultimately makes the team. Firstly we will concentrate on the position of goalkeeper. I have shortlisted a...
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