Communist Essays

“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” The latter, rather confrontational quote was written by Winston Churchill in an attempt to describe the provocative state that communism entailed, more specifically the provocative state Russia had become …

How does one define the word “good?” If something is good, is it helpful? Profitable? Satisfactory? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, when something is good, it can be relied on, it’s loyal, and it’s true. Communism is misunderstood by many Americans. This is mainly due to a lack of knowledge …

The term containment, introduced by the Truman Administration, describes the foreign policy pursued by the United States after the Second World War. The policy itself was an attempt to ‘contain’ the Soviet Union within its current borders and frustrate any attempts of expansion. George F. Kennan, a diplomat and US …

The policies of war communism and the New Economic Policy (NEP) had a great impact on both the peasantry and the proletariat. Both policies were a desperate attempt to preserve the revolution and this is greatly reflects the reasons why some groups were advantaged and why others were disadvantaged. War …

Nationalism is a political philosophy holding that the welfare of the nation-state is paramount, and attitude often strengthened when people share a common history, religion, language, or ethnic background. The term also refers to a group state of mind in which patriotism, or loyalty to one’s country, is regarded as …

Karl Marx – Possibly the most important thinker of our times. Through his theories of Marxism this philosopher, social scientist, historian and revolutionist predicted our historical evolution. Marx born in Germany in 1818 attended the University of Berlin. After much study he became editor of the liberal newspaper Rheinische Zeitung …

The lives of the animals on the farm are significant to the story-why? Consider Snowball and his roll throughout the story. Explain Snowballs role. The lives of the animals are significant to the story because they are the basis to which Orwell wrote the story to attack the idea of …

Two Revolutions Complete and submit this assignment by the due date to receive full credit. The French Revolution began less than two decades after the American Revolution. In many ways, the American experience was an inspiration for the citizens of France. But the people of the two countries had different …

The roles that Individuals, businesses, and the government play in allocating a society’s resources depend on the society’s economic system. This system is a basic set of rules for allocating the country’s resources to satisfy its citizens’ needs. Economic systems are generally categorized as either free market systems (capitalism) or …

The Cold War was the tense relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) during the 46-year period following the World War II’s end, but before the end of the Soviet Union. It refers to the time between 1945 and 1991. The war was unlike any other war, …