Changes in Russia Between 1500 and 1800
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This 3 page paper focuses on changes implemented by Peter the Great. Social and political changes are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA811Rus.rtf

Cold War Arms Control
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7 pages in length. The history of Cold War arms control is comprised of myriad elements, scores of political dignitaries and spans a number of years. With such grand and far-reaching components to the issue of disarmament, it is important for the student to address such topics as the Baruch plan, the principle of Mutually Assured Destruction, SALT I, SALT II, the ABM treaties, "flexible response" and European reaction, the French bid for leadership, Willi Brandt's Ostpolitik, Nixon's China Game, MBFR, Helsinki, the INF treaty and Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: TLCdsarm.rtf

Comparison of Russian Workers to Peasants in the Tsarist Period
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5 pages. This paper is a comparison of the Russian workers of today to the Russian peasants and village life in the late Tsarist period. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JGAtsars.rtf

Corruption in Russia
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A 4 page paper which examines why corruption is the worst problem facing the former Communist country, proposes a solution, and discusses why this solution would be the best. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGrusscorr.rtf

Decline Of Imperial Russia
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A 5 page paper on the decline of Imperial Russia. The discussion involves the argument of whether the decline was doomed or merely unlucky, based on pages 528-611 of the book Major Problems in the History of Imperial Russia by James Cracraft. The side that is taken is that of stating Imperial Russia was destined to fail in light of the fact that they refused to make necessary adjustments to the changes that were rapidly occurring throughout their continent, as well as the rest of the world. They ignorantly believed that they could uphold their tradition and follow their individual form of modernization without integrating themselves with anyone else. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Imprussi.wps