Barrack Obama's Ivan IV: Ivan The Terrible

Alexander the Great was a major world conquerer, who controlled over 22 million square miles of land by the end of his journey. He was born in Macedonia as Philip II’s son in 356 BC and became king of Macedonia when he turned 20, after his fathers death. When he was king first he ended the Theban revolt and enslaved all the people to set an example for what would happen if you rebelled against Alexander. Then he set out to conquer the rest of the world until his death in 323 BC. People today argue whether he is a hero or a villain, but he is a villain because he was cruel to every one of his enemies, he became extremely power hungry, and mercilessly killed people.

For a long time Russia was isolated from the rest of Europe. It did not experience many of the things that happened in western Europe like new technology, Renaissance, the Protestant reformation, and the spread of many ideas. Russia’s temperatures were frigid and resulted in there being no warm-water port. A warm-water port was necessary for year-round trade and growth.

A wise person once said “Every villain is a hero in his own mind.” Someone might think this because one thinks that they are helping but just making it worse. As a child Alexander was tutored by Aristotle. Aristotle warned him not to kill, Alexander did anyway, he even killed his own father to become king of Macedonia. As a result he used his power to take over the world. Alexander the Great is a villain because he murdered and tortured innocent people and took over civilizations against their free will.

Robert Alexander’s The Kitchen Boy is a work of historical fiction that captures the execution of the infamous Romanov family during the Russian Revolution through their kitchen boy, Leonka. In the beginning, the reader finds out the narrator claims to be the Romanov’s kitchen boy, who is now very old, and is recording the story of his personal encounters with the Romanov family for his granddaughter, Katya. We also learn that he is now living in Oak Forest, Illinois and his real name is Mikhail Semyonov, also known as Misha. Misha, the main character, shows the reader the daily activities and interactions of Tsar Nicholas and Alexandra, along with their entire family --- four girls and a young boy. At the end of the novel, the reader finds

Communism: Communism is defined as the political and economic doctrine that aims to replace private property and a profit-based economy with public ownership and communal control of at least the major means of production and the natural resources of a society. This form of government is important because it is backed by the idea of pure equality and is known for being the highest, most advanced form of socialism. Communism fueled the leaders of the Russian Revolution, such as Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and Leon Trotsky. When Lenin was called into power after Nicholas II’s abdication, he immediately introduced Communism as Russia’s new form of government. This resulted in the break out of the Russian Civil War between the communist “reds”

The book Animal Farm is an allegory which corresponds to the Russian Revolution. In the book, the animals take over the farm and run the humans off of the property. They are tired of being treated cruelly and decide to take things into their own matters. This is where “war” between animal and man start. The Russian Revolution had much in common with this but also has its differences. During the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin was obligated for changing Russia into the Soviet Union just as old Major tried to change Manor Farm into Animal Farm. Events and animals in the book are parallel to the events and people in the Russian Revolution.

1. How could the Russian Revolution have been avoided? What factors could have been changed that might have stemmed the call for revolution? Or, was the Russian Revolution inevitable? Why?

Ivan the Terrible got his infamous nickname for several good reasons. He was a cruel, strict and fearless leader. He managed to make Russia both stronger as well as more feared by national enemies, such as Siberia and Turkey but by truly horrible and disturbing means. Ivan the Terrible Centralized governmental power in Russia, Ripped hope, morale, and dignity from his enemies as well as some of his own staff and family, and suffered from intense paranoia and blood poisoning, which may be the cause of his cruel ways. In many circumstances and scenarios, he is a great ruler, who became too powerful, only to lose it. Possibly for the good of his country. Very similar to Hitler, He was a good ruler, but a bad man

Joseph Stalin, 1878-1953, established totalitarianism in Russia, and forever changed the nation. He used police force to gain power, and instilled fear in all of his followers. This reign of terror was known as the Blood Purges or the Great Terror. During the Blood Purges, Stalin blamed Russian citizens for crimes he committed, and imposed the worst of punishments on them. Death or being sent to a labor camp, such as Gulag, was the fate of most. From 1936 to 1938, people were being killed over paranoia and no actual evidence. The purges were aimed to efface the threat of political retaliation.

Whether he was a nobleman, a priest, a monk or a common man, and even if he had great wealth, he could not escape death if he were dishonest. This shows his fairness to everyone and that people receive the same punishment for dishonesty. Vlad also wanted to see the people of his land succeed. According to Source A, Dracula was very concerned about all his subjects work and contributions to the common welfare. This proves he wanted everyone to have a part in the country, even the peasants. Overall, Vladimir III was a benevolent Absolute Monarch. He strengthened his country and the people in it using his power and authority and the backing of the

Many leaders throughout history have tried to gain as much power as they possibly could, not stopping until they had absolute power over an empire. This may even mean killing your own family and friends to obtain power. There has been few rulers who have been able to successfully rule as an autocrat and even fewer leaders being able to keep their entire empire on their side. If you proved to be an unsuccessful ruler, and the empire you are ruling does not like you, their is a good chance you will magically disappear leaving your family to wonder if you had really died of a “hemorrhoid”. As an autocrat, the goals the ruler will have is to expand the country 's borders, keep peace between the religions, and create new laws for the better (Document

Part A: Two continuities that Ivan III, Ivan the IV, Peter the Great and Catherine the Great used to

Therefore, a prince must not worry about the reproach of cruelty when it is a matter of keeping his subjects united and loyal; for with a very few examples of cruelty he will be more compassionate than those who, out of excessive mercy, permit disorders to continue, from which arise murders and plundering; for these usually harm the community at large, while the executions that come from the prince harm one individual in particular" (227).

Animal Farm is a novel written by George Orwell that serves as an allegory for the Russian Revolution. The characters, events, and rulings in the novel coincide with the real like Russian characters, events, and rulings. The animals represent the political figures in the Russian Revolution and they also mimic the policies and philosophies of these figures. Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian revolution for its extensive similarities to the political figures and rulings.

These individuals show extreme self-love, delusions of their own greatness and cruelty. However these emotions are a result of an underlying insecurity or inferiority complex, which causes these individuals to display excessive aggression and cruelty to compensate for these insecurities and give an impression of greatness. An insecurity for Stalin could perhaps be his disfigured arm which resulted from his father’s beating, or his short height (he was 5’4 inches), which caused him to suffer from short man syndrome, which is the violence and authority practiced by short men to compensate for their height and assert their power. (Rayner, 2014). These insecurities may have caused Stalin to suffer from malignant narcissism. (Glad, 2002). He also created dignified conceptions of himself with regards to the communist revolution, and believed himself to be destined to lead the