The terms “nuclear war” and “nuclear weapons” bring a concern to world leaders and their people. For the last 100 years, nuclear weapons have brought complete destruction. Countries compete head-to-head in a nuclear arms race, in addition to the nuclear … Continue reading The Origin and History of Nuclear Weapons to Modern Day Threats
Vladimir Ilych Ulyanov, most famously known by his pseudonym Vladimir Lenin, was born near the river Volga, in Russia. He first read Karl Marx in 1888, and his political views would build up from that point until 1903. Vladimir Lenin … Continue reading Marxism as Applied by the Bolsheviks in the Soviet Union and Their Rise to Power
The unrecognized city of Tiraspol in Soviet Transnistria Tiraspol is a breakaway Soviet state in Transnistria, located in the country of Moldova. While the nation is technically part of Moldova, Transnistrians see themselves as entirely independent. The country is a … Continue reading Anthropology: The Soviet Culture of Tiraspol in Transnistria
Hannah Arendt coined the term “totalitarianism” with the meaning it has today: a government that uses terror in order to impose its law. In the 20th century, due to political alliances, it was taboo in Europe to group the Nazis … Continue reading Totalitarianism: The Political Ideology that Uses Terror to Control
“…Russia would weep for the death of this hope….this old novelist who changed his world with a single letter…” Continue reading The Life of Soviet Dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
The Historical Context of Cuban Cuisine Cuba, a country 90 miles south of Florida, is a Caribbean island that was a Spanish colony until the year 1898 (The Foreign Fork, n.d.). Not only is the island a prime center for … Continue reading Anthropology: Cuban Gastronomy as a Marker for Socio-Political Conditions in Cuba’s History
For years, countries in Central Asia have remained relatively unexplored by tourists. But, recently, Uzbekistan has been emerging as a major tourism destination in the region. Uzbekistan has been at the crossroads of civilizations for thousands of years. This is … Continue reading Exploring the Rich History and Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan