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Joseph Lemoine Professor Farrell Intro. to International Politics 10-9-2014 Memorandum: Realism, Constructivism, and Russian Aggression Overview: In recent months, Russia has invaded Ukraine and annexed the Crimean Peninsula. There are a variety of reasons as to why Russia took such bold actions in Ukraine, but the situation can best be interpreted through use the use of realism and constructivism. Although each of these theories will lead to different explanations and policy changes, it is…

commonly used in English after a large-scale wave of anti-Jewish riots swept through south-western Imperial Russia (present-day Ukraine and Poland) from 1881 to 1884 (in that period over 200 anti-Jewish events occurred in the Russian Empire, notably the Kiev, Warsaw and Odessa pogroms).[3] The trigger for these pogroms was the assassination of Tsar Alexander II, for which some blamed "the Jews".[4] The extent to which the Russian press was responsible for encouraging perceptions of the…

Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor. He was known as one of the most important and influential composers in the 20th century. His father, Fyodor Stravinsky (1843-1902) was a well known bass player and his mother Anna (1854-1939) was a native Kiev. Stravinsky had two wives. The first one was his first cousin. They have known each other since their early childhood. Her name was Yekaterina Gabrielovna Nossenko. They were married from 1906 to 1939. His second wife was Vera de Bosset. They…

On May 7, 351 The Jewish revolt against Constantius Gallus breaks out. After his arrival at Antioch, the Jews begin a rebellion in Palestine. On May 7, 558 In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt. On May 7, 1274 In France, the Second Council of Lyon opens to regulate the election of the Pope. On May 7, 1487 The Siege of Málaga commences during the Spanish Reconquista. On May 7, 1664 Louis XIV of France begins…

99). Nevertheless, with this Poland had a great success over the Red Army, and this was the capture of a small part of the Ukraine called Kiev (p. 111). With this came the rise of the Ukraine peasants who were keen to run the Polish out of their land (p. 111). In addition, on the 11th of June 1920, the Red Army stormed through the line of Polish and took Kiev (p. 111). With this the Polish began to remove their troops and under a Treaty of the Soviet Government the Polish got a generous amount…

for the expansion, the Vikings chaos and destruction led to the establishment of Normandy, after this they set out to conquer England, and later southern Italy and Sicily. They also went eastward and settled the first russian state centered around Kiev and later the Byzantine empire. The Byzantine empire brought Christianity, architecture and the Cyrillic alphabet. All of this is elements of the russian culture. To the west, they founded a state in Iceland, continued across the Atlantic and…

Despite all the bad things that came out of the Fall of the Roman Empire, it made an impact on other regions. One change that resulted from the fall of the western half of the Roman Empire was the imperial power shifted to the Byzantine Empire, that is, the eastern part of the Roman Empire, with its capital at Constantinople. (Doc.3 ) After the fall of Rome the Middle Ages went through the Dark Ages and the Byzantine Empire became the rich center of trade. During the Dark Ages learning and…

On December 1941, Germans forces marched close to Moscow. While Josef Stalin was preoccupied about inside loyalty, the Germans drew near the heart of the Soviet Union. Germany’s leader, Adolf Hitler, had broken the Nazi Soviet non-aggression pact, which involved splitting Poland in half and not attacking each other. Stalin believed that while Germany was invading Britain they would not invade Russia, because Hitler had written about avoiding a two front war. Stalin carelessly believed that…

pursuing career in medical field. I decided to choose a degree in psychology instead. During the college years my main areas of interest were medical psychology and behavioral medicine. I was offered an internship position as a Psychologist in one of the Kiev hospitals where I researched quality of life of patients who suffer from kidney failure and receive treatment by hemodialysis. During this project…

founded by the Rus Viking, Ulrich. 866 - Danish Vikings establish a kingdom in York, England. 871 - Alfred the Great becomes king of Wessex; the Danish advance is halted in England. 872 - Harald I gains control of Norway. 879 - Rurik establishes Kiev as the center of the Kievan Rus' domains. 886 - Alfred divides England with the Danes under the Danelaw pact. 900 - The Vikings raid along the Mediterranean coast. 911 - The Viking chief Rollo is…