This 5 page report discusses John Reed s 1934 account of the Bolsheviks and the Russian Revolution of 1917. Reed was an unapologetic communist before communism became demonized. His book and Reed himself, have inspired a great deal of controversy. No doubt, readers would see the corrupt sides of the Revolution if Reed s book had gone further than the October Revolution.
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A 4 page research paper on the concept of democracy and its embodiment in Russia. The writer details the representative form of government, political parties, trends and social and economic problems. Bibliography lists 6 sources. A 10 page research paper that applies the concepts in James David Barber's The Book of Democracy to modern day efforts in Russian to establish a democratic system and a free market economy. In his book, Professor Barber argues that there are four crucial factors that must be controlled through the process of political action in order for a democracy to survive.