how long did gorbachev rule russia for?
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Gorbachev never ruled Russia. He ruled the Soviet Union. \n\nFrom March 1985 то December 1991. Interestingly that from March 1985 to October 1988 he was "only" the General Secretary of the Communist Party, while the nominal country leader (the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet) was Andrey Gromyko. In October 1988 Gorbachev became the Chairman of the Presidium, in May 1989 - the Chairman of the new Soviet, from March 15 1990 to the end of December 1991 - the first and the last President of the USSR.\n\nYeltsin ruled Russia (initially as the part of the USSR) since 1990, first as the Chairman of  the Russian Supreme Soviet. On June 12, 1991 he the first Russian president.
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Fidel Castro was born on August 13, 1926. He's 79 years old, pushing 80 by August.\nGaddafi was born in 1942. He is 64 years.\nCastro came to power through a revolution in 1959 (now 47 years in power) while Gaddafi came to power through a coup in 1969 (he's been ruling for 37 years).\nBoth are the longest serving dictators in the world today.
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It was Boris Yeltsin.\n---------------------------\nOn August 18, 1991, President Gorbachev was detained at his summer residence in Crimea on the orders of Communist coup plotters headed by Kryuchkov. The next day, they announced the takeover of Gorbachev's presidential powers by Vice President Gennady Yanayev. Boris Yeltsin rushed from his Arkhangelskoye residence to the White House of Russia in downtown Moscow. He condemned the coup and called for resistance. On the orders of the self-proclaimed State Committee on the Emergency Situation (SCES), organ created by the coup leaders, the White House of Russia was surrounded by the troops. Thousands of unarmed citizens came to defend the building. A tank unit of Taman division switched sides. President Yeltsin delivered a public speech, standing on top of tank No. 110. Paratroopers of Tula division were ready to defend the White House, too.
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Sputnik.  The Soviet Union.
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The cold war ended because the newly instated leader, gorbachev, started giving the satelite countries more freedoms and it steadily dissolved from there. That's at least a base for you. It's along those lines. George Bush was on better terms with him than before as well.
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Communist Russia is no longer.
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Communism flourished in Russia after they got rid of the tzar...if you look at the Russian history, there have always been huge discrepancies between the dirt poor and the filthy rich, the country was in a chaos and industrially lacking behind the rest of the world. \n\nSocialism brought equality in social status, the poor were suddenly in charge, they confiscated the rich people's property and money, proclaimig it 'belonged to the state now', which made the state richer. Russia advanced and its industries developed and soon was at par with the rest of the developed world.\n\nAfter the 2nd world war when the Red Army liberated the countries surrounding Russia, to show gratitude to their liberators, they had to convert to socialism: they didn't see how it would change things, they saw that Russia prospered under socialist rule so they thought it would be good for them too. \n\nIn 1968 Czechoslovakia had enough of socialism and decided to get rid of it...within days in August 1968 the country was invaded by Russian tanks, roads were destroyed, people got killed and the goverment got scared - the prime minister had to go to exile and a new prime minister was elected, with a new government, loyal to the Soviet Union.\n\nAfter seeing what the Soviets were capable of, none of the surrounding countries dared to oppose socialism and carried on being socialist until the Velvet Revolution in 1989 brought socialism to an end.\n\nSo you see, it wasn't really an appeal of socialism that did it, the countries around the Soviet Union didn't have much choice in the matter...if you think about it, a 15 million country can't raise its head and oppose very well, because it could be flattened to the ground easily.\n\nTo be honest, there were a few good things about socialism, like free education and free healthcare and that everyone that was able bodied had to work: sitting at home on social security was not an option when you were medically fit to work. If you refused to work, you were declared a parasite and that was a crime for which you could end up in jail. Social security was for those that needed it, the sick, the disabled and if you had a baby, you could stay at home until the child was 3 years old (yes, you see correct, 3 years) you would get statutory maternity pay and your job would be there for you after you came back to work.
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Rise and fall of communism in Russia. The rich people of Russia before communism and the rich people of Russia after communism. Its intriguing to know that Russia has the most number of billionaires in the world for a very short period of time.
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http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/a/a4/Soviet_leaders_timeline.png\n\nMikhail Kalinin (January 17, 1938 - March 19, 1946) \nNikolay Shvernik (March 19, 1946 - March 6, 1953) \nKliment Voroshilov (March 15, 1953 - May 7, 1960) \nLeonid Brezhnev (May 7, 1960- July 15, 1964) \nAnastas Mikoyan (July 15, 1964 - December 9, 1965) \nNikolai Podgorny (December 9, 1965 - June 16, 1977) \nLeonid Brezhnev (June 16, 1977 - November 10, 1982) (died in office) \nVasily Kuznetsov (November 10, 1982 - June 16, 1983) (acting) \nYuri Andropov (June 16, 1983 - February 9, 1984) (died in office) \nVasily Kuznetsov February 9, 1984 - April 11, 1984) (acting) \nKonstantin Chernenko (April 11, 1984 - March 10, 1985) (died in office) \nVasily Kuznetsov (March 10, 1985 - July 27, 1985) (acting) \nAndrei Gromyko (July 27, 1985 - October 1, 1988) \nMikhail Gorbachev (October 1, 1988 - May 25, 1989) (office renamed)\n\nOn March 15, 1990 most constitutional powers were transfered to the newly created office of the President of the Soviet Union. Anatoly Lukyanov was elected Chairman of the Supreme Soviet to replace Mikhail Gorbachev. Although the Chairman's office retained its name, it was now that of a parliamentary speaker, not a head of state. Real executive powers were retained by Mikhail Gorbachev. \n\nPresident of the Soviet Union \nMikhail Gorbachev (March 15, 1990 - December 25, 1991) (office abolished with the dissolution of the USSR) \nGennady Yanayev (acting; in opposition) (August 19, 1991 - August 21, 1991)
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Born March 2, 1931.\n\nMikhail Gorbachev was born into a peasant family in the village of Privolnoye near Stavropol. Gorbachev studied law at Moscow University, where he met his future wife, Raisa. They married in September 1953 and moved to Gorbachev's home region of Stavropol in southern Russia when he graduated in 1955.
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Maximillian ruled Mexico from 1863 till 1867(when he was executed along with some of his generals). So he ruled for aprrox 4 years.
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Russia had an imperial government before 1917 under the rule of leaders called Czars.
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these is no change at all cause it just a changing of a dictator to another dictator... only a change of political ideas but no drastic change to the country itself... yes yes Russia became a world wide threat because of its communist belief but its simply just on the outside politically and still people continuing to suffer like throughout the history of Russia so there is no change
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Yeltsin's derailment of Gorbachev's plan to form a loose soviet federation.  Look up the quotes from Gorbachev, last week.  It will give you plenty to write about (e..g., What if Gorby was successful?).
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Yeah, it's a country in central asia. Used to be in the soviet union.
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Soviet Union/Russia, whichever you want to call it.
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The Real Social Impact of Stalin’s Rule over Russia.\n\nThe First Five Year Plan:\n\nBy squeezing profits out of the agricultural sector, heavy industrial production increased from 300-600 percent. \n\nBelieved rapid industrialization was the only way to preserve socialism. \n\nIndustrial labor force was created overnight as men and women were put at work.\n\nThe number of women in the industrial work force tripled in the decade after 1929.\n\nIndustrial production also increased between the years 1929-1932.\n\nStalin forced collectivization and confiscated land. By 1938, private land was almost eliminated. \n\nThe Second Five Year Plan:\n\nSucceeded in reducing the Soviet Union’s dependence on foreign imports (heavy industry, machinery, metal works)\n\nThe industrial development and collectivization brought growing urbanization to the country. \n\nComintern(Communist International):\n\nStalin wanted it to promote the unity of working classes everywhere and cooperate with existing worker organizations. \n\nIt must seek to sever the ties between Communist parties and social democratic parties. \n\nAs a result, socialism in Europe was badly split between communists and democratic socialists. (ruined the triumph of fascists movements; Germany.\n\nThe New Soviet Estate:\n\nStalin was committed to the liberation of women.\n\nTheir double burden became heavier during his reign. \n\nThey held full time jobs while doing household chores and taking care of the children.\n\nThe family was glorified as the mainstay of the socialist order.\n\nThe independence of women was challenged as a threat to Soviet productivity. \n\nMassive Loss of Human Life\n\nBecause of the collectivization, 25 million peasants suffered. At least 5 million peasants died between 1929 and 1932. Collectivization ripped apart village life, ruined families, and sent homeless peasants into exile. \n\nAbout 300,000 people were put to death. (engineers, managers, officers of the navy, etc.)\n\n7 million people were placed in labor camps. \n\nThey dealt a severe blow to the command of the army.\n\nIt also resulted in the shortage of qualified industrial personnel, therefore, slowing growth of industry.