Diary entry Lecture 1 The first lecture was a start to a large topic known as the imperial capital world city: London 1750-1914. As an introduction‚ the lecture started with a question as to what the British empire and what variables is affected its strength. The question directed acted as method of reviewing my own personal knowledge on the Empire‚ I needed to understand the aspects involved. The trading that occurred which to gave the empire new materials to support its military and riches to support
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civilization changed dramatically between 1450 and 1750. While remaining an agricultural society‚ the West became very commercially active and developed a strong manufacturing sector. Many of the core areas of the West transformed; governments increased their powers‚ science became the centerpiece of intellectual life and ideas on family and marriage changed. These changes resulted from overseas expansion and increasing commercial dominance. Russia on the other hand was heavily concerned with territorial
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Russian History 1881 – 1914 What was Russia like in 1881? • 82% of the population were illiterate peasant farmers. • No technology was used on farms – subsistence farming. • Largest standing army in Europe. • No political parties and the press was heavily censored. • Fierce loyalty to the Tsar – often enforced by brutal secret police. • Royalty owned most of the land – Tsar’s estate was larger than some countries. • 1861 – Tsar Alexander II freed
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Labor statistics analysis by Alexandra Gerasimova IBS 5301 Kaliningrad Oblast Factor | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Economically active population | 515‚8 | 515‚7 | 539‚2 | Employed population | 459‚5 | 461‚2 | 493‚2 | Unemployed population (registered) | 56‚3 (19‚5) | 54‚5 (18‚3) | 45‚9 (18‚1) | Non-employed | | | | Rate of economic activity | 68‚7 | 68‚8 | 72‚2 | Rate of unemployed | 10‚9 | 10‚6 | 8‚5 | Labor market tension | | | 1‚6 | According to the data‚ the situation on labor market
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Changes: There was a decrease in the popularity/ usage of forced labor systems. This was caused by Enlightenment thinking and the recent success of the Haitian revolution. Most of the movements that led to this improvement were led by Simon Bolivar. In the Caribbean‚ slavery was abolished. It was abolished several years before other regions like the US because of pressure from British labor unions. However‚ even though slavery was legally abolished‚ slaves were still obligated to stay with their
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In the period from 1906-1914 Russia had appeared to have stabilised due to the social reforms brought in by Stolypin. However this only really created the illusion of stability due to many underlying problems that led to the 1905 revolution not being dealt with‚ therefore Russia had stabilised very little in this period which in turn would lead to further unrest in the future. Politically‚ Russia was in a lot of danger as a result of the 1905 revolutions‚ and there were strong divisions. This
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Between 1906-1914 there were many problems occurring which was affecting the stability of Russia and Nicholas II’s autocratic regime. Soon after the 1905 revolution‚ there was still much tension present in Russia in the early years‚ but by 1914 greater stability had been achieved through a series of social‚ economical and political policies that had been brought about‚ although the underlying factor was that the causes of the revolution were not dealt with properly‚ thus an illusion of stability
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The changes and continuities of the Russian labor system from the years of 1750 to 1914 were that it changed from a serf based labor system in an attempt at industrialization‚ but remained the same in terms of its worker repression and that Russia never became a fully industrialized economy due to industrial discontent. The Russian labor system changed in that it went from being serf based to an attempt at an industrial economy. The labor system in Russia went from a serf-based economy and began industrialization
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The system of education in Russia Russia has a long-standing tradition in high-quality education for all citizens. It probably has also one of the best mass-education systems in the world producing a literacy rate (98%) exceeding most Western European countries. That’s why I’d like to speak about it. The education in Russia is divided into 3 big parts: pre-school education‚ secondary school and university-level education. Pre-school education. According to the statistics‚ about 70% of children
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The Russian legal system is operated as a civil law system meaning they follow the law based on written codes. Russian Civil Code is the primary source of civil law and the civil code spells out certain basic principles. Under Russian Law‚ foreign individuals and companies enjoy the same rights to sue and be sued in Russian Courts as Russian natives and companies. The court system is divided into three separate parts: 1. The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation which focuses on ensuring
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