Stress: Afraid to Fly Pilots have trouble understanding why so many people are afraid to fly. They think that if a person just understands how safe it is, they will be fine on a plane. It is not that simple. After all, elevators, bridges and tunnels are safe, and yet, those situations can cause anxiety or even panic. Why? The most basic way we regulate emotion is by approaching what appeals to us and distancing from what frightens us. When boarding a plane, that basic system is lost. We need to
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1 Weakness of Russia Underlay everything (see weaknesses 1–7) 2 World War I The First World War was the key factor. The army was badly led and poorly equipped. Russian defeats at Tannenberg and Masurian Lakes – the Russians lost 200,000 men – lost the government the support of the army. The war took 15 million men from the farms and trains had to be used for the war (so they could not bring food to the cities) so there were food shortages and food prices rose, all of which
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A workers’ revolt; a mutiny of peasant soldiers; a political revolution? Which of these best describes the February revolution, and why did the Tsarist system fall in February 1917? The Russian revolution of February 1917 was a momentous event in the course of Russian history. Its causes, nature and effect are complex and critical in the analysis of twentieth century international history. The revolution began in Petrograd as a workers’ revolt in response to bread shortages, and was aimed at the
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27/09/2012 One day during my studying in the 9th grade my literature teacher gave me a book for light reading – it was “Pushkin: biography of the writer” by Y. M. Lotman. Up to that time I had read many Pushkin’s masterpieces and adored “The Sun of Russian Poetry” with all forces of my young heart. He was and, actually, he still is, and I am sure that he forever will be my personal God in the art of literature because of his brilliant simplicity and unsurpassed skill in using the words. On the
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How far was it the Tsar’s personal inadequacies that caused the revolution in February 1917? Tsar Nicolas II of Russia had many personal inadequacies and made many mistakes in the run up to the revolution in February 1917. These have been blamed as the cause to the revolution, as as leader of the country it was his job to prevent revolution by making sure the people were happy and that the country was being ran well, but he blatantly failed in this role as the revolution went ahead. However there
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Impact of World War I on Russia up to Feb 1917 Social causes and effects - * People could not afford the basics such as firewood and bread, people died of starvation and of natural causes such as the weather. They suffered a winter falling below -30 degrees. * The price of living increased and wages were increasing as well but not enough. * Closure of factories led to unemployment and even more poverty. * Food was not able to reach towns and cities due to Russia’s terrible transport
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Anna Karenina Anna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. It was born in the society where capitalism was developing and shifted from the old society to the new one in the late-19th-century feudal Russia, but the society wasn’t out of the shackles of feudalistic ideas. It describes the tragic story that the noble married woman called Anna fell in love with a young man, who is also an aristocrat in the aristocracy, and finally they break up and Anna kills herself. Tolstoy's style in
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World War One Diary World War One Diary This picture is advertising the great deeds us soldiers do for our country. It also shows how the citizens can help our country and our great army. This picture is advertising the great deeds us soldiers do for our country. It also shows how the citizens can help our country and our great army. “war loans help the guardians of your happiness” “war loans help the guardians of your happiness” The Battle of Somme 1st July – 18th November
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Introduction Palatalization is one of the biggest concerns in the Russian phonology. Palatalization is an articulation of a consonant in which the blade of the tongue moves toward the hard palate. For example, when the non-palatalized lateral approximant [l] sound of ‘лак’(‘lacquer’) is pronounced, the tip of the tongue presses up near the teeth and the central part of the tongue is low in the mouth. On the contrary, when the palatalized [l] in ‘лямка’ (‘sling’)is pronounced, the tip of thetongue
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The reasons behind the 1905 Russian Revolution were multifaceted, varying in proximity. Long-term causes included the difficulties in ruling Russia, where vast size, climate and economy combined with a system of autocracy proved factors to the discontent of society. Personal limitations of Tsar Nicholas II destined his leadership to fail, no determination or desire inside his intentions, as growing hatred of the Tsar heightened for a lack of political representation plagued civilian’s lives. Short-term
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