Liz Rose
Geology
Assignment 4
11 july 2012

As everyone knows Russia and it's neighboring countries is a region that has been through a lot and has aged a lot. It is a region that has always had interesting relationships amongst countries. There have been many rises, falls, and battled that have occurred. From the cold War to World War II. Here we will take a look into the history of how this world region became the way that it is: economically, environmentally, and politically. A closer look will be taken into the Soviet Union and the rapid industrialization that took place and how it effected the environment and economy; along with it's relationships with other countries. As it did to many, World War I had massive negative impacts on Russia. It caused many deaths, food shortages, and a weak government. Right around the end of the war, in 1917, a group by the name of the Bolsheviks, more popularly known as the "Reds", overthrew the weak government. The "Reds" were a group of Communists or also known as the political party of the working class. Anticommunists attempted to defeat the Communists but were overpowered. This is when the communists strengthened and were able to gain back countries like Belarus and Ukraine. Soon after Vladimir I. Lenin took leadership and with the Bolsheviks established the Soviet Union. This is when they really started the reverse from capitalism to communism as the bolsheviks strongly disagreed with capitalism, the idea of free market , and the small wealthy class. The way they started to revers it is they put garment in control of everything; economical, political, and the octal aspects of peoples' lives. Even religiously; they would destroy churches and rebuild scientific center in replacement. In factories and business workers were put in charge in order to support the "workers' paradise" and to exploit the previously