(History) All The Czar's Horses Flashcards
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The Fall of KGB & USSR
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- Putin used to be a KGB officer in the Cold War
- He watch the USSR fell & KGB stormed & felt humiliated
2
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Putin’s rise
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- Aimed to restore the importance of USSR
- Used their WW2 victories to restore Russian pride
- Burnishing his “Tough Guy” image & signifying his strength
- Improve morale
3
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Mussolini’s strategy
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- Ideology of restoring a Roman empire
- Nostalgia plays a role in national & political identities
- Influencing with past glory & promises
4
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David Frum on 1950s
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- the 50s weren’t as good as perceived:
+ 95% income tax
+ war drafting
+ wiretapping - Many still thought the 50s as a point of stability & respect
5
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David Frum’s suggestion
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- 1970s
- Exponential human technological advancement
6
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Politicizing nostalgia
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- Leaders use nostalgia as convincing factors:
+ US politics when racial & gender relations were uncontroversial & simple
+ Latin American empires before European conquest
7
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Treaty of Trianon
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- Ending disputes between borders & pulling Hungary out of WWI
- PM Viktor Orban “ What belongs tgt grow tgt”
- Creating borders which accurately encompass Hungarians & outsiders => basically racism
8
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Other situation of nostalgia in campaigns
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- Ottoman and Kemalist influence Turkish voters
- Positive impact on politicians using longing techniques
9
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Luddites
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- Unionized worker group against using machines
- Against technology & advancement
- People & machines tgt over total replacement
- Symbol of avocation & honor
10
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First Luddite protest
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- In 1811, resulting in soldiers positioned around factories
- Luddite after fictional “Ned Ludd”
- Machine breaking punishable by death => 3 ppl hung
11
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Gen Z Luddite
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- Logan Lane founded a club to rid usage of phones
- Edward Murrow highschool, NY
- 16 members
12
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Mennonites
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- Christians live in a closed community
- No internet access
- In Belize since 1950 since government offered land
13
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Jake Micheals
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- Visited & took pictures of the Mennonites
- They were co-operate & weren’t against technology
- Occasional phone & computer in pictures
- Was shown lands & surroundings of 3 communities
