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Structure of today’s class. Key question: Is capitalism the only route to economic development? - Russian via to industrialization: no capitalism, no democracy - “Scientific Socialism” * Key historical events - WWI - February Revolution - October Revolution
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Structure of today’s class • Key question: Is capitalism the only route to economic development? • - Russian via to industrialization: no capitalism, no democracy • - “Scientific Socialism” • * Key historical events • - WWI • - February Revolution • - October Revolution • * Contemporary debate: • - Is the Russian model still a possibility in today’s world?
1) 1839: Great Britain & Belgium • 2) 1879: Germany & Austria-Hungary • 3) 1882: Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary & Italy • 4) 1892: Secret Treaty between France and Russia • 5) 1894: Franco-Russian Alliance • 6) 1904: Entente Cordiale: UK & France • 7) 1907: Anglo-Russian Entente • 8) 1907: expansion: Triple Entente: UK, Russia & France • 9) 1914: alliance Ottoman Empire-Germany European powers: alliances
Summary • Russian Revolution of 1917: central event of the 20th century world politics (1989) • Industrialization: possible without free market • State’s growth of teh economy: can lead to rapid economic growth (contrary to A. Smith’s view) • Russia: one the key powers in Eurasia; change in the balance of power • Threat to the West: a) alternative to capitalism b) alternative to democracy • Western powers: “sanitary belt” around Russia • Russia: export Revolution