Colleen's Europe News

“From the Editor 1917: The Fragility of Power.” History Today, Oct.
2017, pp. 3-6.

The article, "From the editor 1917: The Fragility of Power is about
the Russian Revolution and then Civil War. The article starts by
explaining the power that is held by Lenin, a communist and politician
who controls government, and the policy of Glasnost. Glasnost
translates to transparent, which allowed unions to reform. Once the
revolution started many attempts where made to end it, creating a
provisional government. While the revolution was occurring jobs were
diminishing, so many had to hold a stronger grip on their careers. The
article focuses on the map-making business and claims it is one of the
most profitable business. This job is held by a majority of women and
helps with the past and future of record keeping. This article relates
to what we learned because we learned about the plethora of battles
that have happened in Europe. In addition, we learned about the
government and their status. Lastly, this related to class because we
learned about the jobs in different countries that would be lucrative
enough to support a family.