The “Khrushchev Thaw” is the period from the early 1950s to the mid 1960s when restraint and restriction in the Soviet Union were reversed, and many Soviet political detainees were discharged from Gulag labor camps because of Nikita Khrushchev’s arrangements of de-Stalinization and tranquil coexistence with other countries.

The period of “thaw” did not last long. After colossal anti-communism uprisings in 1953 in the German Democratic Republic, in Poland in 1956 and after mask of the Hungarian uprising in 1956, social affair association of the USSR, scared of the possible liberalization of political organization, started element impenetrability to the methods of destalinization.

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What Effect Does Stoker Reach by Keeping the Main Character in the Shadows for so Much Time in the Novel?

The novel Dracula was written by Irish author Bram Stocker in 1897. It started the new epoch of horror novels and was the first representative of the vampire literature genre. Even now, after a century after being published, this novel is able to startle and able to thrill its readers. Based on the vampire legends, folklore, Gothic fiction and history (Johnson, 2010), the story which is told depicts not only the episode of an English solicitor’s clerk Jonathan Harker’s lifeline written in his diary, the events that happened to his friends, assistants, and enemies. Continue reading →

Hemingway’s “Iceberg” Principle of Writing in Relation to The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway is one of the most famous American writers widely known for his unique style and writing techniques. His novel The Old Man and the Sea reflects his genius via the language which seems to be simple, but bears many implied meanings, being the perfect example of the “iceberg” principle widely used by the author in his works. The basic concept of the ‘iceberg’ principle implemented by Ernest Hemingway in his novel The Old Man and the Sea is that each character on the page is only 10% of who they actually are, and the other 90% is implied and inferred within the mind of the reader.

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The Importance of Silk Roads in the World History

Stretching across the land from the Black Sea to the eastern Chinese coast is a network of ancient trade routes known to historians as the Silk Road. The Silk Road, and the travelers who made it, was an instrument in forging trade relations among diverse civilizations, but it also initiated the spread of culture throughout the continent.
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What Are the Health Benefits of Olive Oil? 

Beneficial properties of olive oil are hard to overestimate. For that reason olive oil is often called one of the most useful health products. Before dwelling on the healing properties of olive oil, it is worth mentioning that this product also has a beneficial impact on our appearance – it improves the texture of skin and hair (and for this purpose it is not only eaten but also used as an ingredient for nutritional masks). Olive oil also plays a significant role in the process of weight loss and normalization of metabolism, despite the fact that in essence this product is nothing but fat.
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WhatsApp Tricks for Marketing

Social media has become one of the main forms of communication in the world today. With communication being the most vital aspect when it comes to marketing it is obvious the need to utilize social media to reach clients. Within recent years WhatsApp has become increasingly popular with regards to social media marketing. It is a service that is available on most major mobile operating software including Android, Apple and Blackberry. In this essay an attempt shall be made to discuss relevant WhatsApp tricks for social media marketing.
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The economics of Hong Kong and Chinese mainland are quite different in scope and in the
presence of economic freedom. Hong Kong’s economy is considered as one of the most liberal because of low taxation and free markets.

Today China is the largest producer of most industrial products and the world’s largest exporter. For many years China is known as the largest supplier of textiles, clothing and footwear, watches, bicycles and other labor-intensive products.
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