During World War II Stalin emerged, after an unpromising start, as the most successful of the supreme leaders thrown up by the belligerent nations. In August 1939, after first attempting to form an anti-Hitler alliance with the Western powers, he concluded a pact with Hitler, which encouraged the German dictator to attack Poland and begin World War II. Anxious to strengthen his western frontiers while his new but palpably treacherous German ally was still engaged in the West, Stalin annexed eastern Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and parts of Romania; he also attacked Finland and extorted territorial concessions. In May 1941 Stalin recognized the growing danger of German attack on the Soviet Union by appointing himself chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars (head of the government); it was his first governmental office since 1923.
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This film (Arrival of the Train at La ciotat) was one of the very first of its kind. A 50 second long short black and white silent short film had the viewers in absolute awe.
At first the people were amazed and slightly frightened by the imagery but it ended up being an absolute delight and left people wanting for more. People thought the train would run into them but it actually just was a showcase of good cinematography. It caused a stampede among the people at first.
Catherine the Great was an empress of Russia who ruled for 34 years which is the longest a woman has ever ruled Russia for. She westernized Russia. She led the country to full participation in the political and cultural life of Europe. She championed the arts and reorganized the Russian law code!
