Dictatorship is a form of government in which one person has sole and complete political power. In antiquity, a temporary dictator was often appointed as an emergency measure by states which were normally organized in some other fashion. The Roman...

Dictatorship The term "dictatorship" has a long history, encompassing a wide array of polities—empires, states, nations, and the like. Used extensively since ancient times, the term is derived from the word "dictate,"...

Forms of governmentPart of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:  •  • edit A dictatorship is an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by a dictator. It has three possible meanings:...

The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 03-02-2004 Another dictatorship? -- Russia's upcoming election is a farce Date: 03-02-2004, Tuesday Section: OPINION Edtion: All Editions.=.Two Star B. Two Star P. One Star B RUSSIA will soon mark what should be a significant milestone...

Film is not an unrestricted medium. It's normal for cinema to be under a kind of surveillance from state quarters: "[T ]he state initially imposes a ban on all films, thereby assuming a fundamentally negative stance towards cinema", Martin Loiperdinger writes in his essay...

Spain took a bold first step toward addressing one of its darkest chapters _ carving out an agreement that would honor victims on both sides of the Spanish civil war, and the ensuing rightwing dictatorship of Gen. Francisco Franco.There is still work to do before...

Dictatorship vs. Democracy: This outlines both aspects and examples of dictatorships and democracies by comparing their similarities and differences.

Throughout history, leaders have made a great impact on their countries and the world around them. Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, and Adolph Hitler were three important yet cruel leaders who came to power in their respective nations during a time of depression, destruction, and detestation. These three leaders all assumed power very similarly, all did work to improve their countries, and all had different political points of view. All three also destroyed many people's lives and the way in which some p